Atlantic Health System-posted 3 months ago
Full-time
Morristown, NJ
5,001-10,000 employees
Hospitals

The position involves working in the Blood Bank, where the individual will be responsible for managing blood and blood product inventory, performing routine and specialized tests, and ensuring compliance with established protocols. The role requires comfort with emergency situations, such as Massive Transfusion Protocols and Emergency Release, and involves inspecting and issuing compatible blood for transfusions. The individual will also participate in training new Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLS) and conduct transfusion reaction 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and performs visual and temperature check on returned blood; disposes of improperly stored/labeled, punctured, outdated, contaminated or hemolyzed blood according to approved procedures.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.
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
  • Life & AD&D Insurance.
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
  • 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
  • PTO & Paid Sick Leave
  • Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
  • Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
  • Backup and On-Site Childcare
  • Well-Being Rewards
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
  • Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
  • Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance
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