Blood Bank Technologist- Per Diem

Job Title

Performs a variety of diversified and complex laboratory tests.

Job Responsibilities

• Performs assays of biological specimens according to established policies and procedures, utilizing specific instruments, equipment, reagents, and techniques.
• Reviews and reports patients' results within established turnaround time.
• Alerts supervisor to problems and/or unusual or critical results, as they occur
• Reviews "critical" level results and notifies patient's doctor of same. Maintains proper documentation of action.
• Maintains equipment in good operating condition by performing routine preventive maintenance, including start up and shut down procedures of major instruments. Maintains documentation of procedures.
• Performs and documents Quality Control Procedures, blood product quality control and alerts supervisor to failed results.
• Treats receipt and analysis of proficiency test samples in the same manner as patients specimens.
• Follows the Laboratory's policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.
• Identifies and corrects problems that may adversely affect test performance or results reporting, notifies supervisor when appropriate.
• Documents corrective action taken when test systems deviate from the Laboratory's established performance specifications.
• Monitors and trains students as directed by the pathologist and area supervisor.
• Utilizes Laboratory Computer System for procedures necessary for processing specimens, donors and unit information and reporting results according to department policies and procedures.
• Troubleshoots equipment as necessary to correct malfunctions. Maintains proper documentation of action taken.
• Maintains blood inventory and orders as needed.
• Performs donor history, physical and processing for quicker availability of units for patient's use.
• Performs venipuncture on inpatients and/or outpatients as required.
• Performs special test procedures and assists in donor recruitment as directed by Pathologist and area supervisor.
• Maintains supplies needed for donor area and informs supervisor in advance when orders need to placed.
• Maintains donor files and quality control records and charts.
• Obtains and interprets information in terms of the donor/patient needs.
• Observes whole blood and aphaeresis donor requirements in terms of medical history, physical requirements and deferral criteria.
• Performs donor arm preparation, collects whole blood,single donor platelets and attends to donor reactions according to established policies and procedures
• Operates equipment such as automated scales, high determination equipment and sophisticated aphaeresis collection apparatus, as needed
• Assists with physical set-up for donor collection to afford privacy and confidentiality of donor's information history
• Responds appropriately to donor reactions to whole blood and aphaeresis collection.
• Maintains cleanliness of work and surrounding area, and follows established safety and infection control procedures
• Assists in revision and update of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) manual.
• Participates in Quality Improvement teams and adheres to customer service guidelines.
• Performs cryopreservation, thawing, washing, re-suspension and quality control on peripheral blood and bone marrow stem cells according to established procedures.
• Assists in notifying blood donors when transfusion transmitted viral testing is abnormal.
• Considers appropriate psychosocial aspects of care
• Performs related duties, as required.

Physical Demands

• Occasional pushing, stooping, stretching, pulling, lifting (objects 5 to 10 lbs)
• Frequent standing, sitting, walking, carrying of small objects.

Job Qualification

• Bachelor Degree in Medical Technology or related field, required. ASCP/NCA Certification in Blood Bank, preferred.
• New York State Clinical Laboratory License and Registration.
• Minimum of one (1) year recent experience in clinical laboratory as a blood bank technologist, required. Aphaeresis experience, preferred.

Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).