Lead Medical Technologist

St. John's Riverside Hospital•City of Yonkers, NY

4d•$59 - $68

About The Position

The Lead Medical Technologist performs laboratory testing and related quality, maintenance, and reporting duties. The role evaluates the suitability of samples and reagents, identifies mismatches or errors involving patient samples and results, reports results promptly, and calls panic values to physicians and nursing units. The position also supports laboratory leadership with validations, regulatory compliance, quality control and assurance, and maintenance monitoring, and serves as a subject matter expert in an assigned laboratory section.

Requirements

Currently licensed or registered in New York State as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist.
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology or a related science, or qualification as a Medical Technologist under the New York State Department of Health.
Previous experience in Chemistry, Hematology, and Blood Bank.
Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Determine the suitability of samples and reagents and identify errors in matching patient samples and results.
Report test results in a timely manner and call panic values to physicians and nursing units.
Run and review outstanding work lists and follow up on outstanding specimens.
Perform and record quality control results.
Perform manual procedure differentials, body fluid testing, and urinalysis.
Perform Blood Bank testing, including type and screen, crossmatches, and routine antibody testing.
Send specimens to a reference laboratory.
Assist leadership staff with validations, regulatory compliance, quality control and assurance, and maintenance monitoring.
Serve as a subject matter expert in an assigned laboratory section.
Communicate technical problems and problems with result reporting to the Department Supervisor.
Perform and record required maintenance on laboratory instruments.
Perform procedures within all areas of documented competency.
Perform proficiency testing as part of the normal workload with satisfactory results.
Handle patient complaints and report problems to the Department Supervisor.
Process Emergency Room specimens marked STAT from the pneumatic tube.
Use the laboratory computer to run work lists and broadcast results.
Check results from laboratory instruments against analyzer screens.
Interpret results for neonates, infants, school-age children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
Periodically review work for compliance with SOP.