Medical Lab Scientist - Stem Cell Lab - Second Shift
About The Position
Duke University Health System Clinical Laboratories is seeking a Medical Lab Scientist, Advanced in the Stem Cell Lab at Duke University Hospital. This position operates on a Monday - Friday, Second Shift schedule, with hours either from 11:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. or 12:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. The role includes one on-call weekend per month. This position is eligible for a second-shift differential and a $5,000 commitment bonus. Duke Health laboratories are accredited by the College of American Pathologists and certified by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments. The multidisciplinary team is dedicated to serving the unique and complex testing needs of Duke Health patients by delivering timely and accurate results, educating future laboratorians, scientists, and physicians, and advancing diagnostics through research and development.
Requirements
- Bachelors of Science/Bachelor of Arts in Chemical, Physical, Biological, or Clinical Laboratory Science; or Medical Technology required.
- None required (experience).
Nice To Haves
- Stem Cell or Blood Bank experience.
- ASCP certification.
Responsibilities
- Perform a variety of routine and complex technical tasks in the performance of laboratory tests and procedures to obtain data for use in the treatment of disease.
- Quality control.
- Clerical tasks including EMMES data entry, patient lab file reviews, and completion of CIMBTR forms.
- ABO Typing, viability testing, sterility testing.
- Thawing of cellular products (37°C, Dextran Albumin Thaws).
- Cryopreservation of autologous and allogeneic cellular products (HPC, Cord Blood, HPC, Apheresis, HPC, Marrow, MNC, Apheresis, etc.).
- Receipt and/or distribution of incoming or outgoing NMDP cellular products using sterile techniques.
- QC on Sysmex Hematology Analyzer.
- 37°C thawing of cellular products (in STCL and on inpatient units).
- Viability testing using trypan blue (or automated method).
- ABO/Rh confirmatory testing of cellular products.
- Sterility testing of cellular products pre- and/or post-processing.
- Dextran Albumin thawing of cellular products in the STCL.
- Cryopreservation of cellular products (HPC, Apheresis, HPC, Marrow, HPC, Cord Blood, MNC, Apheresis, etc.).
- CD34+ / CD56+ selection/depletion procedures.
- Processing outgoing NMDP (Be the Match) products including CIBMTR data entry.
- Processing incoming NMDP (Be the Match) products for infusion.
- Processing of fresh, allogeneic products for cryopreservation, infusion.
- Processing of fresh, autologous products for cryopreservation, infusion.
- Disposal and documentation of cellular products approved for discard.
- Working with liquid nitrogen freezers.
- STCL EMMES database data entry requirements.
- EPIC (clinical medical record used on-site).
- File Reviews required for laboratory batch records.
- Completion of quality control worksheets daily, weekly, monthly, etc.
- Filing of laboratory results in designated/secured file cabinets.
- Processing and testing of outgoing NMDP products including completion of CIBMTR data forms to meet deadlines.
- Processing and testing of incoming NMDP products for infusion.
- Processing and testing of allogeneic fresh products for infusion.
Benefits
- Second-shift differential
- $5,000 commitment bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
