Component Processing Technician

LIFESHARE BLOOD CENTER•Shreveport, LA

10d•$14•Onsite

About The Position

LifeShare Blood Center is seeking a Blood Component Processing Technician to join our operations laboratory team. The Component Tech will process and prepare blood components from whole blood units, label and record all products prepared. Using a centrifuge, the Tech will manufacture appropriate products based on the needs of the organization and customer orders. An integral member of the hospital services team, the Tech helps to ensure a safe blood supply is available at healthcare centers in our community when needed for traumas, therapies and treatments. Join us in our important mission to connect blood donors and the lives they impact! Reporting to the Components Supervisor, and working collaboratively as a member of the hospital services team, the Component Tech will integrate LifeShare’s mission and values into daily decisions, behaviors and actions. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, dependable and punctual and has effective organization and communication skills. They demonstrate a positive approach toward donors, customers and other team members and have a passion for service to our community. Beginning rate of pay is $14.00/hr, with opportunity for skill-based advancement. LifeShare offers a generous benefits package, including free medical, life and disability insurance; employer contributions (6%) to the 401k retirement savings plan, paid time off, and employee wellness program. GIVE BLOOD. SHARE LIFE.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Must be dependable, punctual and have effective communication skills.
Must demonstrate a positive approach toward customers and other staff members, acting in a highly professional manner at all times.
Must be able to maintain confidentiality of donor or patient information at all times.
Must be able to perform duties which require standing or bending for long periods of time without relief.
Must be able to work irregular hours, often in excess of 8 hours per day, week-ends and holidays.
Must be able to be "on call" on a regular basis and to return to work when required.
Must be able to work with needles, scissors, blood bags, human blood, and collection equipment and work in a fast paced environment.
Work involves potential exposure to infectious diseases from blood and blood products.

Responsibilities

Process and prepare blood components from whole blood units
Label and record all products prepared
Manufacture appropriate products based on the needs of the organization and customer orders
Integrate LifeShare’s mission and values into daily decisions, behaviors and actions.