Building Name: ECH - Elizabethtown Community HospitalLocation Address: 75 Park Street, Elizabethtown New YorkRegularDepartment: ECH - Laboratory ServicesShift: VariableSalary Range: Min $27.30 Mid $34.13 Max $40.95Recruiter: Cindy Reichard
Offered Salary: $64,584 to $66,830.40 per year.
Elizabethtown Community Hospital seeks Medical Technologists (multiple openings) to work at Elizabethtown Community Hospital in Elizabethtown, NY, and perform routine and highly complex laboratory analyses on clinical specimens. Duties include, among others: (i) performing clinical and proficiency tests under the direct supervision of a NYSDOH qualified Manager; (ii) performing quality control procedures as required by the Manager, evaluating quality control results before proceeding with clinical testing, recording all quality control results and take necessary corrective actions; (iii) accurately and efficiently utilizing LIS by using appropriate comments and codes, entering and monitoring QC data, daily backup and status (pending) lists; (iv) performing all routine scheduled equipment maintenance, following troubleshooting procedures when equipment malfunctions completing all maintenance record keeping documents; and (v) collecting or aiding in the collection of patient specimens for testing.
Must have a bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent degree) in Medical Technology or a directly related field.
Must also be able to work independently on weekends, afternoon and night shifts as well as possess an ICHP Visa Screen Certificate, if applicable. Must also have American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board Certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist.
The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital (ECH) is part of a six-hospital network serving patients and their families in northern New York and Vermont. We have campuses in Elizabethtown and Ticonderoga, and community-based health centers located throughout the region. We’re not just caregivers and staff - we're your friends and neighbors, offering expertise and compassionate care when and where you need them. We're dedicated to providing you with the best medical care possible in an environment that supports your health and healing. That's what we call the heart and science of medicine.
Elizabethtown Community Hospital is designated as a critical access hospital (CAH) by the federal government. This designation is given to small hospitals located over 35 miles from another hospital. The CAH must have agreements in place with other hospitals that are willing to accept patients requiring additional and immediate care. Those hospitals must trust the abilities and capabilities of the CAH, to effectively manage initial patient care. There are 1,324 CAHs across the United States and 18 of those are in New York state.
