Blood Bank Technologist

About the role

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center offering sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in various specialties. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a strong commitment to medical education and research.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of Blood Bank Quality Assurance Plan Self Assessment (BBQAPSA) including the ten BB organizational standards based on current AABB standards.
• Performs and documents procedures required to ensure the quality of testing being performed, including quality control, instrument preventative maintenance, function checks, and calibration.
• Maintains adequate inventory of blood and blood components, accurately reconciles shipments, inspects blood and components for acceptance, accessesions into HCLL, and performs confirmatory testing and stores in appropriate controlled temperature devices.
• Voluntarily fills in down time with inventory management activities, runs inventory reports, removes and discards all expired products, and notifies MD office if donor product is unsuitable for recipient.
• Performs pre-transfusion testing such as ABO/Rh, antibody screening, antibody identification, DAT, and crossmatch, accurately interprets and enters test results into the computer, and performs immunohematology tests such as cord blood, antibody titers, fetomaternal hemorrhage screen, and Hgb S testing of donor units as requested according to SOP.
• Performs Quality Control and/or process audit functions as scheduled and according to SOP.
• Accurately performs blood irradiation, sterile docking of units, volume reduction of blood products, reconstitution of blood products, and thawing of frozen products, modifies components in computer and appropriately relabels product according to SOP.
• Issues all blood, blood components, and HPCs carefully and with full attention to special patient needs for blood attributes and component modifications as indicated in orders, and according to SOP.
• Uses computer systems to conduct patient and donor testing and processing activities, recognizes and safeguards the control functions of HCLL and Epic systems designed to protect patient confidentiality and disclosure of PHI consistent with security access, understands and adheres to requirements for record creation, maintenance, review, retention, and storage and destruction as set forth by regulatory agencies, and documents accurate quality control records.
• Successfully intervenes to prevent product non-conformance and its possible consequences including fatal donor and recipient transfusion reactions, understands requirements for FDA Biological Product Deviations and NYS DOH Errors Incidents and Accidents reports, and understands and carries out immediate procedures regarding products that are nonconforming.
• Supports LOH BB - Competent to perform all laboratory donor processes, inventory management, patient testing, blood dispensing, and information systems processes in all workstations, adheres to issue policy, intercom system, familiar with LOH service variations on policies and procedures, and familiar with shipping program for LOH, ACC, and CCC.
• Participates in internal and external assessments, participates in CAP proficiency testing, and supports training of new medical technologists/residents at the direction of seniors and lead technologists.

Qualifications

• NYSDOH Licensed as a Certified Clinical Laboratory Technologist.
• Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Laboratory Technology from a program registered by the NYS Department of Education or Bachelor's Degree in the major of biology, chemistry, or physical sciences from an accredited college or university.
• One year experience in a clinical laboratory (completion of an internship at a qualified institution is acceptable).
• NYS License.

Skills

• Excellent computer knowledge/skill.
• Familiar with HCLL and Epic.
• Work experience in a large volume hospital, MLS/MT ASCP, BB, or SBB certification credentials preferred.

Benefits

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island provides a comprehensive benefits and wellness package including financial security benefits, a generous time-off program, and employee resources groups for peer support. Employees also have access to a holistic employee wellness program focusing on physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to enhance the overall quality of life for employees and their families.

Pay

$107,421.33 - $132,696.94 Annually

Schedule

Full-time position