Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA) Technologist

Sanford Health • Bismarck, ND

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This is a day, 8 to 4:30, position. No weekends or holidays, except when on call. Flexible work schedule. Working directly with the kidney transplant team. Very interesting and rewarding position. All on the job training in HLA provided. Perform complex histocompatibility testing, including serologic and molecular methods of tissue typing, antibody screening and identification, and donor cross matching. Interpret and evaluate histocompatibility data and apply this to donor-recipient matching for solid organ transplantation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in science field required.
• National certification exam required for Medical Technologist (MT), Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) or Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) through the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
• If not MT, MLS or CLS, certification from the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics as a Certified Histocompatibility Technologist (CHT) required within one year.
• Will obtain and maintain any continuing education credits equivalent to the requirements of applicable state licensure law(s).
• If working in North Dakota (ND), must be licensed by the ND Board of Clinical Laboratory Practice.

Nice To Haves

• Three years’ experience in a clinical laboratory setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Routine patient testing, including patient preparation, specimen handling, and processing.
• Be able to perform emergent patient testing independently in an on-call situation.
• Record, interpret and report test results.
• Review of quality control records, proficiency testing results, and preventative maintenance records.
• Performance of instrument maintenance and function checks.
• Assessment of test performance through testing previously analyzed specimens, internal blind testing samples or external proficiency testing samples.
• May be required for some additional shift flexibility including designated on-call responsibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level