Job Description

Opportunity Description

Under general supervision of a higher level professional, candidate conducts examinations related to a public health microbiology laboratory, ensuring that all tests adhere to established protocols for quality control, proficiency and safety.  The candidate must maintain a satisfactory rating of performance for those procedures from which approval has been granted to the laboratory by the New York State Department of Health.

Job Duties

• Follows the laboratory’s procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of test examinations in the assigned laboratory section(s) which may include: Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Parasitology, Virology, Diagnostic Immunology, or Biodefense.
• Maintains records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens.
• Adheres to the laboratory’s quality control policies, documents all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed.
• Follows the laboratory’s established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory’s established acceptable levels of performance.
• Identifies problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and either corrects the problems or immediately notifies the supervisory or director.
• Documents all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory’s established performance specifications.
• Writes and updates standard operating procedures to be reviewed and approved for implementation.
• Follows established safety protocols, and completes all required safety training.
• Maintains adequate reagents and supplies, and records them in the inventory control system.
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Experience & Skills Required

• Good knowledge of the principles, techniques, procedures, instrumentation and safety precautions in the field of public health microbiology.
• Good knowledge of microbiology terminology
• Good knowledge of the compound microscope and fluorescent microscope.
• Ability to conduct tests and analyses of specimens, detect and investigate problems, and make evaluations supported by experimental evidence.
• Ability to compile and present data in a clear and concise manner.

Certifications

MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

A license and current registration issued by the New York State Department of Education as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist and maintain same while in the title.