Job Description

Job Overview
The College of Medicine, Hoxworth Blood Center is recruiting for a full-time (100% FTE), Blood Bank Technician, 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.

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. The incumbent will be trained on first shift, then assigned to work various evening shifts 3:30pm-12:00 am M-F, with rotating weekends Saturday 12:00 pm- 8:30 pm, once training is completed.

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.