Experienced candidates may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $10,000.
Early-career candidates may qualify for up to $6,000 in tuition forgiveness.

United Health Services is seeking Certified Clinical Laboratory Technicians to join our lab services teams. Please indicate in your application which location and shift you prefer. Employees who regularly work at least 24 hours per week are eligible for benefits.

Locations: Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, NY and Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City, NY
Shifts: Day, evening, and night shifts are available
Hours per week: 24 to 40, depending on shift and location
Salary range: $22.47 - $33.89/hour, depending on experience and location

Certified Clinical Laboratory Technician Position Overview

In the laboratory, under supervision of section supervisor, the Certified Clinical Laboratory Technician performs routine and specialized tests, in clinical or pathology laboratory section in a timely manner according to UHS, Hospitals’, Infection Control, Laboratory and Departmental Policies and Procedures, NYSDOH, CDC Blood and Body Fluids policies and procedures. Priority is given to STAT testing and to tests that require immediate processing. Servicing thousands of patients per year, our high-volume laboratories are accredited by the NYS DOH and the College of American Pathologists.

Successful Clinical Laboratory Technician candidates may be eligible for tuition forgiveness of up to $6,000. Dedicated to staff career development, United Health Services is proud to offer leadership development programming, tuition reimbursement for advanced degrees, free and extensive online training, and more.

Key Responsibilities and Expectations

• Perform clinical analyses for routine, special, and automated tests
• Obtains data for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease as outlined in the procedural manual and as assigned by the section supervisor in section assigned.
• Recognizes abnormal results and takes proper action (alert/critical values).
• Observes reactions and makes qualitative or quantitative analyses. Post results in LIS or on appropriate reports.
• Performs related computer functions such as entry, verification, retrieval of results and special workload recording.
• Performs and documents quality control and preventive maintenance on designated laboratory equipment.
• Obtains laboratory specimens, (blood, urine and other body fluids) directly from patients as trained.
• Participates in quality improvement efforts and assignments.

Position Qualifications

Minimum:

• Associates Degree in Clinical Laboratory Technology or equivalent (NYS Certified Clinical Laboratory Technician)
• New York State Certified Clinical Laboratory Technician

Preferred:

• One year of Clinical Laboratory experience

How to Apply

Applications for our Clinical Laboratory Technologist positions can be submitted through United Health Services’ online application system, or you may send your cover letter and resume directly to our recruiter, Harold Harrington, at harold.harrington@nyuhs.org.

For Early-Career Candidates

If you are considering a career in laboratory technology and have not completed the educational requirements to sit for the Clinical Laboratory Technologist licensing exam, you may be eligible for United Health Services’ Education Incentive Program, which provides up to $8,000 per semester toward your Bachelor’s Degree. Contact recruitment@nyuhs.org for more information, including eligibility and work requirements.

About United Health Services

United Health Services is a not-for-profit healthcare system serving more than 500,000 people in Upstate New York’s Southern Tier region. We offer integrated healthcare services across 60 locations, including four hospitals, three walk-in centers, and 22 primary care offices in addition to home care and senior living facilities. The United Health Services system employs more than 6,300 people and comprises 600+ providers who are all committed to providing and supporting the delivery of exceptional patient care.

United Health Services employees and providers are “LOVED!” This means we’re Living Our Values Every Day. Here, you’ll join a team that is dedicated to values-based, coordinated patient care. Every day, we outwardly live our Values of Compassion, Trust, Respect, Teamwork, and Innovation.

United Health Services in an Equal Opportunity Employer.

United Health Services, Inc. and the members of the UHS System neither are affiliated with, sponsored, endorsed nor approved by, nor otherwise associated with, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS), UHS of Delaware, Inc. nor their affiliates, which can be found at www.uhsinc.com.