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Pathologist Assistant / Clinical Lab Technologist - Hourly/Per Diem

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Department: SURGICAL PATHOLOGY & AUTOPSY
Local Title: Pathologist Assistant / Clinical Lab Technologist - Hourly/Per Diem
Budget Title: Teaching Hospital Clinical Laboratory Technologist II
Work Type: Hourly
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Categories: Clinical, Patient Care, Clinical Laboratories

 

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Clinical Laboratories at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking an hourly/per diem Pathologist Assistant / Clinical Lab Technologist - Hourly/Per Diem. The successful candidate will:

  • Work under the general supervision of a Pathologist.
  • Conduct gross examination of human tissue surgical specimens.
  • Assure appropriate specimen accessioning and numbering of surgical specimens.
  • Describe gross anatomic features, dissection, preparation and submission of tissue for microscopic examination and histologic processing; record keeping, embedding log sheet, maintenance/cleanliness of grossing areas, and perform frozen sections.
  • Perform autopsy; preparation of human postmortem exam, including ascertaining proper legal authority of autopsy; autopsy may include external exam, in situ organ inspection, evisceration, dissection, record of data (weight, fluids, etc.), and prepare body for release.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Biological Sciences or an Allied Health discipline.
  • New York State Pathologies Assistant licensure.

Preferred Qualifications:

 

Work Schedule:

Variable Days; Variable Hours

Salary Grade/Rank:

SL-3

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

 

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement:

 

  An approved COVID-19 vaccination.

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at 718-270-3025.

 

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