Job Description

Job Description

HOW WE CARE FOR YOU

At St. Lawrence Health, we are dedicated to getting health care right. Our robust benefits and total rewards foster employee wellbeing, professional development and personal growth. We care for your career while caring for the community .

• Same Day pay through Daily Pay

• Paid vacation & holiday pay

• Medical, dental, vision, hearing benefits

SUMMARY

As a Senior Medical Technologist, your strong procedural experience, attention to detail and developed leadership abilities greatly assist you in accurately performing clinical laboratory analysis and examination, leading to high quality diagnostic services.

Canton-Potsdam Hospital is a warm and caring not-for-profit community healthcare facility that's certified for 94 beds. Our mission is to provide exceptional healthcare services to the community. Within our welcoming walls, you'll find a wide array of core programs in emergency medicine, acute care, hospitalist medicine, and critical care. But that's just the beginning. We're not just a hospital; we're a beacon of health and wellness in the North Country. We proudly offer outpatient health services in Brasher Falls, Canton, Colton, Gouverneur, Massena, Norfolk, and Potsdam, NY.

STATUS: Full time

LOCATION: Canton - Potsdam Hospital

DEPARTMENT: Laboratory Services

SCHEDULE: 7.5 variable shift

ATTRIBUTES

• Required : New York State Department of Education License or Limited Permit as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist.

• Required: 4+ years of relevant Medical Technology Laboratory experience

• Required: BS in Medical Technology or BS in a related Science (Biology, Chemistry, or The Physical Sciences) and/or equivalent relevant experience as recognized by New York State Department of Education for licensure as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist

• Preferred: Previous experience in a laboratory supervisory or leadership position

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) so that appropriate action can be taken.

•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.

•May provide weekend/holiday supervisory oversite as needed.

•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.

•Coordinates and assists in the training of new and existing employees on new procedures and instrumentation and acts as a technical consultant to technologists, technicians, and/or students rotating through their area.

•Teaches in the School of Medical Technology and Lab rotations as called upon to do so. Assists in the performance of specialized and complex diagnostic procedures.

•May conduct research and development of new or updated technologies and provides written evaluation to supervisor.

•Additional Duties and Responsibilities as requested by Manager.

EDUCATION:

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS: 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

PAY RANGE:

$41.75 - $47.00

CITY:

Potsdam

POSTAL CODE:

13676

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Minority/Female/Disability/Veterans by a prospective employee and/or employee’s Physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

Job Tags

Daily paid, Holiday work, Full time, Shift work, Weekend work,

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