Clinical Lab Technologist, Blood Bank

WMCHealth- Valhalla, NY

Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is seeking a Clinical Technologist responsible for all activities with blood and blood components including, but not limited to, logging-in the units, thawing plasma, thawing and pooling cryoprecipitate, irradiate products and washing RBCs; setting up patient or blood product samples for testing by a technologist/automated machine; maintenance of lab equipment. Additional responsibilities will include:

• Performing type and screen testing, cross-matching, and antibody identification
• Calculating and preparing blood for exchange transfusion
• Ensuring blood inventory control is maintained at acceptable levels
• Recording all quality control and quality assurance activities, instrument and procedural calibrations, and maintenance performed
• Ensuring all blood components intended for transfusion are in accordance with cGMP as required by NYSDOH, FDA, AABB, CAP and NYBC
• Handling other related functions as needed

The ideal candidate will have experience in transfusion service or as a generalist with prior blood bank experience preferred.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in biological science or MT licenses / Certifications: Clinical Lab Technologists

Other:

• Ability to meet NYSDOH technologist requirements, make decisions independently.
• Use cell washers, blood irradiators and plasma thawers will be expected, as will familiarity with Hospital HIPPA privacy policies.
• Superior oral/written communication, multitasking, problem solving, and PC skills are all essential.

About Westchester Medical Center Health Network
WMCHealth is a 1,900-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level I, Level II and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region's only acute care children's hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, a state-of-the-art Telemedicine program, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, home care services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley.

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WMCHealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer It is the policy of Westchester Medical Center Health Network to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 or older), marital status, genetic information or carrier status, disability (mental or physical), citizenship status, pregnancy, military service or veteran status, arrest or criminal accusation, domestic violence victim status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.