Atlantic Health-posted 3 months ago
Morristown, NJ
5,001-10,000 employees

The position involves working in a Blood Bank environment where the individual is responsible for managing blood and blood product inventory, ensuring compliance with laboratory procedures, and participating in the training of new staff. The role requires a strong understanding of emergency protocols and the ability to perform various blood tests and investigations.

  • Comfortable with emergency situations such as Massive Transfusion Protocols and Emergency Release, issuing uncrossmatched blood according to laboratory approved procedures.
  • Inspects/issues compatible blood and blood products for transfusion, and performs visual and temperature check on returned blood; disposes of improperly stored/labeled, punctured, outdated, contaminated or hemolyzed blood according to approved procedures.
  • Monitors blood and blood product inventory to ensure adequate supply for patient transfusion, orders blood and blood products when indicated; monitors inventory of reagents and other Blood Bank supplies and notifies Blood Bank Supervisor or Leads when supply is low.
  • Participates in the training and instruction of new MLS hired in the Blood Bank.
  • Performs routine and standardized tests as outlined in the Blood Bank Standard Operating Procedures (ABO/Rh/Antibody Screen, Antibody Identification, Direct Antiglobulin tests, compatibility tests, phenotyping, elution, etc.); completes proper documentation.
  • Performs special methods as outlined in the Standard Operation Procedure and/or Technical Manual in resolving difficulties or multiple antibodies, ABO discrepancies, Antibodies of Undetermined Specificity, incompatible crossmatch; completes documentation.
  • Performs transfusion reaction investigation and workups, testing and documenting according to Standard Operating Procedure.
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