Part-Time Components Lab Technician
About The Position
Would you like to help save lives while making a difference in your community? LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is currently seeking Components Lab Technicians in Montgomery, AL . What You Will Be Responsible For A Components Lab Technician is responsible for the safe handling and processing of blood and blood components with consistency and precision. The selected candidate will be working in a highly regulated environment to prepare components intended for transfusion. Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to) Prepare blood and blood products Perform the lab audit process which includes the quarantine, release and disposal of blood products based on disease testing results Filter blood using dockable filters to provide leuko-reduced products Perform general maintenance and cleaning of instruments and department Data processing and input Label all available apheresis products and quarantine/discard products, as necessary
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- Valid driver's license. Must also meet and maintain LifeSouth driver's eligibility requirements
- Must be able to work evenings, rotating weekends and holidays
- Ability to work consistently in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
- Must have good manual dexterity and the ability to operate equipment
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
- Ability to do basic math including addition, subtraction, proportions, percentages, scientific notation, etc.
- Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, walking, lifting, grasping and repetitive motion.
- Lifting up to 50 pounds.
- Occasional stooping, squatting, pushing, pulling, climbing, overhead lifting
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a laboratory setting preferred
Responsibilities
- Prepare blood and blood products
- Perform the lab audit process which includes the quarantine, release and disposal of blood products based on disease testing results
- Filter blood using dockable filters to provide leuko-reduced products
- Perform general maintenance and cleaning of instruments and department
- Data processing and input
- Label all available apheresis products and quarantine/discard products, as necessary
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
