Job Opportunities

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 a full-time Lab Information Systems Manager/TH Associate Technical Director.  The successful candidate will:

• Coordinate Laboratory Information Systems and serve as a liaison with campus Information Systems Department.
• Manage the maintenance and trouble-shooting of the Cerner, Co-Path, Document Control, Point-of-Care Testing Databases, and Systems Hardware.
• Upgrade and support additional software revisions and hardware, including Blood Bank, HLA Co-Path Anatomic system, reference laboratory interface, and other Laboratory Operational Databases.
• Prepare statistical reports for benchmarking and operational improvements.
• Ensure compliance with laboratory reporting requirements to Regulatory Agencies.
• Maintain Laboratory Information Systems compliance records.
• Ensure that Laboratory Information System Procedures and Policies are adequate and meet the needs of the Hospital.
• Assist in the implementation of upgrades of the Hospital Information System.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree or equivalent in Medical Technology, Physical or Biological Science or Information Systems. 
• New York State Clinical Laboratory Technologist License. 
• Experience with Cerner Laboratory Information System.  

Preferred Qualifications:

• ASCP certification. 

Work Schedule:

Variable Days; Variable Hours

Salary Grade/Rank:

SL 5

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications.

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 ada@downstate.edu.