• Serves as a liaison between the Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics laboratory of the Department of Laboratories and the Renal Transplantation department. This is accomplished by attending weekly and monthly Renal Transplantation department committee meetings, recording and sharing the meeting minutes with laboratory staff and updating patient laboratory/testing records (file cards, folders & lists) from information obtained at these meetings. Will bring recommendations for problem resolution to the SL-5 Associate Technical Director and laboratory staff for discussion and may participate in resolution.
• Provides (bi-weekly) the Renal Transplantation department team coordinators with recipient forms, cross-match forms & donor report forms once reviewed and signed by the lab director.
• Will maintains a current and accurate listing (updating when changes occur) of the dialysis centers (including addresses, phone #’s & contact information) which serve our patients and sends our patients specimens to the Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics laboratory for testing.
• Will follow-up with dialysis centers to resolve issues when problems arise such as receiving mislabeled or hemolyzed specimens.
• Utilizing the Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics laboratory standards and regulations, maintains and modifies as necessary, an internal network file system for documenting when the renal patients have been tested for the identification of HLA antibodies
• The transporting of specimens to and from the Specimen Receiving and Histocompatibility laboratory departments, according to all established protocols. Problem resolution as appropriate.
• Assists with the Living -Related Donor/Recipient Specimen Storage project. Duties include but not limited to: specimen processing, labeling. storage and maintaining a current donor/recipient listing. Will notify the Renal Transplantation department and /or the Tissue Typing lab staff when any specimen collection/processing issues occur.
• Assists with “out of state” Living Donor program by providing the assigned Patient Care Manager with all the information and materials (forms collection tubes, mailing instructions etc.) required for shipping specimens to our laboratory for testing. According to relevant standards and regulations.
• Performs a variety of daily weekly & monthly quality assurance activities including but not limited to monitoring/documenting laboratory temperatures, testing of eye-washes, cleaning refrigerators/freezers & preparing disinfecting solutions (Bleach-Rite). Responsible for all regulatory record keeping for the Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics laboratory regulatory inspections.
• Uses the United Parcel Service (UPS) software for the shipping and receiving of specimen blood collection shipping containers from the dialysis centers. Responsibilities include: the generation of UPS shipping labels, preparation of shipping packages, transport of shipping packages to UPS pick-up location. Responsible for the ordering of UPS shipping supplies and the tracking of all packages shipped from laboratory. Responsible for problem resolution as appropriate.
• Will perform the following specimen receiving duties: out-patient registration (HIS-Cerner), test ordering /accessioning (LIS-Sunquest) and aliquoting patient blood specimens into secondary specimen storage containers, carefully ensuring they labelled properly and stored in the correct storage environment (refrigerator/freezer). Responsible for problem resolution as appropriate.
• Answering telephone calls to the Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics laboratory, relaying messages and providing excellent customer service for all inquiries (e.g., specimen collection requirements, shipping instructions etc.). Also provides problem resolution as appropriate.
• Responsible for entering the monthly on-call schedule (Clin Lab Techs on-call) in the Stony Brook Switchboard paging (SBUH Spok web) program. Follow-up on any scheduling issues. Brings unresolved issues to the attention of SL-5 Associate Technical Director as soon as possible.
• Performa a variety of clerical functions included but not limited to mailing, copying, faxing, scanning and printing.

Special Notes: Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

In accordance with federal and state regulations that all hospitals and nursing homes require personnel to be vaccinated against COVID-19, candidates who are not already fully vaccinated must obtain the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine within three (3) calendar days of acceptance of a conditional job offer and must obtain any subsequent doses in accordance with that particular vaccine manufacturer’s protocol. Candidates who are partially vaccinated, but not yet fully vaccinated, must complete their vaccination series within three (3) calendar days of a job offer or in accordance with that particular vaccine manufacturer’s protocol, whichever comes later.

The state regulation also includes those who may be affiliated with or interact with employees of a hospital or nursing home. The regulations allow for limited exemptions with reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable law.

.Posting Overview: This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised on the application that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).

If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimal, two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note, that if no candidate were identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review, and possibly reposted at a later date.

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• Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
• All Hospital positions maybe subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.
• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
• This function/position maybe designated as “essential.” This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.

Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services*
• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
• Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen*
• Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre employment screenings.
• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

Failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.

• The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.

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Anticipated Pay Range:

The starting salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established as $40,500 - $47,625.

The above salary range (or hiring range) represents SBUH’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

In addition, all full time UUP positions have a $3,026 location pay.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number in your paycheck. SBUH provides generous leave, health plans, and state pension that add to your bottom line.