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• Title:     Medical Lab Tech

• Location:  Fort Liberty, NC (Formerly Bragg)

• Start Date: Immediately

• Job-Type: Full Time

Job Overview

The primary purpose of this position is to interact with donors to collect blood products. Performs a variety of duties on a rotating basis in various sections to include registration, vitals, and donor recovery. Interacts with donors and staff in a tactful, professional, and courteous manner.

Qualifications

• Degree/Education:  Graduate from a medical laboratory technician training program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or an educational program acceptable to the American Medical Technologist.

• Certification/registration as Medical Laboratory Technician or equivalent by the American Society for Clinical Pathology, American Medical Technologists, or other agency approved by the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), ASD(HA).

• Certificate: Basic Life Support

• Experience: One year of experience in a clinical laboratory in any one or a combination of the following sections: hematology, chemistry, cytology, histology, urinalysis, serology, microbiology, and blood bank.

• Computer Literacy:  Knowledge and ability to use computers and technology efficiently.

• Health Restrictions: Employees will have no health or physical disability restrictions that interfere with the performance of duties. This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is therefore subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations. The additional immunization/screening requirements for the risk of exposure to hepatitis virus (Hep B) and screening for tuberculosis (TB)

• US Citizen

Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:

• Rotates through various sections of the Blood Donor Center and on blood drives in remote locations. Independently performs standardized clinical laboratory tests and procedures appropriate to blood banking. The majority of work performed is covered in established standard operating procedures (SOP) and instructions, though occasionally, more complex procedures that are not covered in detail by existing documents. Maintains a professional attitude and communicates effectively with donors, patients, physicians, and fellow employees.

• Performs personal interviews to obtain medical histories and visual inspections of blood donors, ensuring donors meet all Food and Drug Administration (FDA) criteria and current manufacturing practices. Determines eligibility of potential donors based on judgment and under SOP and regulatory guidelines. Screen subjects donating blood (e.g., volunteer blood donors, autologous and therapeutic patients) and exercise care to ensure their blood is at a safe level before being used. Takes vital signs (i.e., temperature, pulse, and blood pressure) and checks hemoglobin and/or hematocrit levels, ensuring prospective donors are eligible to donate blood.

• Strips, segments, weighs, and stores whole blood units. Records information, such as the time of started and stopped drawing blood. Prepares samples to be sent to the testing laboratory. Receives and reviews test results, ensuring proper procedures are followed if irregularities or test discrepancies are found. Enters results into the computer system to update the files of blood donors and follow up log for serological testing of blood donor units. Inputs all data on the blood products in the computer system to ensure proper release and inventory of products. Label units for shipment or storage under SOP to ensure accuracy and appropriateness of the release and use of the blood product.

• Manufacturers packed red blood cells, platelets, fresh frozen plasma, and recovered plasma under SOP. Maintains records on component preparations. Performs quality control tests for red blood cells, platelets, and instrumentation by SOP.

• Stocks blood donor, blood processing, and blood product manufacturing supplies and mobile equipment. Ensures stock levels are adequate. Participates in mobile blood drives to remote sites. Operates and performs daily preventive maintenance, repair, and quality control on blood bank equipment (e.g., centrifuges, automated apheresis, venipuncture instruments). Performs specialized tests on platelets for quality control by standards. Works with hazardous materials (e.g., infectious biological material) and adheres to established safety procedures to minimize potential danger to self and others. Operates various computers and computer systems, including the computer control blood bank management system. Uses computer hardware and software programs to enter or recall data of donor registration and history, complete blood and component preparation, maintain test result tables, label units, control inventory, and ship blood products to the transfusion service. Records donor deferrals in the computer system per SOP. Maintains legible and accurate records by regulatory requirements for all procedures (e.g., test results, collection, preparation, processing, inventory, shipping, quality control). Collects and maintains quality control data and records as required. Provides input to the supervisor in evaluating new instrumentation, procedures, and products for possible future use. Keeps abreast of new developments in the field of immunohematology and serological testing of donor units.  Evaluate new techniques/equipment for use in the blood bank and provide recommendations. Participates in the training and orientation of new personnel (military and civilian), reserve military personnel, and students in blood banking theory and operations.

• Phlebotomy duties: Conducts second overall assessment of donors. Explain the procedures and prepare the donor arm for phlebotomy. Screens candidates for autologous collections. Exercises independent judgment to ensure phlebotomy procedures will not harm the donor and that the collected blood is processed, tested, and available at the time of the patient’s needs. Monitors donors during the donation process and observes for possible adverse reactions (e.g., light headache, passing out, convulsing). Administers first aid or calls for medical help depending on the circumstances.

• Apheresis procedures: Processes human volunteer apheresis donors. Takes donor history, temperature, pulse, blood pressure, hemoglobin, and collection of single donor plasma and single donor platelets using apheresis equipment and standard procedures.

• Perform a full range of clinical laboratory tests in any one or a combination of the following sections of the laboratory: hematology and blood bank. Determine the suitability of specimens for analysis. Prepare specimens for analysis and ensure that the physiologic state of the properties is maintained. Prepare reagents and primary reference materials as necessary. Calibrate, standardize, adjust, and maintain instruments. Verify correct instrument operation using established procedures and quality control checks. Identify the cause of common problems and make simple repairs. Recognize and react to indicators of malfunction. Locate and implement corrections. Obtain analytical data, convert it to a prescribed unit of reporting, as necessary, and correlate data to verify results. Conduct quality control procedures on equipment, reagents, and products and maintain proper records for quality control and quality assurance reports. Prepare specimens for transport to the MTF laboratory or mail them out. Prepare biological waste for proper disposal.

APPLICATION PROCESS

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