Job Summary:

This position 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:

• Handles blood and blood products by accessioning patient samples, spinning down the blood in the centrifuge and logging all blood products in the computer
• Set up, maintain, calibrate, clean, and test sterility of medical laboratory equipment.
• Prepare solutions used for laboratory testing and procedures
• Prepare specimens for testing under the guidance of a medical technologist.
• Ensures all computer entries are accurate.

• Places orders in LIS and files various documents

• Provides customer assistance by answering the phone for the department
• Receives customer orders and communicates these orders to the technologists
• Screens all other calls and directs them as appropriate

Experience:

Some experience in a laboratory setting. Any combination of education, training and experience that has supplied the necessary knowledge, skills and experience to perform the essential functions of the job

Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent

Licenses / Certifications:

N/A

Other:

• Demonstrate competency in routine testing in assigned Laboratory area.
• Ability to effectively relate and communicate with internal and external customers.
• Basic knowledge of laboratory information systems.
• Ability to organize tasks and projects work without close supervision to complete tasks.

About Us:

WMC Advanced Physician Services PC

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Flexible Saving Account
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement