Associate Laboratory Microbiologist, Bureau of the Public Health Laboratory

City of New York • New York City, NY

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About The Position

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Public Health Laboratory (PHL) is seeking an Associate Laboratory Microbiologist Level I to support the Division of Disease Control’s mission to safeguard New Yorkers’ health. PHL provides clinical and environmental laboratory testing services that support public health priorities and responses. The position performs testing on clinical and environmental specimens and supports laboratory operations, quality programs, biosafety, and administrative functions. The candidate must hold or be eligible for a New York State Clinical Laboratory Technologist License.

Requirements

• Hold or be eligible for a New York State Clinical Laboratory Technologist License.
• Meet one of the listed education and experience pathways: a baccalaureate degree in medical technology or a chemical, physical, or biological science, plus one year of technologist-level laboratory experience in the appropriate specialty; or 90 college credits plus the specified coursework and one year of technologist-level laboratory experience in the appropriate specialty.
• For the 90-credit pathway, coursework requirements depend on whether training was completed before or after September 15, 1963, as specified in the job posting.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a clinical or environmental diagnostic testing laboratory.
• Possess or be eligible for a New York State Clinical Laboratory Technologist License as described in Article 165 of the New York State Education Law, effective September 7, 2008.

Responsibilities

• Assist laboratory supervisors with routine laboratory operations and administrative tasks.
• Perform high- and moderate-complexity laboratory testing and procedures on clinical and environmental specimens submitted to PHL.
• Use manual and automated methods and specialized instrumentation in BSL-2 and high-containment BSL-3 laboratories.
• Generate reports, keep records, and perform tasks related to laboratory testing.
• Cross-train in methods and techniques across PHL to assist with routine and surge events as needed.
• Perform and/or oversee administrative functions in the laboratory.
• Use the Laboratory Information System for data entry, queries, and verification of testing results.
• Maintain laboratory supplies and equipment using the PHL inventory tracking system or an alternative system when implemented.
• Assist supervisors in maintaining quality control, participating in quality assurance, and taking corrective action when needed.
• Maintain and monitor general and unit-specific biosafety and infection-control programs.

Benefits

• Potential eligibility for federal or state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs.
• Premium-free health insurance plan.
• Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available depending on the position’s associated union or benefit fund.
• Public-sector defined-benefit pension plan.
• Tax-deferred savings program.
• Worksite Wellness Program.
• Depending on the position, the possibility of working from home up to two days during the week.
• Job security compared with private-sector employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level