Director - Histocompatibility Lab

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community. Saint Michael's Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Established by the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor in 1867, Saint Michael's Medical Center is a 358-bed regional tertiary care, teaching, and research center in the heart of Newark's business and educational district and is accredited by The Joint Commission. Combining state of the art technology, the latest diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, leading edge research, and a network of highly qualified physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals, the hospital provides top quality health care services delivered with compassionate care.

The hospital is the first medical institution in New Jersey to perform open heart surgery and to develop a cardiac catheterization program. Saint Michael's Medical Center is home to the Heart and Vascular Institute, which offers a comprehensive array of innovative cardiac treatments and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Performs computer entry, filing, telephone communication and other clerical duties.
• Demonstrates good telephone etiquette and greets patients and other visitors in a polite and friendly manner.
• Possesses good communication skills.
• Demonstrates adequate knowledge of the terminology of tests ordered in the laboratory.
• Demonstrates a good working knowledge of phlebotomy and the equipment used in collecting specimens from newborns to geriatric patients.
• Processes pathology, microbiology, immunology, hematology, coagulation, urinalysis, chemistry, and blood bank specimens.
• Processes specimens for reference laboratory.
• Stocks and orders routine supplies.
• Keeps storage areas, trays, centrifuges, and collection areas clean.
• Processes or places specimens on laboratory instruments in accordance with established policy and procedures.
• With proper documented training may perform instrument preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, assist in quality control procedures, perform primary culture inoculations, stain slide preparations, and subculture from liquid media.
• Assists in Pathology with training.
• Runner.
• Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned by the department manager/director (e.g., monitor, mail, fax, answer phone, interdepartmental deliveries).

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or Equivalent required.
• Minimum 1 year clinical laboratory experience performing similar job functions preferred.
• Current BLS (ARC) certificate upon hire and must maintain required certification.

Pay Transparency

Saint Michaels Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on collective bargaining agreement requirements and/or the employment status, full time or part time. The current compensation for this role is $18.52.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Evenings

Equal Employment Opportunity

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