Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center is one of New York City's premier acute care hospitals. Located in Downtown Bronx, Lincoln is a teaching hospital renowned for its Centers of Excellence, and a recognized industry leader in the implementation of state-of-the art medical technology and best practices. Our team of highly trained and caring medical professionals is dedicated to providing the highest quality health care that is safe, compassionate, culturally competent and patient-centered. Comprehensive services are offered in three major primary care areas: Medicine, Pediatrics, and Women's Health in addition to more than eighty (80) specialty services.At Lincoln, the safety and comfort of our patients is our number one priority. At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.Visit us at www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/lincoln.
Job DescriptionPurpose of Position:Assist with the supervision of the Technical Staff and work independently under general direction to address laboratory needs as the occasion arises. Responsible for performing and assessing highly technical and complex clinical laboratory tests on specimens for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in a timely fashion.Job Responsibilities:1. Rotational assignment on the processing table for receiving, accessioning, and dispatching of specimens to various laboratories including all reference laboratories.2. Provides guidance and technical training to clinical laboratory technicians and clinical laboratory technologists and other appropriate laboratory personnel and assists in the orientation of new staff members to the policies and procedures of the department.3. Performs monthly review of quality control documentation (Levey Jennings Charts, peer data...)4. Enters and/or validates data from analyses of diagnostic tests and clinical results into LIS.5. Operates and maintains manual and automated laboratory/medical instruments to perform qualitative and quantitative analyses and laboratory tests; sets up standard controls and calibrations for equipment and tests as appropriate and required.6. Maintains inventory of laboratory supplies.7. Participates in internal/external quality assurance/performance improvement (QA/PI) activities and programs, and departmental and facility-wide training.8. Completes work in a timely manner, while maintaining departmental quality performance standards; meets departmental standards of productivity.9. Communicates pertinent information to appropriate leadership and communicates any pending issues to oncoming shift and upper management to ensure continuity of work; follows up on these issues as required.10Handles, stores, and disposes of hazardous/medical waste in accordance with established safety protocols and procedures; reports hazardous chemical spills to appropriate personnel.11Reviews results (manual and electronic) reported by technologists according to Standard Operating Procedure and maintains all supportive documentation.12. Completes annual and biannual studies such as linearity and comparison studies and performs data analysis of such studies.13. Immediately reports abnormal and/or critical findings and/or results to appropriate floors/units/wards.
Minimum Qualifications1. Valid license as a clinical laboratory technologist issued by the NYSED; and2. Candidates must also meet one of the qualification requirements of a laboratory supervisor as outlined in Title 1 0, Section 58-1.4 of the New York Public HeaIth Law.If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the Apply Now button or forward your resume, noting the above Job ID #, to:Lincoln Medical & Mental Health CenterHuman Resources Department234 Eugenio Maria De Hostos Blvd, (East 149th Street),2nd Floor, AnnexBronx, NY 10451Attn: Recruitment UnitNYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
- Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
- Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
- Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
- College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
- Multiple employee discounts programs