Perform and validate high-complexity clinical laboratory testing across chemistry, hematology, microbiology, blood bank, and urinalysis. Use the LIS to document results, run QC, maintain and calibrate instruments, notify clinicians of critical values, and help train and supervise junior staff.
Compensation: $30.27 - $49.77 / hour (Exact rate is determined on a case-by-case basis commensurate with experience level, as well as education and certifications pertaining to each position which may be above the listed job requirements.)
The Impact You Can Make
As a Clinical Laboratory Technologist, you are the unseen engine behind our hospital's critical medical decisions. Working in our high-complexity diagnostic lab, you will perform, analyze, and validate vital laboratory testing across biochemical, blood bank, hematology, microbiology, and urinalysis disciplines. Your precision, speed, and analytical expertise directly provide physicians with the objective data required to accurately diagnose and save patient lives every day.
Why Join the Glens Falls Hospital Lab?
- Comprehensive Generalist Scope: Maintain and sharpen an expansive, diverse clinical skillset by rotating through multiple laboratory specialties rather than being restricted to a single bench.
- Professional Growth & Leadership: Expand your resume through opportunities to mentor incoming technical staff, evaluate emerging laboratory methodologies, and supervise 2-3 clinical support team members.
- A Dedicated Community Culture: Work alongside a tight-knit, highly collaborative team of pathologists, technologists, and phlebotomists inside an ANCC Magnet® Recognized institution.
How You Will Fulfill Your Potential (Responsibilities)
Diagnostic Testing & Analysis
- Conduct high-complexity clinical testing on patient specimen samples according to provider orders, accurately identifying normal and abnormal components.
- Efficiently utilize the Laboratory Information System (LIS) to document and report test results in strict compliance with NYSDOH regulations.
- Follow standard safety precautions and department protocols; occasionally assist with high-quality phlebotomy and age-specific specimen processing as needed.
Quality Control & Instrument Precision
- Run and evaluate daily quality control (QC) testing to guarantee flawless accuracy of clinical data, proactively initiating standard operating procedures (SOPs) when QC boundaries are exceeded.
- Monitor, calibrate, and verify complex laboratory instrumentation function, meticulously documenting routine preventive maintenance (PM), component replacements, and technical repairs.
- Actively participate in laboratory proficiency testing activities and help evaluate new methodologies for precision.
Critical Communication & Collaboration
- Immediately identify and execute mandatory notifications for "Critical Test Values," communicating precisely and swiftly with physicians, clinic offices, and nursing units.
- Collaborate closely with supervisors, pathologists, and interdisciplinary hospital staff regarding blood bank and tissue services.
- Help onboard, train, and orient incoming technical staff on standard operating procedures.
What You Bring (Qualifications)
- Education: Bachelor of Science (BS) in Medical/Clinical Laboratory Technology, or a BS in a biological, chemical, or physical science that meets the NYSDOH Part 58 educational requirements.
- Licensure: Active, valid license as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist issued by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) is required.
- Certifications: ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathology) registration or equivalent national certification is highly preferred.
- Core Capabilities: Strong technical troubleshooting skills for lab automation, ease with computerized medical applications, and the ability to communicate technical diagnostic parameters clearly to medical personnel under pressure.
Mission
Our mission is to improve the health of people in our region by providing access to exceptional, affordable, and patient-centered care every day and in every setting.
Communities We Serve
Located in the foothills of the beautiful Adirondack mountains, Glens Falls is conveniently located a short drive away from the capital region and Lake George. Work at the top of your profession and jumpstart your next career here at Glens Falls Hospital!
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law.
Benefits
Glens Falls Hospital is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experience. A summary of these offerings, which are available to active, full-time and part-time employees who work at least 30 hours per week, can be found on the career page here.
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