Medical Technologist

University of Vermont Health Network • Elizabethtown, NY

45d • $64,584 - $66,830 • Onsite

About The Position

Elizabethtown Community Hospital seeks Medical Technologists (multiple openings) to work at Elizabethtown Community Hospital in Elizabethtown, NY, and perform routine and highly complex laboratory analyses on clinical specimens. Duties include, among others: (i) performing clinical and proficiency tests under the direct supervision of a NYSDOH qualified Manager; (ii) performing quality control procedures as required by the Manager, evaluating quality control results before proceeding with clinical testing, recording all quality control results and take necessary corrective actions; (iii) accurately and efficiently utilizing LIS by using appropriate comments and codes, entering and monitoring QC data, daily backup and status (pending) lists; (iv) performing all routine scheduled equipment maintenance, following troubleshooting procedures when equipment malfunctions completing all maintenance record keeping documents; and (v) collecting or aiding in the collection of patient specimens for testing. Elizabethtown Community Hospital (ECH) is part of University of Vermont Health, a six-hospital network serving patients and their families in northern New York and Vermont. Our hospitals and physicians are bringing the best of community and academic medicine together, sharing their knowledge and resources to give patients access to leading-edge technology, advanced treatment options and the highest level of compassionate care.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent degree) in Medical Technology or a directly related field.
• Ability to work independently on weekends, afternoon and night shifts.
• ICHP Visa Screen Certificate, if applicable.
• American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board Certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist.

Responsibilities

• Performing clinical and proficiency tests under the direct supervision of a NYSDOH qualified Manager.
• Performing quality control procedures as required by the Manager, evaluating quality control results before proceeding with clinical testing, recording all quality control results and take necessary corrective actions.
• Accurately and efficiently utilizing LIS by using appropriate comments and codes, entering and monitoring QC data, daily backup and status (pending) lists.
• Performing all routine scheduled equipment maintenance, following troubleshooting procedures when equipment malfunctions completing all maintenance record keeping documents.
• Collecting or aiding in the collection of patient specimens for testing.

What This Job Offers

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