- Evaluates specimens and test orders for acceptability and determines rejections according to established guidelines.
- Accessions specimens with accuracy. Maintains and assures positive identity of all patient specimens, specimen types and aliquots throughout the analytical process.
- Follows laboratory’s procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses and reporting and maintaining records of patient tests results.
- Identifies, labels and stores specimens properly, according to laboratory policy.
- Organizes work to maintain efficient workflow.
- Performs and records tests in one or more sections of the Laboratory under the indirect supervision of a section supervisor according to Lab policy.
- Performs all emergency procedures required within the section according to lab policy.
- Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of difficult principles, procedures and techniques and the ability to make independent judgements on the basis of scientific knowledge.
- Meets acceptable turnaround time for the department.
- Meets productivity standards of the department.
- Recognizes testing errors/discrepancies or problems affecting test results. Either corrects the problem or notifies appropriate supervisor on a timely basis.
- Operates all instruments according to accepted written protocols.
- Recognizes and identifies instrument problems.
- Resolves instrument problems or contacts appropriate technical service representative or Clinical Engineering when necessary.
- Performs and documents all routine and non-routine maintenance as in Standard Operating Procedures.
- Performs and documents all Quality Control according to established Laboratory protocol.
- Follows laboratory established corrective action policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within laboratory’s acceptable level of performance. Documents all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications.
- Performs proficiency testing. Ensures that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples.
- Participates in Performance Improvement projects as requested.
- Calls and documents abnormal, critical or STAT results according to established protocol.
- Correlates test results with diagnosis and/or compares with previous results if available. Recognizes and resolves problems or inconsistencies.
- Assists in maintaining legible, accurate and complete section records and files. Assists in compiling statistical data for tests performed in the section.
- Demonstrates proficiency in the use of the hospital (HIS) and laboratory information systems (LIS) and their application to all aspects of job related functions. (Result retrieval, entering results, crediting, etc.)
- Utilizes LIS to review workload, assuring proper collection, completion and reporting of tests ordered.
- Enters all results completely and accurately.
- Recognizes and resolves minor computer problems. Notifies LIS manager of problems.
- Maintains a clean, neat and orderly workplace. Cleans refrigerators, incubators, centrifuges, computer terminal screens and all general laboratory equipment.
- Processes receipt of departmental supplies. Labels, records and stores supplies received.
- Reviews quantities and expiration dates of all supplies. Maintains inventory as needed for department.
- Prepares reagents if required.
- Assists physicians, hospital personnel, patients and general public with pertinent laboratory information. Directs questions or problems to appropriate personnel.
- Prepares specimens for dispatch to reference laboratories.
- Keeps current in the field of medical technology through literature, attendance at workshops, seminars and in-service programs. Maintains membership in professional organizations.
- Informs section supervisor or laboratory administration of problems which affect the safety, function or reputation of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine or the hospital in a timely and judicious manner.
- Understands and practices standard precautions and infection control to protect both self and patient. Practices hospital and laboratory safety according to policies and procedures. Is familiar with emergency procedures, codes and use of personal protective equipment. Reports incidents as necessary.
- Job performance requires extensive standing, walking, reaching, stooping, kneeling and crouching.
- Cooperates with lab staff to achieve lab goals and maintains good employee relations, interdepartmental relations and public relations.
- Performs other related duties as requested.
- Bachelors Degree in Medical Technology or related field required
- NYS Clinical Laboratory Technologist License required
- Prior Laboratory experience preferred
Collective bargaining unit: SEIU Local 144-MSQ-NonRN
SEIU Local 144 at Mount Sinai Queens, 360 - Laboratory - MSQ, Mount Sinai Queens
Strength Through Diversity
The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:
- Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
- Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
- Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.
We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to professional advance. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise contribute to the patient experience and quality of patient care.
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“About the Mount Sinai Health System:
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.
The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism.”
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