Senior Blood Bank Technologist

Full-time Senior Blood Bank Technologist needed at a top facility in Washington!
(Reference Code: KAM)

Currently looking to hire a Senior Technologist in our immunohematology reference lab.

Requirements:
* Certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) or Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT), and a minimum of five years laboratory technical experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience) and including at least one of the following:
o At least four years experience in immunohematology reference testing.
o Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB) certification.
* Must qualify as Testing Personnel, High Complexity Testing, under CLIA personnel requirements found in Subpart M of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Perform daily workups of complex antibody problems and red cell reference testing according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Fill orders for blood, meeting required Turn Around Time.
- Perform donor antibody identification and investigate ABO/Rh type discrepancies.
- Perform antibody ID using tube, gel and solid phase methods.
- Perform warm autoantibody evaluations using matched cells, adsorption and/or elution techniques.
- Able to use enhancing reagents and enzymes in evaluation of complex antibody problems.
- Perform extended transfusion reaction evaluations.
- Serve as IRL Lead to coordinate assignment of workload to applicable IRL staff according to each staff member's training and ability.
- Report results of tests performed to physicians, other health care and laboratory professionals, and institutions.
- Understand and participate in QA functions of the laboratory.
- Complete CAP/AABB Survey Assignments within allotted timeframe.
- Participate in interviews and assess qualifications based on needs of positions.
- Train new Technologists that will be performing routine work in IRL.

Offering competitive pay and benefits!!
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