Blood Lab Technician - Full Time

ConnectLife helps people help others. As a federally designated, not-for-profit organ procurement organization and community blood bank, we save and enhance lives through organ, eye, tissue, and blood donation. A career with ConnectLife, no matter what job you do, is an opportunity to make a difference in WNY through educating the community, inspiring donation, and connecting lives.

Full Time Component Technician- Blood Lab

4444 Bryant and Stratton Way, Williamsville, NY 14221

Job Summary:
Receive, triage, and process incoming blood product and manufacture into various components.  May also be required to assist with blood product distribution, customer service and all computer functions related with those duties.

Pay:

$18.00 per hour

Shift Differential +$2.00/hr after 6:30pm

Schedule:

• Full-time
• First Shift: Monday-Friday; 7:30-4:00pm
• Rotating Holidays and Weekends

Education Requirements:

• High school diploma required.
• Degree in biological/clinical science preferred.
  
  

Experience:

• 6 months experience in healthcare/laboratory/manufacturing required.
• Experience in biological/clinical sciences preferred.
   

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must have general computer competencies (i.e., Microsoft Office, data entry, fax/copier).
• Must be detail oriented and highly organized with the ability to multi-task, able to maintain focus and accuracy through interruptions and emotional stress.
• Ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal means required.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Physically receive, inspect, and reconcile blood products and tubes when they arrive from blood drives and scan into laboratory computer system.
2. Prepare and separate donor blood into components (described in standard operating procedure). 
3. Ensure products are stored at appropriate temperatures and processed within time frames associated with type of product.   Utilize temperature monitoring system and address temperature alarms and excursions in a timely manner. 
4. Perform daily Quality control of lab equipment before use.
5. Perform component manufacturing duties to include segmenting, filtering, sampling, and weighing products for QC. 
6. Prepare tubes for shipment to qualified testing laboratory daily.  Ensure all required tests are ordered and units reconciled.  Submit test request daily and follow up with additional test requirements.
7. Perform BacT culture and or/ pathogen reduction of platelet pheresis products as needed.
8. Further process plasma into cryoprecipitate and pooled cryoprecipitate.
9. Label and validate components when testing is complete.
10. Ensure proper disposition of blood products to include quarantine, investigation and discarding when appropriate.  Perform all computer or manual functions necessary to document and track disposition of all components.
11. Consign blood products to hospitals or other consignees (plasma manufacturers, etc.) as necessary.
12. Answers phone/fax orders from hospitals.
13. Adheres to SOPs and follows established blood center SOPs and cGMPs.  Demonstrates and maintains competencies of job duties as assigned.  Completes training and assignments by due date.
14. Stays in communication by consistently checking emails and mailboxes.
15. Box up biohazard boxes.

What We Offer:

• Health Insurance
• Employer Sponsored Dental & Vision insurance
• Employer Sponsored Life insurance
• Paid vacation & sick time on an accrual basis beginning on day 1
• 401(k) after one year of service with 3% employer contribution
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Pet insurance
• And more!