Blood Bank Technician, 2nd or 3rd Shift, Hoxworth Blood Center, Components Manufacturing Laboratory

Job Overview

The College of Medicine, Hoxworth Blood Center is recruiting for several full-time (100% FTE), Blood Bank Technician positions, in the Components Laboratory. These positions will support the University's mission and commitment to excellence in our students, faculty, staff, and all our activities.

The Blood Bank Technician will prepare blood component products for transfusion, using specialized equipment and procedures. The intended candidate will perform complex laboratory procedures that include preparation of red blood cells platelet concentrates, plasma, and cryoprecipitate; leukocyte reduction; irradiation; freezing and deglycerolizing; preparation of specialized hospital blood products, and processing and shipping samples to testing laboratory. The candidate must successfully complete an extensive FBI background check as a condition for employment. Selected candidates will begin training on first shift and, upon completion, will transition to a permanent second or third shift that includes a rotating weekend day.

STARTING WAGE: $21.57 per hour, plus additional shift differential pay!

Saving lives is no easy task, but at Hoxworth Blood Center, it's what we do every day and we're looking for positive, professional individuals to join our team and help advance our lifesaving mission. If you're a detail-oriented individual with experience in blood product processing, and a passion for making a difference in the lives of others, then we invite you to apply for a position at Hoxworth Blood Center.

Essential Functions

• Prepare component products for transfusion (i.e., red blood cells, washed red blood cells, frozen red blood cells, deglycerolized red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma, recovered plasma, cryoprecipitate, and source leukocytes and blood salvage).
• Label products (i.e. Red Blood Cells, Fresh Frozen Plasma, Cryoprecipitate and Apheresis Platelets) for transfusion and dispose of unusable units.
• Assist with instruction/training of students, new employees, residents, etc.
• Evaluate acceptability of incoming donor specimens and perform electronic data entry related to sample preparation for blood bank testing.
• Retrieve, interpret, and update blood product inventory data.
• Prepare pooled cryoprecipitate.
• Process incoming specimens; order issue and/or release blood components.
• Perform quality control checks on selected equipment.
• Communicate appropriate information to individuals internal, as well as external, to the department.
• Maintain a safe and clean work area.
• Monitor inventory of supplies and reagents.
• Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Four (4) years of relevant work experience and/or other specialized training can be used in lieu of education requirement.

Required Trainings/Certifications

Relevant training.

Additional Qualifications Considered

• Degree in Science.
• Blood Bank experience.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Sitting - Continuously
• Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) - Continuously
• Hearing, listening - Continuously
• Talking - Continuously
• Standing - Continuously
• Walking - Continuously
• Bending - Often
• Pulling, pushing - Often
• Lifting - up to 20 pounds - Often
• Stooping - Seldom
• Climbing stairs/ladders - Seldom
• Kneeling, squatting - Seldom
• Crouching - Seldom
• Crawling - Seldom
• Reaching overhead - Seldom
• Shoveling - Seldom
• Lifting - up to 50 pounds - Seldom
• Lifting - over 50 pounds - Seldom