Medical Laboratory Scientist (Blood Bank) - NIH

Kelly Government Solutions is a strategic supplier and business partner to the federal government and its key suppliers. The National Institutes of Health is seeking a Blood Bank Technologist. This is a long-term, full-time, contract position based in Bethesda, MD. This position offers a competitive benefits package. Shift: Rotational (1st and 2nd Shift).

This is a long-term contract position which offers :

- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit package

- Optional health, vision, and dental plans

- Paid leave, paid federal holidays, and 401K plan.

- Access to NIH’s unparalleled resources and niche scientific initiatives.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operate, calibrate, or maintain equipment used in quantitative or qualitative analysis, such as spectrophotometers, calorimeters, flame photometers, or computer-controlled analyzers
• Maintain laboratory equipment
• Perform component manufacturing duties i.e. prepare blood components such as frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate, leuko-reduced RBC, buffy coats from whole blood collections and pathogen reduced platelets.
• Perform lot release and labeling for blood components
• Perform laboratory testing pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical phases in accordance with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.
• Evaluate blood transfusion orders for appropriateness based on screening criteria.
• Communicate with nurses and physicians to clarify questionable transfusion or testing orders
• Perform compatibility crossmatch testing of donor and patient-recipient samples using automated and manual methods.
• Independently resolve routine RBC blood group antibody problems.
• Perform moderately complex testing to resolve complex RBC blood group antibody problems in consultation with technical specialist.

REQUIREMENTS .

• Completion of an accredited clinical laboratory training program in laboratory science.
• Minimum three (3) years of blood bank bank experience in laboratory environment is preferred.
• ASCP or AMT certification, required.