Resolving compatibility problems, and providing complex reference and consultation services to hospitals and transfusion services.
Performing automated and manual test procedures on blood samples.
Managing receipt, coordination, shipment, and transport of patient and donor blood samples and documenting supply and equipment problems.
Managing reagent inventory (ordering, receiving, inspection and preparation).
Recognizing/resolving testing irregularities and assisting other Medical Technologists in problem resolution.
Consulting with staff at other medical facilities, to resolve complex serologic problems and providing special units to transfusion recipients.
Performing manufacturing duties associated with special blood products, if applicable.
Standard Schedule : Monday-Thursday 5pm-3:30am or 4pm-2:30am or 6pm-4:30am
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED :
MT(ASCP)
Bachelor's degree with major in biological science or chemistry
M inimum 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.
State license may be required where applicable.
Skills & Abilities: Good written and verbal skills to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
Must be able to work on a team.
WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE (Preferred Qualifications):
BB(ASCP) or SBB and/or experience in a Reference Laboratory
Physical Requirements:
Requires standing, stretching, stooping and bending for extended time periods. Lift, pull, push and move objects of up to 50 pounds. May work in walk-in refrigerator/freezers for periods of time. Required to wear protective clothing such as lab coats, gloves, face shields, etc.
BENEFITS FOR YOU:
As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work . Our comprehensive package includes:
Medical, Dental Vision plans
Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
401K with up to 6% match
Paid Family Leave
Employee Assistance
Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
Service Awards and recognition
Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to
make your career a force for good!
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Benefits
Health insuranceDental insuranceVision insurance401(k)Paid time offFlexible schedule
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By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?
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Job Description:
Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals e quipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.
When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing mission that's bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you're cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.
Where Your Career is a Force for Good!
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW :
As a IRL Technologist at the Red Cross you will perform basic and advanced donor and patient tests, and interpret results to determine donor-recipient compatibility. You will resolve compatibility problems; provide intermediate reference and consultation services to hospitals and transfusion services . Perform automated and manual test procedures on blood samples
WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE GOOD
Americanredcross · Douglasville, GA