Technologist Lead, IRL

As Lead Technologist in IRL, you will provide daily lead functions, perform basic and advanced donor and patient tests and interpret results to determine donor-recipient compatibility. You will resolve compatibility problems, provide complex reference and consultation services to hospitals and transfusion services, and perform automated and manual test procedures on blood samples.

Responsibilities

• Consult and communicate with staff at other medical facilities, to resolve serologic problems and provide special units to transfusion recipients.
• Manage receipt, coordination, shipment and transport of patient and donor blood samples, to include ordering, receiving, inspecting, and preparing reagents associated with donor product inventory.
• Maintenance of the exceptional and rare donor products.
• Perform and interpret independent basic and complex donor and/or patient testing procedures and complete required quality control, as appropriate to state and federal regulations.
• Recognize testing irregularities, identify the cause, determine the solution, and resolve the problem or refers it to the appropriate level.
• May assume lead responsibilities to maintain, edit and review computer and manual records to assure accurate record keeping.
• Maintain accurate, legible, and complete records.
• Perform maintenance repair and validation of laboratory equipment and software maintenance.
• May perform internal staff training, competency reviews, and external customer education.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Biological Science or Chemistry required.
• MT(ASCP) Licensure if required by state.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• MLT (ASCP) certification with 5 years of blood banking experience can be substituted.
• Good written and verbal skills to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
• Must be able to work on a team.
• BB(ASCP) equivalent certification preferred.

Skills

• Blood Banking
• Donor-recipient compatibility testing
• Automated Test Procedures
• Manual Test Procedures
• Reference and Consultation Services
• Interpretation of Test Results
• MT(ASCP) Licensure
• MLT(ASCP) certification
• BB (ASCP) Certification
• Biological Sciences
• Chemistry