• Address: White Plains, NY 10610 (map)
• Date Posted: 11/05/09
• Job Type: Full-time

Company Cybercoders.com
Position Title Lab Technologist Medical Technologist
Job Code 2885913
Job Location White Plains, NY -
Description




Lab Technologist - Medical Technologist Lab Technologist, Medical Technologist, Blood Bank Technologist - Transfusion


Skills Required - Medical Technologist, Lab Technologist, Blood Bank, Transfusion


Clinical Lab Technologist


If you have 3+ years experience as a Clinical Lab Technologist, please read on!


What you need to apply for this position:

- B.S. biological science or M.T. and must meet the NYS Department of Education Licensing requirements for Clinical Lab Technologists.

- ASCP or NCA certification preferred

- Worked as a Laboratory Technologist in a Blood Bank, Transfusion Service or as a Generalist with Blood Bank experience.

- Must meet NYSDOH technologist requirements. Computer literate.

- Ability to use and familiarity with cell washers, blood irradiators, and plasma thawers.


What you'll be doing:

- Performing all aspects of routine clinical laboratory testing, basic serological problem resolution.

- Performing type and screen testing, cross matching, and antibody identification.

- Performing any required special techniques, ie, elution antigen typing, titration, fetal screens, cold agglutinins.

- Performing anti A & B titer on group O apheresis platelets.

- Performing bacterial contamination testing on random platelets.

- Preparing aliquots. Thawing Fresh Frozen Plasma and cryoprecipitate. Pooling platelets.

- Providing blood components intended for transfusion in accordance with cGMP as required by the NYSDOH, FDA, AABB, CAP and NYBC.

- Calculating and preparing blood for exchange transfusion.

- Logging in and retyping blood products.

- Releasing factor concentrates/derivatives.

- Issuing blood and blood products. Washing blood products.

- Delivering blood products to nursing stations.

- Irradiating products.

- Ensuring the proper disposal of bio-hazardous waste generated by the Laboratory, including collection, packaging, labeling, handling, tracking and documentation in accordance with OSHA standards.

- Ensuring equipment functioning appropriately and materials and inventory is adequate.

- Performing quality control on reagents.

- Maintaining blood inventory control at acceptable levels.

- Performing preventive maintenance, calibration and minor repair of laboratory instruments.

- Monitoring the currency of service records of all instruments as required by regulatory agencies.

- Organizing and restocking supplies.

- Making the appropriate response to various alarm, security and safety issues that might occur in the lab.

-Assisting in quality control and other required tests to meet state certification and standards

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

- Describing the information processed by this position and any methods/equipment used.

- Recognizing the difference between product requests that meet or do not meet criteria.

- Assuring that products and reagents are not expired.

- Maintaining a complete inventory of supplies, forms, and notify supervisor when low.

- Entering data into the computer.

- Describing the authority/decision making permitted for the position.

- Deciding the appropriate serological techniques and approach required to resolve antibody workups.


What's in it for you:

- $2,500 Sign on Bonus with an eighteen month commitment (P/T ($1000), permanent hires only).

- A comprehensive salary

- A comprehensive benefits package


So, if you are a Clinical Lab Technologist with great experience, please apply today!

Desired Skills:


Non-Tech Skills:



Pay Rate: $40k - $55k
Start Date: ASAP
Emp. Type: Full Time
# of Openings: 1
Location: White Plains, NY -
Overtime Pay: None
Job Number: 35795537 : JSAN-CTN-NY_1
Date Posted: 11/3/2009

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