Lab Assistant - $19.50

OneBlood•Lakeland, FL

12d

About The Position

The Lab Assistant performs routine unregulated laboratory tasks as directed. This is a full-time, first-shift position scheduled from 4:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Some weekends and holidays may be required as needed. Depending on when hours are worked, the position may include a first-shift weekend differential of $2.00 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to report to work during a disaster, public health emergency, or other catastrophic event.
Ability to organize work for timely completion.
Ability to follow complex oral and written instructions.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to read, write, and speak English effectively.
Ability to establish and maintain effective, cooperative working relationships with people contacted in the course of work.
Basic computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
Skill in operating office equipment.
Ability to periodically perform moderately physically demanding work, including lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling objects and materials weighing up to 50 pounds. Moving objects of significant weight requires assistance from another person and/or proper techniques and moving equipment.
Tasks may involve climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and prolonged sitting or standing.
Work may involve exposure to inclement weather, atmospheric elements, pathogenic substances, and blood-borne pathogens.

Nice To Haves

Prior blood bank or laboratory experience.

Responsibilities

Receive and process patient samples to determine suitability.
Prepare and maintain laboratory records and blood shipping forms.
Issue blood and blood components to hospital patients.
Inspect blood components returned from hospitals and determine suitability.
Maintain component inventory, including recalls and inventory lookbacks.
Answer, monitor, and troubleshoot temperature alarms for various equipment.
Modify blood components.
Communicate with hospital staff regarding blood components and patient care.
Perform quality control as directed.
Monitor testing processes to identify errors or potential problems and take effective preventive or corrective actions when indicated.
Clean and maintain laboratory equipment, supplies, and the laboratory.
Use multiple computer systems to obtain necessary data.