TITLE: CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST II To Apply: Requisition # 68214 - https://albanymed.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Albany_Med/job/43-New-Scotland-Avenue/Clin-Lab-Technologist-II_68214 POSITION IS LOCATED AT: Albany Medical Center Hospital, 43 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York 12208 DUTIES: A CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST II UTILIZES KNOWLEDGE AND CLINICAL LABORATORY EXPERIENCE TO PERFORM LABORATORY TESTING IN AN ACCURATE AND TIMELY MANNER. THE CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST PERFORMS TESTS THAT AID CLINICIANS IN THE DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASE AND/OR MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF DEFINED ILLNESSES OR TREATMENTS INITIATED BY A PHYSICIAN. THIS POSITION REQUIRES THE EXERCISE OF INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY. THE TECHNOLOGIST WORKS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DIRECTOR OR SUPERVISOR AND ONLY IN THOSE SPECIALTIES OR SUBSPECIALTIES FOR WHICH THE TECHNOLOGIST IS QUALIFIED BY EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE. THE TECHNOLOGIST IS DIRECTED BY THE LABORATORY SUPERVISOR/ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: PERFORMS TESTING AND REPORTS RESULTS ON LABORATORY SPECIMENS THOROUGHLY, ACCURATELY AND LEGIBLY DOCUMENTS TEST RESULTS AND QUALITY CONTROL DEMONSTRATES BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS LISTENS WELL, TAKES DIRECTION AND ENGAGES IN INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES WITH OTHERS. PERFORMS MAINTENANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES IN ADDITION, A CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST II DISCUSSES AND COMMUNICATES LABORATORY METHOD(S), PRINCIPLE(S) AND THEORY(IES) WITH THE LABORATORY AND HEALTHCARE TEAMS IN THE COURSE OF RESOLVING ISSUES, AND TEACHING AND MENTORING STUDENTS AND FELLOW EMPLOYEES. A CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST II MUST MEET NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S REQUIREMENTS FOR CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST. THIS TECHNOLOGIST POSITION REQUIRES A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR FOREIGN EQUIVALENT DEGREE IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY OR RELATED SCIENCE DEGREE, OR A BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITH THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED CREDIT HOURS IN THE SCIENCES AND RECEIVED APPROPRIATE CLINICAL EDUCATION IN AN ACCREDITED CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM OR MUST MEET ONE OF THE GRANDPARENTING REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AS A CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST FOR NEW YORK STATE. THE POSITION ALSO REQUIRES A NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LICENSE AS A CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST PLUS THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST WITH PROVEN COMPETENCE AS A CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST. HIRING FOR ALL SHIFTS - 7:00 A.M. TO 3:00 PM, 3:00 PM TO 11:00 PM, 11:00 P.M. TO 7:00 A.M. WITH OCCASIONAL WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY ROTATION. UPON OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT, SELECTED CANDIDATES MUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE DRUG TESTING AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS AS REQUIREMENTS OF THE HIRING PROCESS.
