Blood Donor Center Technician - Clinical Lab Assistant
Company: The University of Chicago Medical Center
Location: Chicago
Posted on: January 28, 2023
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Job Description:
Blood Donor Center TechnicianJob Description
Join a world-class academic healthcare system, University of
Chicago Medicine, as a Blood Donor Center Technician, for the
Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM).
Job Summary
The Blood Donor Center Technician is responsible for all services
related to blood donation. These services include donor
marketing/recruitment, donor scheduling, determining donor
eligibility, collection of whole blood and platelet apheresis while
ensuring donor and recipient safety. Additional responsibilities
include performing and monitoring quality control and following all
regulatory requirements including AABB, FDA and CAP.
Essential Job Functions
* Performs donor health screening and history assessment to
determine donor eligibility according to regulator agency
requirements.
* Ensure all questions on the donor history questionnaire are
answered and fully explained/documented as appropriate.
* Performs whole blood and automated platelet apheresis collections
on eligible donors as well as patient therapeutic phlebotomy
procedures.
* Monitor donors for adverse reactions.
* Follows all regulatory requirements and good manufacturing
practices including strict adherence to donor identification, blood
product identification and documentation.
* Analyzes all test and quality control results for errors,
inconsistencies and deviations prior to determining donor
eligibility.
* Initiates and documents any troubleshooting to resolve donor or
equipment issues.
* Practices the proficient and safe use of all equipment necessary
for the completion of all duties and responsibilities.
* Follows all maintenance, safety and quality control policies and
procedures in the department.
* Prepares and maintains adequate inventory of reagents, supplies
and control materials and notifies supervisor of any shortages or
problems.
* Schedules Donors and optimizes to reduce wait times.
* Performs all aspects of this position to ensure the excellent
donor experiences.
* Create marketing campaigns and engage in donor recruitment to
increase new donor pool as well as retain established donors.
* Prepare for blood drives including scheduling management,
equipment and supplies relocation for off-site drives, blood bag
preparation, safe storage/transport of collected blood units.
Required Qualifications
* Must satisfy CLIA 88 qualification requirements
* High school diploma or equivalent
* At least one-year clinical laboratory or related experience
* Knowledge and ability to safely use laboratory and hospital
information systems
* Knowledge and ability to use automated/conventional laboratory
equipment
* Organization of time, materials, and processes
* Ability to interact effectively and professionally with
colleagues and other healthcare workers
Preferred Qualifications
* MLT (ASCP) certification/eligibility preferred
* Associates Degree preferred
Position Details
* Job Type/FTE: Full Time
* Shift: Dayshift (8:00am-4:30pm)
* Unit/Department: Blood Product (DCAM)
* CBA Code: Non-Union
Must comply with UCMC's COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a
condition of employment. If you have already received the
vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment
process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu
Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions
will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a
pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are
also required for all employees prior to hire.
Why Join Us
We've been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide
superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each
patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need
employees with passion, talent and commitment--- with patients and
with each other. We're in this together: working to advance medical
innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our
collective knowledge forward. If you'd like to add enriching human
life to your profile, The University of Chicago Medicine is for
you. Here at the forefront, we're doing work that really matters.
Join us. Bring your passion.
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Bring your career to the next level at a hospital that is thriving;
from patient satisfaction to employee engagement, we are at the
Forefront of Medicine. Take advantage of all we have to offer and
#BringYourPassiontotheForefront.
University of Chicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be
a part of this pursuit of excellence at:
www.uchospitals.edu/jobs
The University of Chicago Medical Center is an equal opportunity
employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race,
color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual ori
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