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Medical Laboratory Technician - HERRC (Notional)

Acuaity International
New York City, NY
Temporary
Full-time

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The Medical Laboratory Technician is responsible for providing services for on-site clinic health units / shelters or events for Acuity Commercial and Government contracts for rapid deployments to support emergency and disaster efforts.

This is a temporary position and length of assignment may vary based on operational needs and client requirements. This position reports to the Site Lead at the on-site clinic health unit / shelter.

This position is contingent upon contract award.

Candidates must be local to New York City.

Location : New York City

MUST HOLD A NEW YORK STATE LICENSE

Duties and Responsibilities :

Provides medical services at the scope and level of a Laboratory Technician to preserve the health of employees and client personnel.

Able to identify nosocomial infections and differentiate these from community-acquired infections.

Perform proper patient identification procedures.

Perform phlebotomy, to include pediatric phlebotomy and testing, and collect and handle blood specimens.

Perform blunt abdominal trauma testing, urine drug screening, pulmonary function tests, hearing tests and working with audiogram, and vision and color testing.

Perform routine laboratory procedures, including quality control and accurately enter results.

Follow all laboratory (lab) protocols and federal lab laws.

Set up and operate lab and perform equipment maintenance in preparation for specimen testing or processing, to including running lab devices and performing calibration, sample processing, and sample labeling.

Performs duties in a safe manner and follows the corporate safety policy.

Records and maintains patient information in accordance with standard protocols, and the Privacy Act.

Maintains a clean and orderly work area.

Responds to a variety of inquiries of varying complexity by using knowledge and an understanding of established policies, procedures, and practices for safeguarding information (HIPAA, PHI, PII), including maintaining confidentiality of all company proprietary information.

Maintains professionalism, ethical standards, discretion, candor, privacy and confidentiality of all company proprietary information, meetings, communication, and documents, including implementation of policies and procedures consistent with those of the organization.

Performs duties in a safe manner and follows the corporate safety policy.

Performs other duties as assigned in accordance with contract requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS :

Graduated from an accredited school for Laboratory Technician.

Skilled at obtaining body fluids, tissues, and other specimens.

Experience performing accurate laboratory testing and recognizes the importance of proper test selection and causes of discrepant results.

Knowledge of testing principles related to routine testing.

Knowledge of specimen handling, collection techniques, and general lab workflow.

Must be able to multi-task, be detail-oriented, be organized and have excellent verbal and communication skills.

Proficiency with computer and common office equipment, as well as with MS Office products required.

Must be able to perform duties in a stressful and high paced environment without physical limitations.

Ability to adapt to sudden changes and flexibility in work requirements to include potential shift changes based on operational needs and / or command priorities.

Preferred Qualifications :

Associate degree or bachelor’s degree in Laboratory Technology, Biology, Chemistry, or related science.

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Chain of custody urine drug screening certification.

Bilingual Spanish / English preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

Due to varied current global health climate, additional personal protective equipment (PPE) guidelines may apply. Employees may potentially be working in an environment supporting the medical response to an emergency health crisis created by a highly infectious disease, COVID-19.

The position will require walking, standing, or sitting for periods of up to or beyond 10 to 12 hours each day.

Under urgent or emergency situations, the incumbent may need to run, sprint, or run up or down stairs.

Work involves sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time.

May require bending, stooping, and lifting as required for patient care and transport.

Acuity International is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

For OFCCP compliance, the taxable entity associated with this job posting is :

Acuity-CHS, LLC

30+ days ago
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