What are the responsibilities and job description for the REFERENCE LABORATORY ASSOCIATE (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK) position at Oklahoma Blood Institute?
START YOUR CAREER WHILE SAVING LIVES
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. 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
- 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
Click the link below to learn fun facts about working for Our Blood Institute!
https://play.tic-tac-trivia.com/quiz/uPSABhC7P3HTAh5J4Rk6
Salary : $1,000 - $5,000
