Explore two different career paths in clinical laboratory science at Northwell Health.

At Northwell, there are many different paths you can take that can lead you toward a rewarding career journey. Our Northwell team members can advance their careers in many different ways and pursue specialties of interest through professional resources and development programs. This includes on-the-job training, continuing education opportunities through our Center for Learning and Innovation (CLI), tuition assistance, mentorship programs and more.

Clinical laboratory technologists perform procedures, examinations and other tests in line with established protocols, including maintaining equipment and records, and perform quality assurance activities. Here are the qualifications required for a clinical laboratory technologist position at Northwell:

• Requires a bachelor’s degree.
• Current license to practice as a clinical laboratory technologist in New York State is required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
• Requires 0-1 years of technical experience.

Below, learn how you can begin your journey as a clinical laboratory technologist and see how Chandni and Rova took different paths for a clinical laboratory science career at Northwell. For the complete job profiles of each role, we invite you to visit NorthwellCareers.com or view our available clinical laboratory roles here.

Chandni Patel

• 2009 – Intern/Student, Center for Advanced Medicine, Glen Cove Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital
• 2010 – Laboratory Technologist, South Shore University Hospital
• 2011 – Blood Bank Technologist, North Shore University Hospital
• 2017 – Blood Bank Supervisor, Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital
• 2019 – Blood Bank and Quality Laboratory Operations Manager, Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital
• Current position – Blood Bank Laboratory Operations Manager, Plainview Hospital and Syosset Hospital

Click here to learn more about Chandni’s career journey at Northwell.

Rova Lee-Huang

• 2012 – Clinical Laboratory Technologist, Molecular Pathology Laboratory, North Shore University Hospital
• 2016 – Clinical Laboratory Technical Specialist, Molecular Pathology Laboratory, North Shore University Hospital
• 2018 – Clinical Laboratory Lead Technologist, Molecular Pathology Laboratory, North Shore University Hospital
• 2021 – Manager, Clinical Laboratory Quality, Laboratory Administration, North Shore University Hospital
• Current position – Director, Clinical Laboratory Operations, Huntington Hospital

Click here to learn more about Rova’s career journey at Northwell.