DLO Evening Shift Blood Bank MLS/MLT I

Diagnostic Laboratory of Oklahoma (DLO)

Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Hours: 2pm-12:30am; variable hours (4-10 hour shifts) rotating weekends and holidays

Essential Functions: 

• Report to work on time and prepared for each scheduled shift
• Perform all assigned duties and processes, including tasks for which you are fully qualified and those within your demonstrated capabilities
• Maintain a positive, professional, and supportive attitude throughout the workday
• Work collaboratively as a team member and contribute to a respectful, productive work environment

• Follow the laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test result.
• Maintain records that demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient specimens. 
• Analyze specimens using approved testing procedures (see department SOPs).
• Review and release test results.
• Follow CLIA, HIPAA, OSHA, and safety guidelines as described in their respective guidelines.
• Adhere to the laboratory's quality control policies, document all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and all maintenance performed.
• Follow the laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems are not within the laboratory's established acceptable levels of performance.
• Identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results, correct the problems encountered or immediately notify the senior technologist or supervisor.
• Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the laboratory's established performance specifications.   

Required Knowledge:

• Must have thorough knowledge of Blood Bank theory and processes that are carried out in a busy Transfusion Service Department.  
• Must have the ability to use various computer systems.  

Required Experience: 

• 3-5 years Blood Bank/Transfusion Service experience performing routine and complex testing within a hospital setting preferred. 

Special Requirement:

• Must be able to maintain a professional attitude under heavy workload and in stressful situations. 
• Must be able to perform testing and other Blood Bank responsibilities as well as various QC/QA duties under heavy workload and in stressful situations. 
• Show up for work, on time and prepared to perform all tasks and processes each and every scheduled workday and remain performing those duties throughout the entire assigned work schedule.
• Perform all tasks and processes assigned by immediate supervisor including all tasks and processes you are fully qualified to perform and all tasks and processes that you may be overqualified to perform. Perform job duties as a collaborative member of the team with positive personal disposition that is supportive of team members.
• Weekends required.
• Holiday rotations required.
• Must be willing to work overtime or other times/shifts if required

MT(ASCP)/MLT(ASCP) or MLS(ASCP) required.