Discover Chandni’s career journey in clinical laboratory science at Northwell Health

Meet Chandni Patel, who grew her career from intern to a blood bank laboratory operations manager at Plainview and Syosset hospitals. Throughout her time at Northwell, Chandni has been grateful for all the resources that helped her expand her knowledge and confidently progress in her career while receiving support and recognition from her peers and leaders. Today, as a blood bank laboratory operations manager, Chandni is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the blood banks at Plainview and Syosset hospitals, including patient blood management and quality assurance. She conducts quarterly transfusion committee meetings where transfusion practices, ordering practices and usage statistics are reviewed. Chandni also collaborates with other hospitals on transfusion surveillance and transfusion record audits.

Chandni began her career with us in 2009 as a student intern working among multiple Northwell sites, including the Northwell Health Imaging Center for Advanced Medicine, Glen Cove Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and North Shore University Hospital (NSUH). The success she found by interning with Northwell, while furthering her education, led her to her next role in 2010 as a lab technologist at South Shore University Hospital. In this position, Chandni performed tests, such as antibody screenings and antibody identification tests. She was also responsible for receiving and maintaining blood inventory and issuing blood products (such as platelets, plasma and more). The following year, Chandni began her role as a blood bank technologist at NSUH, where she was responsible for performing tests, such as antibody titer and cord blood testing, performing quality control, instrument maintenance and more. After six years in this role, she began working as a blood bank supervisor at Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital (LIJVS), where she supervised blood bank staff, performed instrument validation, monitored blood and regent supply, and reviewed daily/monthly quality control. In 2019, Chandni advanced in her role as a blood bank lab operations manager at LIJVS.

Today, Chandni holds the same title while working at both Plainview and Syosset hospitals since 2022. She was able to advance as a leader with the knowledge gained in her past experiences and development programs, including the L-lead program and the high-potential program. The L-Lead program is a leadership certificate designed to help lab leaders improve their skills in quality, operations and more. The high-potential program at Long Island Jewish Valley Stream helps leaders build their abilities through professional development. Chandi shared, “The many learning and growth opportunities provided at Northwell Health helped me achieve success. I also benefitted from constructive feedback, recognition and support from my team and senior colleagues.” Chandni also partook in Northwell’s tuition reimbursement program, graduating with a master’s degree in clinical lab management specializing in blood bank technology in 2018. Chandni enjoys training new employees and working with students in her current role. She also loves that she can work with her dedicated team to provide quality care to patients. “A clinical laboratory career can be very rewarding and Northwell provides many opportunities to grow and explore different specialties, including blood bank, microbiology, histology and more.”

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