Blood Lab Technician (Nights)

Gulf Coast Blood•Houston, TX

About The Position

Under the supervision of a shift supervisor, the Blood Lab Technician performs fairly routine work requiring reasonable judgment in processing biological components, including red blood cells, platelets, cryoprecipitate AHF, single-donor plasma, source leukocytes, recovered plasma, and special orders. The role organizes and documents production, prepares and stores blood components, supports quality control and quarantined-component processes, responds to special patient-use requests, and assists with biohazard waste management and preparation and shipping of non-transfusable products for research, manufacturing, or clinical trials. Products must be handled according to standard operating procedures, client specifications, and applicable regulatory requirements. The position requires regular attendance and full-time availability for at least eight hours per day and 40 hours per week, or other hours determined by business needs. Employees must be available and willing to work overtime when needed. The posting also states that the employee must be available and willing to work weekends and holidays, but the sentence is incomplete. The role involves regular exposure to blood and blood components, other biohazard materials, and frequent extreme cold, as well as occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts and radiation risk.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Regular and acceptable attendance.
Availability to work at least 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week, or other schedules needed to meet business needs.
Willingness and availability to work overtime as business needs require.
Willingness to work weekends and holidays, as indicated in the incomplete posting text.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including frequently standing for long periods; occasionally lifting or moving up to 30 pounds; and occasionally pushing or pulling wheeled containers weighing up to 150 pounds.
Familiarity with and compliance with team-lift requirements in the Safety Program.
Ability to work with regular exposure to blood and blood components and other biohazard materials, and frequent exposure to extreme cold.
Ability to comply with applicable safety rules and policies and report actual and potential safety violations.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

Organize, identify, and accurately document daily component production in the computer system or manually when needed.
Weigh, balance, and load blood products intended for separation into the centrifuge, adjusting settings according to production intentions.
Organize, label, and store all produced components accurately and in accordance with procedures.
Assist with securing quarantined components and perform assigned quality-control functions for laboratory equipment.
Promptly respond to and prepare special patient-use requests or assignments; recognize and interpret special procedures or tags on units and act accordingly.
Assist with biohazard waste management, including collection and internal transport of organizational waste.
Assist in the RRPL area by organizing, preparing, packing, and shipping non-transfusable products for research, manufacturing, or clinical trials.
Manage products according to standard operating procedures and client specifications within a reasonable time.
Comply with OSHA, FDA, AABB, cGMP, and other regulatory standards to ensure product accuracy, potency, identity, and safety.
Comply with safety rules and policies and report actual or potential safety violations to the appropriate supervisor or manager.
Maintain regular and acceptable attendance.
Be available and willing to work overtime as business needs require.
Be available and willing to work weekends and holidays, as indicated in the incomplete posting text.