Clinical Lab Technologist

Job Summary:

The Clinical Technologist is responsible for all activities with blood and blood components including, but not limited to, logging-in the units, thawing plasma, thawing and pooling cryoprecipitate, irradiate products and washing RBCs; setting up patient or blood product samples for testing by a technologist/automated machine; maintenance of lab equipment.

Responsibilities:

* Performing type and screen testing, cross matching, and antibody identification

* Calculating and preparing blood for exchange transfusion

* Ensuring blood inventory control is maintained at acceptable levels

* Recording all quality control and quality assurance activities, instrument and procedural calibrations, and maintenance performed

* Ensuring all blood components intended for transfusion are in accordance with cGMP as required by NYSDOH, FDA, AABB, CAP and NYBC

* Handling other related functions as needed

Qualifications/Requirements:

Experience:

Transfusion Service or as a Generalist with prior Blood Bank experience preferred

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Biological Science or MT

Licenses /

Certifications:

Clinical Lab Technologists issued by the New York State Education Department; or (b) possession of a limited permit as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist or restricted license to practice clinical laboratory technology at Westchester Medical Center issued by the New York State Education Department.

Other:

* Ability to meet NYSDOH technologist requirements, make decisions independently

* use cell washers, blood irradiators and plasma thawers will be expected, as will familiarity with Hospital HIPPA privacy policies

* Superior oral/written communication, multitasking, problem solving, and PC skills are all essential.