What are the responsibilities and job description for the Blood Bank Processor position at South Bend Medical Foundation?
Description
SBMF (our community blood center), is responsible for providing blood products in the local area. To do that however, we need people to process the blood products to provide safe blood for hospitals and surgery centers to take care of the patients that are in need.
We are offering a nice behind the scenes position for someone who has a desire to work in the medical field and knows the importance of blood and treating the ill or injured. This position will be fully on-the-job trained, is day shift and comes with a great benefits package.
Responsibilities include shipping, receiving and coordinating the inventory of blood products. Prepares blood components with related quality control and record keeping. Labels and verifies the labeling of processed blood and components.
Requirements
Requirements include:
SBMF (our community blood center), is responsible for providing blood products in the local area. To do that however, we need people to process the blood products to provide safe blood for hospitals and surgery centers to take care of the patients that are in need.
We are offering a nice behind the scenes position for someone who has a desire to work in the medical field and knows the importance of blood and treating the ill or injured. This position will be fully on-the-job trained, is day shift and comes with a great benefits package.
Responsibilities include shipping, receiving and coordinating the inventory of blood products. Prepares blood components with related quality control and record keeping. Labels and verifies the labeling of processed blood and components.
- Prepares blood products for shipment to clients.
- Orders and receives blood products from outside sources.
- Prepares blood components according to FDA and AABB guidelines.
- Performs required quality assurance, implements corrective action when applicable and documents all results.
- Maintains appropriate documentation of all blood components.
- Labels blood and blood products according to standard operating
- procedure.
- Verifies and checks the accuracy of the labeling of processed blood and components
- Hours for this full-time position are primarily 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Monday - Friday with Saturday and holiday (on-call) rotation.
Requirements
Requirements include:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Previous experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
- Requires strong interpersonal skills for interactions with internal and external contacts.
- Strong communication skills are essential to answer questions and solve problems.
- Must be available to take call rotation and work independently.