Medical Laboratory Technicians

Medical Laboratory Technicians

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VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Manhattan Campus

VA NY Harbor Healthcare System Manhattan Campus is a mental health facility in New York, NY, located at 423 East 23rd Street, 10010 zip code. VA NY Harbor Healthcare System Manhattan Campus offers Outpatient treatment, Hospital inpatient treatment and Telemedicine/telehealth. VA NY Harbor Healthcare System Manhattan Campus provides Group therapy, Electroconvulsive therapy and Dialectical behavior therapy. It specializes in treatment of Young adults, Seniors 65 or older and Adults. VA NY Harbor Healthcare System Manhattan Campus also supports LGBT, Persons with eating disorders and Persons with traumatic brain injury. Some other services offered by VA NY Harbor Healthcare System Manhattan Campus include Family psychoeducation, Integrated primary care services and Diet and exercise counseling.

Responsibilities:

The MLT shall perform a full range of services in the specialty, including the most difficult cases. Services may include but are not limited to the following.

• Provision of full range of Laboratory care to patients seen at ACLSU including laboratory testing, maintenance of diagnostic equipment, operates automated equipment and performs complex manual procedures in Chemistry, Hematology, Urinalysis, Coagulation, Phlebotomy, Specimen Processing, special dispatch and specimen requirements, quality controls and other diagnostics required by laboratory supervisor.
• Capable of performing phlebotomy on various age-groups: (infants to geriatric ages) and familiar with requirements and equipment for each age group, such as finger sticks, heel sticks and venipuncture with different needle gauges.
• Performs required recordkeeping procedures and reports discrepancies to appropriate technologist or supervisor for patient results, demographics, QC, QA, and performance improvement.
• Performs start up, shut-down, daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly preventative maintenance procedures on analyzers and other testing procedures on instrumentation in Chemistry, Hematology, Urinalysis, or other areas as assigned or instructed.
• Performs Quality Control procedures on analyzers and manual test methods as required; performs semi-annual Calibration verification studies and Method Comparison Studies as assigned; analyzes and monitors significant trends, troubleshoots analyzer problems. Identifies and recognizes technical and instrumental causes of problems.
• Recognizes factors which can adversely affect specimens, procedures, and results and is capable of determining whether procedures, specimens, or results have been affected, then performs corrective action as needed (including sequestering patient samples and retesting after the analyzer issues have been resolved).
• Assures preparation of tests for all patients, including performing the test calibrations and calibration verification studies as needed. Checks specimens, prepares reagents, and maintains adequate supplies. Electronically enters, or writes clinical reports and descriptions of laboratory care. Reorders as appropriate under direction of supervisor or technologist.
• Examines all patient lab work, reviews all testing (lab) and requests or performs diagnostic tests and refers tests to internal and external Laboratory facilities. Completes all tests requested by physicians and refers out when needed. Makes note of all assessments and records results. Reports results to appropriate individuals, calls critical values to appropriate individuals and recognizes the need for timely reporting of laboratory data and shipment of products and specimens.
• Follows the Laboratory Department policies and procedures and Clinical practice guidelines when relevant.
• Follows federal licensing, accreditation and regulating body standards from organizations such as CMS, TJC, Client, CLIA and Client; and any other agency to which the facility is accountable.
• Provides specialty laboratory services to patients at ACL and works as a team with the medical staff. Interacts in a professional manner with patients and co-workers.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelors in Medical Technology or Clinical Laboratory Science or a primary science (i.e. Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, etc)
• Minimum 12 months of Clinical Laboratory experience as a Generalist Medical Technologist performing CLIA high complexity work in Hematology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Transfusion Medicine, and Urinalysis sections of the core laboratory
• Current MLT Certification (ASCP, AMT, AAB, etc)
• BLS Certified

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