Senior Medical Technologist & Lab Lead (ASCP Preferred)

Rochester Regional Health; Town of Potsdam (NY); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Rochester Regional Health is seeking a Senior Medical Technologist for Canton-Potsdam Hospital’s Laboratory Services. The role focuses on accurate clinical testing, instrument troubleshooting, and regulatory compliance in a 40-hour week with 8-hour shifts.

Responsibilities include QC, analytics correlation, report communication, and training duties. NYS licensure and 4+ years of CLT/MLT experience preferred; ASCP certification a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years’ experience as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist, Medical Laboratory Scientist, or Medical Technologist.
• NYS Licensed Clinical Laboratory Technologist

Responsibilities

• Correctly performs testing in an accurate and timely manner.
• Interprets and correlates clinical test results with patient history, diagnosis and clinical condition in order to explain test results (normal/abnormal).
• Communicates stat and critical lab results and prolonged instrument malfunctions causing delays in test results to physicians, nursing units and other appropriate medical personnel.
• Performance of QC, routine and advanced maintenance and analyte/instrument troubleshooting activities.
• Accurately prepares reagents and maintains proper inventory of laboratory section supplies with appropriate cost containment in mind.
• Maintains knowledge of required computer functions associated with ordering testing, performing testing, resulting testing and calling up various reports to assist in completing testing and the management of workflow.
• Meets all regulatory lab requirements consistently.
• Act as key operator and technical consultant to technologists, technicians and/or students for an area or instrumentation.
• Coordinate and assist in development and validation of new procedures/instrumentation
• Coordinate and assist in the training of new and existing employees on procedures and instrumentation
• Participation in the competency assessments for staff.
• Supervisory review of Quality Control results, maintenance records or other quality assurance activities, including corrective action, as needed.
• Assistance with inventory management (e.g. assigned inventory list).
• Perform “extra” or advanced maintenance and/or troubleshooting activities, including Advanced Preventative Maintenance, QC/Validations for minor equipment (centrifuges, pipettes, etc.).
• Assists in the performance of specialized and complex diagnostic procedures.
• Participation in Regulatory preparation, such as routine Audits/Tracers or responsibility for a section specific “checklist” or portion of the organization Regulatory Standards (NYS, TJC, CAP, DNV, etc.).
• Order and/or coordinate proficiency testing for department or subspecialty; submission of results to regulatory agency; review of final results and corrective action, as needed.
• Involvement in department Quality Improvement Project and/or Department QA/QM monitors.
• Participation in Department, Location or System-wide committee or project.
• Approval to write or modify Standard Operating Procedures for new or existing procedures.
• Routine supervisory review of Standard Operating Procedures, as per regulatory requirement schedule for their department
• Coordinate database functions of the Laboratory Information System.
• Participation in the Laboratory Ambassador Program.
• May conduct research and development of new or updated technologies and provide written evaluation to supervisor/manager/director.
• Responsibility for department scheduling and/or Kronos Timekeeper.
• Teaches in the Medical Laboratory Science Program and Lab rotations as called upon to do so.
• Coordinates with the Medical Laboratory Science Program administration and all areas of the lab to develop curriculum, lecture objectives, student evaluations, written and digital exams.
• Participates in classroom instructions, monitors student activities, attends and participates in faculty meetings, and participates in accreditation reviews and reports as needed.
• Additional Duties and Responsibilities as requested by Manager.

Education

NYS Licensed Clinical Laboratory Technologist

Job description

Rochester Regional Health is seeking a Senior Medical Technologist for Canton-Potsdam Hospital’s Laboratory Services. The role focuses on accurate clinical testing, instrument troubleshooting, and regulatory compliance in a 40-hour week with 8-hour shifts.

Responsibilities include QC, analytics correlation, report communication, and training duties. NYS licensure and 4+ years of CLT/MLT experience preferred; ASCP certification a plus.