What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Blood Bank Technologist Position Night Shift Weekend position at Brooklyn Hospital Center?
Conducts moderate to high complexity testing on clinical specimens in the hospital blood bank laboratory, including but not limited to type-and-screens, cross match, blood compatibility, and antibody screening.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences or one of the physical sciences – Biology, Chemistry
- Minimum of six (6) years of laboratory testing experience in a clinical laboratory
- Current NYS License as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist
- Certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) as Blood Bank Technologist, Specialist in Blood Banking, Medical Technologist (MT) or Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS)- Preferred
- Knowledge of Laboratory Information System – Preferred
- Must possess verbal and spatial ability, form perception, finger and manual dexterity and clerical ability.
- Near visual acuity required for reading results from reports and viewing computer screens
- Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently
- Ability to read computer screens, procedure manuals and other documents
- Ability to hear doorbells, alarms, telephone, and other mechanical devices
- Ability to pass a test for color blindness
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Computer skills