Clinical Laboratory Scientist

2600 White Plains Hospital Medical Center; Nevada (IA); On-site; USD 66,124 - 84,033; Full time

Job summary

White Plains Hospital Medical Center in White Plains, NY, is seeking a qualified professional for its Anatomic Pathology laboratory. The role covers essential laboratory functions in pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic testing on the evening shift, with hours and days varying and the pay rate of $48.14–$61.89 per hour.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s Degree and New York State licensure, with ASCP preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Rigorous attention to detail and accuracy in testing.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Follow lab procedures and performance standards.
• Maintain records for proficiency testing and quality control.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of test results across all testing phases.
• Document and report abnormal results to the supervisor.
• Participate in validations, training, and competency assessments.
• Manage inventory and QC-related documentation.

Skills

Flexibility

Organization

Adaptability

Attention to detail

Stress tolerance

Troubleshooting

Communication (verbal & written)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Location: White Plains, New York. Department: Lab Anatomic Pathology. Shift: Evening. Days: Vary. Hours: Vary. Pay rate: $48.14 – $61.89 per hour.

Essential Functions

• Understands and adheres to the WPH performance standards, policies, and behaviors.
• Follows the laboratory’s pre-analytic and analytic procedures and maintains records of these tests.
• Maintains records that demonstrate proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
• Adheres to the laboratory’s quality assurance procedures, including documenting all quality control activities, including quality control testing and calibrations, instrument equipment verifications, and routine as well as preventative maintenance.
• Follows laboratory’s policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory’s established performance specifications.
• Identifies and documents problems that may adversely affect test performance and notifies the supervisor, assistant director or director, documenting all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications.
• Ensures the accuracy and quality of all results from pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases of testing.
• Notifies and documents clinicians and patient units of all critical values and maintains the laboratory STAT turnaround time requirements.
• Understands and participates in standard operating procedures, proficiency testing, inspection audits, quality program including reporting non-conformances.
• Evaluates test results for abnormalities and confirms those results per department protocols where required.
• Participates in validations, training, and competency assessments as required.
• Responsible for inventory management of lot numbers, expiration dates, labeling, and QC requirement.
• Completes all annual mandatory training, in-services, and ongoing education as required.
• Participates in regulatory readiness for CAP, AABB, NYSDOH, and Joint Commission.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Section Testing

• Generalists – performs Hematology, Coagulation, Chemistry/Immunology, Urinalysis, Microbiology, and Blood Bank specialties.
• Chemistry/Immunology – performs Chemistry, Specialized Chemistry, Immunology, Molecular, and Serology testing.
• Hematology – performs Hematology, Coagulation, and Urinalysis testing.
• Microbiology – performs Bacteriology, Parasitology, Virology, Mycology, Mycobacteriology, Susceptibilities, and Molecular testing.
• Blood Bank – performs blood bank testing related to transfusion medicine and blood product distribution.
• Anatomic Pathology – performs histological procedures for routine, special stains, and immunohistochemistry.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Flexibility, organization, adaptability, attention to detail, stress tolerance, troubleshooting skills, and communication skills both verbal and written.

Licenses & Certifications

• CLAB Clinical Lab Technologist – New York State: Required upon hire.
• ASCP – International Medical Laboratory Scientist: Preferred.
• NYS Histotechnologist License: Required upon hire for the Anatomic Pathology section.

White Plains Hospital Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. The institution recruits, hires, trains, transfers, promotes, lays off, and discharges associates in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic predisposition, pregnancy, military status, marital status, partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.