Technologist Lead, IRL

Job Description

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

Key Responsibilities

• Consult and communicate with staff at other medical facilities, to resolve serologic problems and provide special units to transfusion recipients.
• Manage receipt, coordination, shipment and transport of patient and donor blood samples, to include ordering, receiving, inspecting, and preparing reagents associated with donor product inventory.
• Maintain the exceptional and rare donor products.
• Perform and interpret independent basic and complex donor and/or patient testing procedures and complete required quality control, as appropriate to state and federal regulations.
• Recognize testing irregularities, identify the cause, determine the solution, and resolve the problem or refers it to the appropriate level.
• May assume lead responsibilities to maintain, edit and review computer and manual records to assure accurate record keeping.
• Maintain accurate, legible, and complete records.
• Also perform maintenance repair and validation of laboratory equipment and software maintenance.
• May perform internal staff training, competency reviews, and external customer education.

What You Need To Know

• Standard Schedule: Mon-Friday 1st shift 7am-3:30pm

What You Need To Succeed

• Bachelor's degree in Biological Science or Chemistry required.
• MT(ASCP) Licensure if required by state.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• MLT (ASCP) certification with 5 years of blood banking experience can be substituted.
• Good written and verbal skills to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
• Must be able to work on a team.

Physical Requirements

• Requires standing, stretching, stooping and bending for extended time periods.
• Lift, pull, push and move objects of up to 50 pounds.
• May work in walk-in refrigerator/freezers for periods of time.
• Required to wear protective clothing such as lab coats, gloves, face shields, etc.
• Able to use a wide variety of lab or medical equipment.

Benefits For You

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term Service Awards and recognition

What Will Give You The Competitive Edge

• BB(ASCP) equivalent certification preferred.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Biological Science or Chemistry required.
• MT(ASCP) Licensure if required by state.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• MLT (ASCP) certification with 5 years of blood banking experience can be substituted.