Technologist II, IRL

American Red Cross • Philadelphia, PA

9h • Onsite

About The Position

Joining the American Red Cross means becoming a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network, where your career is a force for good. The organization fosters a welcoming, diverse, and unified team, offering a purposeful career path where success is measured by lives helped and communities strengthened. Employees receive competitive compensation and benefits, and are supported in their growth. As an IRL Technologist, you will perform basic and advanced donor and patient tests, interpret results for donor-recipient compatibility, resolve compatibility problems, and provide intermediate reference and consultation services to hospitals and transfusion services. This role involves performing automated and manual test procedures on blood samples.

Requirements

• MT( ASCP )
• Bachelor’s degree with major in biological science or chemistry
• Minimum 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• MLT (ASCP) certification with 5 years of blood banking experience can be substituted.
• State license may be required where applicable.
• Good written and verbal skills to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
• Must be able to work on a team.

Nice To Haves

• BB (ASCP) or SBB and/or experience in a Reference Laboratory

Responsibilities

• Resolving compatibility problems, and providing complex reference and consultation services to hospitals and transfusion services.
• Performing automated and manual test procedures on blood samples.
• Managing receipt, coordination, shipment, and transport of patient and donor blood samples and documenting supply and equipment problems.
• Managing reagent inventory (ordering, receiving, inspection and preparation).
• Recognizing/resolving testing irregularities and assisting other Medical Technologists in problem resolution.
• Consulting with staff at other medical facilities, to resolve complex serologic problems and providing special units to transfusion recipients.
• Performing manufacturing duties associated with special blood products, if applicable.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees