Clinical Laboratory Specialist - Staten Island

Title: Clinical Laboratory Specialist - Staten Island

This Clinical Laboratory Specialist role is responsible for providing, maintaining, and supporting Laboratory Services Quality Management program.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Medical Technologist (ASCP) or Medical Technologist (AMT)
• Certified CLS (ASCP), Certified MLS (ASCP or ASCP-International) or Certified MLS (ASCP or ASCP-International) CM

Qualifications

• Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including any booster dose(s) of the COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the Centers for Disease Control when eligible

Principal Accountabilities

• Coordinates proficiency orders receives and distributes proficiency testing samples, and analyzes all proficiency data and exception reports to comply within CAP acceptable guidelines.
• Prepares various QA/QI reports for the Monthly Operating Report and Laboratory Services Quality Plan. Examples include turnaround times, red arm bands, critical values.
• Provides computer support for changing test table and quality control builds.
• Analyzes quality control data and provides a summary to Laboratory and Medical Directors
• Conducts required function and equipment checks
• Ensures a safe laboratory environment by performing safety checks, gathering safety data for various quality assurance reports, preparing safety tests and serving as a resource for the laboratory safety program.
• Evaluates new instrumentation, new methods, new reagents and quality control to support laboratory testing within the system. This required performing validations of analyzers and documenting precision and accuracy of tests.