Components Lab Technician - Evenings
About The Position
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is hiring a detail-oriented Components Lab Technician in Birmingham, Alabama. The role helps prepare a safe blood supply for patients by handling, processing, and storing blood components intended for transfusion. Work takes place in a regulated laboratory and requires accuracy, teamwork, and dependable attendance. This is a full-time position with an evening schedule that includes weekdays, rotating weekends, and holidays; scheduled workdays vary according to operational needs. The technician receives and inspects blood and blood components, processes whole blood into separate components, and stores and manages products according to LifeSouth procedures. The role also involves entering product information into blood banking software, maintaining required records and quality-control documentation, and cleaning and maintaining laboratory equipment and work areas. Criminal background check and drug screen are required upon a conditional offer of hire.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation; must meet and maintain LifeSouth’s driver eligibility requirements.
- Willingness and ability to work evening shifts and varying schedules, including rotating weekends and holidays, with consistent attendance.
- Basic computer and math skills and the ability to maintain accurate, organized records.
- Ability to read and follow instructions, safety rules, and laboratory procedures.
- Strong communication, teamwork, and time-management skills.
- Manual dexterity to operate laboratory equipment.
- Ability to perform physical duties, including standing, walking, repetitive movements, and occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds, with reasonable accommodation as applicable.
Nice To Haves
- Previous laboratory experience is preferred, but prior laboratory experience is not required.
Responsibilities
- Receive and inspect blood and blood components to confirm they meet acceptance and safety requirements, and report concerns to laboratory leadership.
- Process whole blood into separate components and operate laboratory equipment, including centrifuges, sterile connection devices, and blood filters.
- Store blood components properly and manage quarantined products; label, release, or discard products as trained and authorized under LifeSouth procedures.
- Enter product information accurately into LifeSouth’s blood banking software and maintain processing records and required quality-control documentation.
- Clean and maintain laboratory equipment and work areas while following safety requirements and standard operating procedures.
- Complete required training, communicate with the team, and maintain reliable attendance for evening shifts and varying schedules, including rotating weekends and holidays.
Benefits
- Generous paid time off plan.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance available to full-time employees beginning the first of the month after 60 days.
- Mental wellness resources and counseling through telehealth.
- Free basic life insurance coverage for full-time employees.
- Health Savings Account with an employer match each pay period.
- Employer-funded retirement plan for vested employees and a 403(b) plan.
- Access to wages before payday.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
