Blood Component Specialist Trainee

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Hourly rate is an estimate only which includes shift differential for nights, evenings or weekend shifts. Overall hourly rates will vary based on schedule.

Monday - Wednesday (30 hrs/wk) 1:00 PM - 11:30 PM

Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM (Daytime shift for approx. 3 months)

Flu vaccination OR medical or religious exemption are required prior to starting this position.

Blood component specialist trainees (BCS) are the front-line staff of the Transfusion Services Department at a level 1 trauma center:
University Hospital, as well as a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center:
Huntsman Cancer Hospital. Duties include regular communication with medical personnel, evaluating samples for pre-transfusion testing acceptability, routine dispensing of blood products to patient care units, and dispensing of uncross matched blood in emergency situations. Working in a highly regulated manufacturing environment, BCS staff are involved in the storage and modification of blood products from ARUP Blood Services and outside suppliers, including thawing, washing, irradiating, dividing, and pooling.

Other duties include ordering blood bank testing, performance and documentation of quality control and equipment maintenance, inventory control and component selection, telephone communication, active participation in the Blood Bank quality assurance program, and other regulatory activities. Come join this amazing team providing excellent patient care! Will be required to pass the ARUP Blood Component Specialist Examinations at the end of training and another examination within 9 months of hire.
Career ladder advancement opportunity available for candidates with a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college/university with a combination of 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of biology, chemistry and/or medical sciences. Those who meet this requirement can apply to complete a structured program in blood banking under the auspices of a NAACLS accredited Medical Laboratory Scientist Program.

• Accurately evaluates sample acceptability for pre-transfusion testing.
• Checks patient history for previous testing or problems.
• Orders blood bank tests in the computer.
• Dispenses cross-matched and/or reserved products to nursing services.
• Selects and dispenses trauma blood or uncross-matched blood in emergency situations.
• Receives and ensures proper storage of all blood products received from donor processing or outside suppliers.
• Controls inventory of blood products, including proper disposal and tracking of expired products, release of reserved units when cross-match expires.
• Returns or ships blood and blood products to suppliers or other hospitals as required.
• Selects, thaws, modifies, and reserves fresh frozen plasma for patients.
• Modifies and reserves platelets for patients.
• Selects, modifies, and reserves blood products for neonatal transfusion.
• Selects and leukocyte reduces red blood cells and platelets by filtration using the sterile docking system, including all correct documentation, labeling, and product modification in computer.
• Irradiates red blood cells, whole blood or platelets using the blood irradiator, including all correct documentation, labeling, and product modification in the computer.
• Thaws and pools together multiple units of cryoprecipitate, including all correct documentation, labeling, and product modification in the computer.
• Washes red cells using the COBE instruments, including selection of proper unit, set up of instrument, correct documentation, labeling, and product modification in the computer.
• Thaws frozen red blood cells including set up of instrumentation, deglycerolization of thawed units using the COBE instruments, correct documentation, labeling, and product modification in the computer.
• Takes proper action when blood or product storage refrigerators, freezer, or platelet incubator alarms sound.
• Logs and stores blood bank reagents and supplies.
• Actively participates in the blood bank Quality Assurance…