Clinical Lab Scientist - Per Diem
University of California, San Francisco•San Francisco, CA
About The Position
Performs test procedures in the Transfusion Service, including manual and automated testing, result reporting, and operation of laboratory instruments and equipment. Initiates troubleshooting when instrumentation or equipment produces errors and follows established quality-control procedures. The role requires working successfully in a high-volume setting and completing assigned work without close or continual supervision. The scientist performs routine and problem-solving Transfusion Service procedures; reviews, validates, and enters results in the laboratory information system (LIS); investigates transfusion reactions; supports emergency release and massive transfusion protocol workflows; and manages the inventory, verification, allocation, modification, and issue of organs and vessels. The role also includes instrument and manual quality control, documentation, equipment maintenance and troubleshooting, communication with hospital personnel, and assigned studies or projects. The position is per diem.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree.
- Valid California Department of Health Clinical Laboratory Scientist license or limited license in Immunohematology; maintain an active license and follow the Clinical Lab CLS licensure policy.
- Recent experience performing clinical laboratory testing.
- Ability to work in a high-volume setting and without close or continual supervision.
- California Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) license.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of Blood Bank or Transfusion Service experience in a high-volume laboratory within the past five years.
- Experience selecting and crossmatching blood for sensitized or problem recipients.
- Experience with antibody identification and titers.
- Experience with serologic follow-up of transfusion reactions.
- Experience with Blood Bank quality-control procedures.
- Experience with problems associated with transfusion of neonates.
- Experience using hospital and laboratory information systems.
- Experience performing testing on an automated platform.
Responsibilities
- Perform routine and problem-solving Transfusion Service procedures manually and using automated instruments, accurately and within established completion times.
- Review, validate, and enter test results and interpretations in the LIS.
- Investigate transfusion reactions promptly, including clerical checks, repeat testing, quarantining co-components, and notifying the resident.
- Recognize unexpected or abnormal results, investigate them, initiate problem-solving, and notify a supervisor and/or resident as appropriate.
- Perform Lead/traffic tech duties when assigned, including managing Emergency Release and Massive Transfusion Protocol products and following up on pending tests and product orders.
- Enter organs and vessels into inventory; verify data in the UNOS website; and allocate, modify, and issue organs and vessels.
- Perform, document, and analyze instrument and manual quality-control testing; repeat testing, use a different lot, or troubleshoot when results are outside acceptable ranges.
- Investigate unexpected quality-control results, quarantine suspect reagent lots, and communicate findings to the appropriate specialist or supervisor.
- Complete documentation accurately and legibly, including LIS updates and result corrections; notify a supervisor of corrections and document errors through work records and the electronic variance reporting program.
- Complete assigned training and competency requirements and remain current on procedural changes and departmental communications.
- Replenish supplies; clean and organize work areas; receive, log, and store reagents and supplies according to procedure.
- Assist coworkers and urgent work, serve as a resource to hospital laboratory technicians, and help train new staff or students as assigned.
- Follow infection-control, personal-protection, and other UCSF Medical Center and Clinical Laboratories policies and procedures.
- Organize work to complete assigned tasks by the end of the shift and communicate ongoing problems and pending blood orders to the next shift.
- Communicate blood availability, departmental policies and procedures, and designated donor or autologous blood information accurately and professionally; answer calls and in-person questions.
- Record the time and recipient of telephone reports and enter sufficiently detailed, accurate results and updates in the LIS.
- Operate Blood Bank equipment and analytical instruments safely; recognize malfunctions, notify the appropriate person, prevent use of unacceptable equipment, troubleshoot, document issues and corrective actions, and arrange vendor or repair service as needed.
- Perform assigned equipment maintenance and document tasks and results; do not alter equipment or settings without supervisor approval.
- Complete requested survey testing, special studies, SOP validations, or projects within agreed time frames and document results.
- Initiate online variance or incident reports for injuries, complaints, or errors.
