Our Blood Institute is Hiring an ACCESSIONING TECHNICIAN I-EVENINGS (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK) Near Oklahoma, OK
START YOUR CAREER WHILE SAVING LIVESLocation: Oklahoma City, OK Pay: Competitive pay based on education and/or experience plus evening and weekend shift differential and $500 bonus after 6 months and $1,000 bonus after 1 year!Benefits: Health, dental, vision, life insurance, long term disability, 401(k), paid-time off, $5,000 annual tuition reimbursement, holiday pay, uniform allowance, etc. Days: Monday through Friday; rotating weekends Hours: 4:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. (EVENINGS)PositionThe primary objective of this position is to inspect samples, reagents and supplies received in the laboratory to ensure that each conforms to established acceptance criteria. Accession samples in the client services area of the SafeTrace Blood Bank Software and centrifuge, de-cap and sort samples to prepare for infectious disease testing. Qualifications
Requires a high school diploma or equivalent with some college experience strongly desired
Experience working in a medical laboratory is preferred
Primary Responsibilities
Follow appropriate Standard Operating Procedures
Accession all Donor, Non-Donor, and Client samples in the SafeTrace system
Label donor, non-donor, and client samples according to SOP
Inspect all donor, non-donor, and client samples to determine if they meet testing acceptability requirements
Sort and route donor samples to the appropriate location
Sort, file and route non-donor samples and test request forms to the appropriate location
Sort and route client samples to the appropriate location
Centrifuge, de-cap and sort samples for testing
Perform Maintenance on centrifuges
Keep work area clean and organized
Locate specimens which require further testing
Scan samples into program for archiving
Discard samples as required
Communicate all accessioning issues to the Supervisor/Lead/Laboratory Technician
Assist the Supervisor/Lead/Laboratory Technician investigating and resolving accessioning issues
Serve as a client service representative for the Testing Lab
Inform Clients/OBI of any testing issues
Address all Rees (Central Monitoring System) alarms appropriately.
Prepare supplies/barcodes and ship to Clients
Answer telephone
Inspect reagents and supplies that are received in the testing laboratory
Label reagents and supplies with date received and status
Store reagents and supplies in the appropriate location
Be available to work hours according to draw/clients and rotate weekends/holidays