Medical Laboratory Scientist (Blood Bank) - NIH

Medical Laboratory Scientist (Blood Bank) - NIH

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: 8 hour Rotational (1st and 2nd Shift). Pay: $42-$46/hr.

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.