Job Title: Clinical Lab Technologist $10,000 sign on bonus*
Company: WMC Advanced Physician Services PC
City/State: Valhalla, NY
Category: Allied Health Prof/Technical
Department: Blood Bank- WMC Health
Position: Full Time
Hours: 8AM to 4PM
Shift: Day, Evening
Req #: 19139
Posted Date: Aug 13, 2020
Job Details:
Job Summary:
The Clinical Technologist is responsible for all activities with blood and blood components including, but not limited to, logging-in the units, thawing plasma, thawing and pooling cryoprecipitate, irradiate products and washing RBCs; setting up patient or blood product samples for testing by a technologist/automated machine; maintenance of lab equipment.
Responsibilities:
- Performing type and screen testing, cross matching, and antibody identification
- Calculating and preparing blood for exchange transfusion
- Ensuring blood inventory control is maintained at acceptable levels
- Recording all quality control and quality assurance activities, instrument and procedural calibrations, and maintenance performed
- Ensuring all blood components intended for transfusion are in accordance with cGMP as required by NYSDOH, FDA, AABB, CAP and NYBC
- Handling other related functions as needed
Experience:
Transfusion Service or as a Generalist with prior Blood Bank experience preferred
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science or MT Licenses / Certifications: Clinical Lab Technologists
Other:
- Ability to meet NYSDOH technologist requirements, make decisions independently
- use cell washers, blood irradiators and plasma thawers will be expected, as will familiarity with Hospital HIPPA privacy policies
- Superior oral/written communication, multitasking, problem solving, and PC skills are all essential.