Lead Clinical Lab Technologist

American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science; Village of Suffern (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Suffern, NY, is seeking a Lead Clinical Lab Technologist to supervise laboratory operations and ensure quality patient testing. The role requires a Bachelor's degree and significant experience, focusing on workflow management and compliance with regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of experience as Clinical Lab Technologist required.
• Licenses: NY State Education Department license and National registration preferred.
• Customer-oriented leadership skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise laboratory staff and operations for timely patient testing.
• Perform testing, ensure compliance with quality standards, and troubleshoot issues.
• Organize operational processes and oversee staff development.

Skills

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Lead Clinical Lab Technologist supervises Laboratory staff and operations to ensure that patient testing occurs in a timely and satisfactory manner. This position is responsible for workflow technical and patient issues, acts as a technical consultant for technical and patient issues, and coordinates lab instruments and maintenance. The lead technologist functions as a testing technologist for the majority of the time. The testing menu for this facility is limited to general chemistry and general hematology.

Responsibilities:

• Performs testing and accurately results and reports per regulatory standards.
• Complies with safety standards.
• Organizes, plans, and directs operational processes, staff scheduling, workflow, human resource issues, and staff development; oversees the performance and quality improvement initiatives for areas of responsibility.
• Develop, establish, and ensure implementation of procedures.
• Understands and complies with regulatory standards.
• Performs Quality Control tasks.
• Troubleshoots as necessary.
• Performs proficiency testing and schedules other technologists for proficiency testing as per regulatory standards.
• Ensures the daily review of patient test results and quality reports.
• Ensures and maintains adequate supplies and reagents.
• Ensures the performance of linearity studies, correlations and routine and emergency maintenance of laboratory instrumentation and methodologies as per regulatory standards.
• Participates in Quality Improvement initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Experience: Minimum of 6 years of experience as Clinical Lab Technologist required. Computer skills to include word processing and spread sheets using Microsoft Word and Excel preferred.

Education: Bachelor's Degree required.

Licenses / Certifications: NY State Education Department license a Clinical Laboratory Technologist required; National registration (NCA/ASCP) preferred.

Other: Leadership skills in a customer-oriented environment preferred.

Special Requirements: N/A

About Us:

Good Samaritan Hospital

Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY, is a 286-bed hospital providing emergency, medical, surgical, obstetrical/gynecological and acute-care services to residents of Rockland and southern Orange counties in New York; and northern Bergen County, NJ. The hospital is home to a recognized cardiovascular program, comprehensive cancer-treatment services, the area's leading Wound and Hyperbaric Institute and outstanding maternal/child services that includes a Children's Diagnostic Center. Good Samaritan Hospital also provides social, psychiatric and substance-abuse services and its certified home-care agency supports residents of the Hudson Valley and beyond.