- Job Type: Officer of Administration
- Bargaining Unit:
- Regular/Temporary: Regular
- End Date if Temporary:
- Hours Per Week: 35
- Standard Work Schedule:
- Building:
- Salary Range: $105,000 - $135,000
- 40% Coordinate, direct and organize daily laboratory operations
- 35% Perform laboratory tasks designed to diagnose chromosomal abnormalities from patient specimens
- 10% Maintain clinical and internal documents, files and records
- 5% Ensure compliance with policies and procedures and ensure laboratory compliance with all Federal and State regulatory agencies
- 5% Provide support lab support such as assisting with evaluation of new protocol or tests
- 5% Perform other duties as assigned
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education, training, and experience, plus three years of related experience.
- Knowledge of CAP, JCAHO, New York State and Federal regulations and recommendations
- The candidate must be authorized, licensed or license eligible to practice as a clinical laboratory technologist/technician according to New York State licensure requirements. To find out more information, go to:
- Certification as a Clinical Laboratory Specialist in Cytogenetics [CG(ASCP)] by the American Society of Clinical Pathology is required and must be maintained
- At least one year of Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory experience and at least three years of experience in cancer cytogenetics, including: performing complex cancer karyotyping by microscopy
- FISH experience required
- Ability to develop policies and procedures
- Ensure compliance with regulatory agencies
- Ability to train co-workers in an effective manner
- Ability to high work efficiency and keep accurate records
- Familiarity with laboratory quality assessment and quality control
- Must be willing to handle biohazardous specimens
Laboratory Supervisor - New York, United States - Columbia University
Description
Position Summary
The Laboratory Supervisor will be expected to perform Cytogenetic lab procedures in Cancer Cytogenetics leading to the formation of an accurate diagnosis as well as problem-solve. The Laboratory Supervisor will participate in instrumentation utilization, training, quality control, lab manual preparation/revision, proficiency testing and other duties as assigned by the lab director and manager.
The incumbent is expected to work efficiently and should be able to determine the most effective use of time to ensure that other duties as assigned do not overlap. Weekend hours may occasionally be necessary.
Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Other Requirements
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
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