REFERENCE LABORATORY ASSOCIATE (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK) en Oklahoma Blood Institute

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Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Pay: $16.00 an hour or based on education and/or experience with 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, etc.

Days: Monday through Thursday with rotating holidays

Hours: 2:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Position:

To provide assistance to the Reference Technologists as well as provide transportation of products and samples to and from clients and the laboratory. To serve as a liaison to OBI transfusion service customers, hospital customers, and all OBI departments and locations.

Qualifications:

• Position requires a High School diploma with 20 or more collegiate hours highly desired
• Valid Oklahoma Drivers license required
• At least 2-3 years of blood center experience preferred
• Basic technical knowledge of ABO blood groups
• Strong communication and excellent customer service skills
• Strong problem solving ability
• Must be able to prioritize
• Ability to work well in a team oriented environment
• Must work well under pressure with time constraints
• Multitasking required
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel desirable

Primary Responsibilities:

• Answer incoming calls/Blood Hub requests and take orders from clients
• Accession samples
• Select antigen negative units to fill hospital orders
• Pack blood and blood products for transport
• Manage distribution of physician reviewed reports and proficiency testing folders
• Coordinate exchange and delivery of supplies and rare blood inventory between OKC and all other OBI Reference Labs
• Label Reference Lab blood products
• Assist with first and second labeling checks of rare units
• Copy and mail consultation reports and pick up mail daily
• Receive reagents into the laboratory
• Manage patient and donor records for storage
• Initiate and complete audits for transfusion service clients
• Prepare documentation for Transfusion Committee Meetings
• Perform historical record search and retrieval from off site storage

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