Cord Blood Collector

Duke Careers•Durham, NC

5d•$23 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

The Marcus Center for Cellular Cures (MC3) has an exciting growth opportunity for a motivated individual to fill a Cord Blood Collector position located at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, N.C. This is an on-site position. The schedule for this role is Saturday, Sunday, and Monday from 6:30 am to 5:00 pm. This position is grant funded.

Requirements

Generally, requires a bachelor's degree (biology, health science or other related field preferred)
Work requires no experience than listed above.
OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Nice To Haves

Phlebotomy certification/experience preferred
Bilingual skills, especially Spanish
Self – directed team player
Excellent analytical skills
Good judgement
Strong operational focus
Excellent communication skills
Excellent organizational skills
Customer service skills
Data management including entering data
Ability to focus and manage numerous detailed pieces of information

Responsibilities

Assist with education of the potential mother/donor about the Carolinas Cord Blood Bank (CCBB) and the concept of donating to a public cord blood bank so that she can make an informed choice regarding the voluntary donation of her infant’s cord blood.
Assist in obtaining informed consent from every mother/donor by providing information and discussion of the consent form, culminating with a written and signed document.
Obtain delivery and neonatal information by reviewing the medical records of the mother and infant donor, and accurately record information on the appropriate form, performing follow up with clinical staff when needed.
Enter collection and donor information in the CCBB data systems.
Ensure that the collection site phlebotomist collects maternal blood samples for infectious disease testing according to standard operating procedures.
Assist with follow-up collection of samples if samples are missed before the mother/donor is discharged from the hospital, or if the original samples are otherwise unusable.
Collect the umbilical cord blood from the delivered placenta according to standard operating procedures and deliver to the CCBB laboratory for processing and storage.
Ensure and maintain complete confidentiality with regard to identity of the maternal/infant donor pair, as well as results of any tests and procedures, in accordance with CCBB standard operating procedures.
Participate in the Quality Assurance Program for the development, implementation, and evaluation of cord blood banking.
Perform other related duties incidental to promoting public cord blood banking and the education and recruitment of donors, and the collection and banking of cord blood.