Immunohematology Specialist (Piedmont)

The Blood Connection•Piedmont, SC

About The Position

At The Blood Connection, every role plays a part in saving lives. Join our team and help make an impact in your community today! Position Overview An Immunohematology Specialist is a clinical laboratory scientist with a broad knowledge of procedures routinely performed in a medical laboratory and a working knowledge of all procedures performed in a relevant specialty area. The job primarily involves the application of this knowledge through the performance of analytical related tasks using blood or blood products, the correlation of test results and the solution of testing problems, and the continued development of operational skills through daily workload responsibilities.

Requirements

MLT/MT Degree strongly preferred or Associates Degree in Laboratory Science or one of the following:
60 semester hours including 24 semesters of medical lab technology;
60 semester hours including 24 hours of science that includes 6 hours chemistry, 6 hours biology and 12 hours chemistry, biology, or medical lab tech in any combination and laboratory training that includes either:
Completion of a clinical lab training program or
3 months training in each specialty in which high complexity testing is performed
ASCP certification required either before or after employment
Ability to organize and prioritize workload and meet deadlines
Ability to communicate effectively, tactfully, and courteously to patrons, donors, sponsors, and co-workers
Ability to work with all levels and in a diverse work environment
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, management, and peers

Responsibilities

Performs sickle cell testing
Performs platelet cross-matching
Performs RBC cross-matching
Performs ABO/Rh on patients
Performs antigen typing
Performs quality control
Correlates laboratory test results with patient diagnosis and treatment
Teaches MLT students during clinical rotation
Performs antibody identification procedures
Fills blood orders
Maintains adequate inventory of rare frozen blood
Rotates on-call responsibilities
Uses the LIS to manage donor-testing information generated by automated testing equipment
Identifies products that require quarantine or discard due to non-conforming test results and communicates information to the component lab
Performs calibration of equipment as needed
Performs maintenance procedures as indicated by equipment manufacturer’s recommendations
Other duties as assigned or required