Job Description

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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Hiring Range:

$33.86 - $50.71

(based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).

Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details:

Holidays - Every Third Holiday, Holidays - One Major Summer Holiday, Holidays - One Major Winter Holiday, Monday through Friday, Weekends (Saturday and Sunday), Weekends - Every Third Weekend

Scheduled Hours:

3:00pm-11:30pm

Shift:

2 - Evening Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

10020 - 3170 Blood Bank

Union:

SHARE (State Healthcare and Research Employees)

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Works with considerable independence to perform and interpret various immunohematological tests in order to provide compatible blood for transfusion of patients. Is fully proficient in the use of all equipment and procedures for an assigned area. Work schedule includes rotating shifts, holidays and/or on-call.

Major Responsibilities:

• Follows established Blood Bank protocols perform tests including the most complex for an assigned area and prepares component blood products for transfusion. Provides guidance and consultation to lower level technologists, technicians and others in the interpretation of complex or unusual test results and in the performance of standard operating Blood Bank procedures.
• Interprets and correlates clinical test results with patient history, diagnosis, and clinical condition in order to explain test results (normal/abnormal) so that appropriate action can be taken and/or blood component can be transfused.
• Performs low, moderate and/or high complexity testing as required.
• Performs all testing and work assignments with a positive sense of urgency meeting all established turnaround times and deadlines.
• Troubleshoots testing process discrepancies.
• Logs and receives donor and patient specimens. Sort and triage requisitions and specimens to appropriate work area in a timely manner. Processes specimens for patients including but not limited to centrifugation, aliquotting and labeling.
• Processes blood donor specimens for outside shipment and testing. Sends specimens and blood products between campuses and various sites using appropriate packaging and transport methods.
• Answers telephones and communicates pertinent information. Sends specimens, blood products and carriers to various sites using the pneumatic tube.
• Assists in the validation and implementation of new equipment, equipment modifications and/or test systems.
• Ensures that test results meet requirements of the laboratory quality control program.
• Performs assigned duties to ensure an adequate inventory of supplies for the assigned area. Monitors inventory levels and stores equipment and supplies in a neat and orderly manner. Utilizes first-in/first-out (FIFO) inventory management practices.
• Maintains equipment during the shift including necessary calibration and cleaning to assure accurate results and performance. Performs moderately complex troubleshooting, repair, and modification of a wide range of complex equipment and instrumentation. Notifies supervisory personnel of any equipment failures.
• Instructs technicians and technologists in the set-up and operation of new equipment and procedures.
• Ensures compliance with all laboratory quality and safety policies.
• Instructs students and new employees in clinical laboratory operations and procedures.
• Maintains concurrent, complete and accurate records of processes performed using manual and computer-based systems. Follow records management procedures. Archive records as directed.

Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:

• A baccalaureate degree from a United States (US) regionally accredited college/university including courses in biological science, chemistry and mathematics, AND successful completion of a United States NAACLS accredited Medical Laboratory Scientist program with ASCP certification as an MT(ASCP) or MLS(ASCP).

-OR-

• Bachelor’s degree in Science (i.e. Biology, Chemistry) with a minimum of three years of relevant Blood Bank experience.

-OR-

• Associate Degree of Medical Laboratory Technology with MLT(ASCP) certification.
• Must meet personnel qualifications described in 42 CFR 493 related to high complexity testing.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.