About Us
We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.
Overview
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Pay Range
USD $57.92 - USD $58.45 /Hr.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.
We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.
Overview
Conducts all relevant analyses, QA reports, maintenance, controls and routine upkeep for all Point of Care Testing and instrumentation. Follows all established standards and practices set forth by the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the Department of Respiratory Care Divisions as per JCAHO, CAP and New York State Department of Health Regulation.
Responsibilities
- Assists Point of Care testing personnel with maintenance of supplies and equipment for each system as per the manufacturers recommendations and all JCAHO, CAP and NYSDOH guidelines.
- Establishes and maintains a quality assurance program, including but not limited to linearity, correlation, precision and accuracy studies, and routine protocol for all POC testing equipment and assays in conjunction with the lab supervisor or designee.
- Assists POC testing personnel in maintaining, troubleshooting and facilitation repairs of systems as necessary and replaces all equipment if not repairable
- Maintains documentation for all quality assurance processed; keeps records as per JCAHO, CAP and NYSDOH requirements. Maintain all Logs (daily, weekly and monthly) as indicated by the policy and procedure for each POC test licensed in the institution.
- Maintains instrument printouts and computerized printouts as specified by JCAHO, CAP and/or NYS. Responsible for downloading information from POC systems to computer database, as applicable.
- Documents QC failures and corrective action to Lab Supervisor or designee. Reports significant issues to supervisor or designee immediately; prepares monthly QA reports for supervisory review.
- Responsible for coordination of in service training for current and new employees using POC testing as required by JCAHO, CAP and/or NYS.
- Remains current with all existing laws, regulations and guidelines as per Laboratory and Respiratory Care policy and procedures.
- Acts as liaison with other departments who are utilizing POC testing throughout the institution(e.g. Emergency Department, Nursing etc.); keeps them informed of regulatory changes, proficiency test dates, results and provides documentation of corrective action as required by JCAHO, CAP &/or NYS.
- Assists the supervisor during inspections by accreditation agencies(JCAHO,CAP and NYS).
- Maintains all Safety, Environmental and Infection Control Standards and Records.
- Prepares bills-of-materials to order replacement parts as necessary and in a timely manner to avoid prolonged shutdown of equipment or systems.
- Obtains replacement parts and turns in unserviceable parts, adhering to departmental policies and procedures.
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor of Science Degree required.
Experience:
4 years of full time experience as a Clinical Lab Technologist required.
Skills:
Basic data entry skills preferred.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Good interpersonal skills.
Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position; knowledge of a second language preferred.
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Pay Range
USD $57.92 - USD $58.45 /Hr.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.