Position Title: Blood Bank Lab Specialist III
Department: Blood Bank
Job Description:General Description: Under minimal supervision, performs routine and complex standardized clinical diagnostic tests in the blood bank.
Essential Responsibilities:
Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.
- Participates in performance improvement activities and supports the hospital in meeting regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Assists supervisor with laboratory quality activities including quality monitoring and auditing, occurrence/deviation documentation.
- Performs laboratory patient testing in a prompt and reliable manner according to established hospital and departmental policies.
- Must also be able to teach others how to manage patient testing, QC and maintenance.
- Serves as subject matter expert on blood banking and transfusion medicine.
- Primary preceptor for all new hires staff and program students. Principal trainer for transfusion service and collaborates with nursing educators and TSO.
- Competent to perform all testing and assess competency of others.
- Assists staff with troubleshooting, area management and specimen issues.
- Plans and schedules work area assignments.
- Complies with all hospital and laboratory safety policies and procedures including the appropriate use of PPE.
- Documents deviations in RL solutions.
- Performs immunohematology testing.
- Processes and labels blood components and special blood components and pediatric aliquots.
- Performs quality control procedures following authorized laboratory policy. Submits QC for review.
- May be principal trainer for transfusion service or may be principal operator for blood bank instrumentation and interfaces.
- Conducts team huddles and in-services.
- Operates, calibrates and maintains instrumentation within scope of training and established protocols. Documents completion of instrument maintenance and function checks.
- Sets up new methodologies, develops procedural protocols. Is a writer and reviewer for Blood Bank procedures.
- Assumes responsibility of own professional development and acts as a mentor for others.
- Calls critical notification values to appropriate clinical staff and documents those notifications in the electronic medical record.
- Performs proficiency testing according to laboratory and regulatory requirements. May submit PT results to regulatory agency.
- Participates in inventory management.
- Completes annual competency assessment and is a qualified evaluator.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Graduate of MT/MLS/CLS/BB/SBB program or Associate Degree of Medical Lab Technology (MLT) required.
Experience: 5 or more years of experience in blood bank required.
License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required: Nationally recognized certification through one of the following governing accreditations: ASCP, AMT, AABB, NASKL, ASCLS, HHS, ASHI, AAB, ABB, AMS, CRP, EBPH, Military or NILA.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Must have the skills to perform required laboratory testing.
- Must be able to work as part of a team and follow instructions.
- Must be able to consistently and dependably report to work as scheduled.
- Must be able to maintain legible, accurate and organized records.
- Ability to exercise discretion in handling confidential information and exercise sound judgment.
- Must be able to multi-task and remain calm in stressful situations.
- Must possess ability to understand various operations, policies and procedures.
- Ability to work and communicate with co-workers and other caregivers, and meet their needs in a professional, polite, courteous, compassionate and cooperative manner.
- Must demonstrate a high level of initiative, effort and commitment towards establishing priorities and completing assignments.
- Advanced knowledge of blood bank and transfusion medicine theory and practices.
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