Clinical Lab Technologist

Westchester Medical Center•Valhalla, NY

15h

About The Position

The Clinical Lab Technologist is responsible for activities involving blood and blood components, including logging in units, thawing plasma, thawing and pooling cryoprecipitate, irradiating products, and washing red blood cells. The role also sets up patient or blood product samples for testing by a technologist or automated machine and maintains laboratory equipment. The technologist performs transfusion-service testing and preparation, maintains blood inventory, records quality control and quality assurance activities, and ensures that blood components intended for transfusion comply with applicable cGMP requirements and standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Biological Science or MT.
Clinical Laboratory Technologist license issued by the New York State Education Department, or a limited permit as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist or restricted license to practice clinical laboratory technology at Westchester Medical Center issued by the New York State Education Department.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a Transfusion Service or as a Generalist with prior Blood Bank experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Log in blood units and handle blood components.
Thaw plasma and thaw and pool cryoprecipitate.
Irradiate blood products and wash red blood cells.
Set up patient or blood product samples for testing by a technologist or automated machine.
Maintain laboratory equipment.
Perform type and screen testing, cross-matching, and antibody identification.
Calculate and prepare blood for exchange transfusion.
Maintain blood inventory at acceptable levels.
Record quality control and quality assurance activities, instrument and procedural calibrations, and maintenance performed.
Ensure blood components intended for transfusion comply with cGMP requirements of the NYSDOH, FDA, AABB, CAP, and NYBC.
Handle other related functions as needed.