General Laboratory, Chief Medical Technologist, Day Shift
Healthcare Connections, Inc.

Client Overview:

Our client, a two-hospital system looking for a Chief Medical Technologist to oversee day to day operations of their busy laboratory near Poughkeepsie.

Located in the melting pot state, this heartwarming city in Upstate New York still provides a nostalgic feel. It is rich with local museums, historic treasures, and parks. Enjoy that small town feel while still living in the great state of New York.

Overview:

Responsible for the management and administrative functions for the laboratory. Responsible for policy development and implementation, regulatory compliance and quality assurance. Supervision is exercised over laboratory supervisors, clinical staff and support staff.

Skill Requirements:

• Managing and authoring processes and procedures
  
• Training and presenting technical information to staff
  
• QA/QC of the departments
  
• Fiscal and budgeting responsibilities
  

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Evaluating laboratory operations consulting with pathologists; reporting results according to protocols mandated by the hospital and public health department
  
• Ensuring maintenance of medical laboratory equipment performance by developing operations, quality, and troubleshooting procedures; ensuring staff compliance; certifying instrument performance; arranging equipment replacement, service, and repair
  
• Maintaining medical laboratory supplies inventory, determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies
  
• Maintaining laboratory productivity, monitoring workload, identifying peak and slack periods
  
• Participating in the hospital quality assurance program; consulting with pathologists; performing proficiency surveys; reviewing QC & QA programs
  
• Maintaining medical laboratory staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training employees, counseling, reviewing/evaluating and disciplining employees as needed
  
• Complying with state and professional continuing education licensure requirements
  
• Contributing to benchwork as needed
  

Education and Certification:

• Bachelor's degree in biology
  
• ASCP or equivalent certification
  
• New York license as clinical laboratory technologist
  

HealthCare Connections, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or other protected status pursuant to law.

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