Clinical Lab Technologist - Hematology/Coagulation

Company: Staff Icons
Location: Valhalla
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

Shift: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm

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Responsibilities:

Performs various types of clinical analyses in the core laboratory including Chemistry, Hematology, Urinalysis, Special Hematology, manual testing and Coagulation on blood specimens, urine, body fluid and other specimen types.
Conducts tests such as (but not limited to) Chemistry panels, thyroid testing, therapeutic drugs and drugs of abuse, complete blood count (CBC) with differential, other hematology testing, Urinalysis with microscopic, PT/PTT testing, ROTEM analysis and other clinical tests.
Interprets test results, reviews and verifies result reports.
Operates automated or specialized equipment and performs maintenance or troubleshoots as needed.
Confers with attending or referral physician, nursing staff or other provider on test results, and ensures their immediate notification when the critical limits of specified test results are exceeded.
Provides technical assistance as needed in throughout the core laboratory.
Participates in validation studies in setting up new procedures and equipment.
Performs quality control testing, documenting remedial action taken for detected deficiencies and defects.
Ensures the proper preparing, storing, dispensing and periodic evaluation of reagents to assure the accuracy and precision of test results.
May provide training to new technologists/technicians in the core laboratory;
Reads, understands and follows all Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for all tests, processes and testing platforms.
Reports and escalates any issues to the department supervisor.
Performs testing on proficiency samples in the same manner as patient samples.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Experience:

0-2 years experience as a clinical lab technologist, preferred.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology or equivalent experience, required.

Licenses / Certifications:

Either: (a) possession of a license and current registration as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist issued by the New York State Education Department; or (b) possession of a limited permit as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist or restricted license

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