Technologist, Medical Technologist & Lab Technician, Clinical Research

Formerly Puget Sound Blood Center and Lane Blood Center, Bloodworks is backed by more than 70 years of Northwest history and 250,000 donors. A national leader in transfusion medicine, Bloodworks has been chosen to serve more than 90 hospitals in Washington, Oregon and Alaska – partnering closely with local hospitals to deliver the highest level of patient care. Patients with traumatic injuries, undergoing surgeries or organ transplantation, or receiving treatment for cancer and blood disorders all depend on our services, expertise, laboratories and research.

We are local, nonprofit, independent, volunteer-supported and community-based.

We have a fantastic opening for a Medical Laboratory Technologist I (Technologist I) position within our Overlake Transfusion Lab department at Bloodworks Northwest. The incumbent in this role will promote and advance the mission of Bloodworks in saving lives by achieving excellence in Transfusion Service in basic immunohematological testing and procedures, order management, applying critical thinking in the selection, preparation and distribution of components, participating in quality functions, and by providing exceptional customer and transfusion safety to our patients, hospitals and patient care partners in the community.

Certified incumbents will advance 1 grade level, and this role offers progressive career advancement at Technologist II, Technologist III, and Technologist IV (Lead) levels.

• Perform immunohematological procedures under routine and emergency protocols for antibody detection, compatibility testing, simple antibody identification, and investigation of transfusion reactions, prediction/detection of Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn, identification of RhIG candidates, and other diagnostic testing.
• Understand special protocols for blood orders, including Pediatrics, Open Heart surgery, Liver Transplantation, ECMO, HSCT, and other special transfusion protocols—process transfusion instructions from transplant programs.
• Issue blood components via electronic cross match and remote release via the Hemosafe (where applicable).
• Report results of tests performed to physicians, other health care professionals, and institutions.
• Perform cross match testing and process orders during computer downtime by accessing a downtime database and using manual testing records and manual transfusion reports.
• Maintain annual competency in computer downtime, the downtime database, and emergency-preparedness SOPs.
• Understand and follow the Good Manufacturing Process as defined in the CFR.
• Perform required daily quality control on reagents and equipment; recognize invalid results and perform initial problem-solving. Participate in troubleshooting and refer unusual issues to a senior Technologist or Technical Specialist.
• Operate and perform maintenance on equipment and automation used in compatibility testing and component preparation.
• Communicate equipment failures and take appropriate corrective action per organizational SOP for Control of Equipment Failure and Malfunction (BCQ 0606).
• Respond to temperature alarms.
• Appropriately document abnormal occurrences and variances from SOP using the ETQ-Reliance system in a manner such that they can be easily understood and coded adequately by departmental quality, then investigated by departmental management or delegates.
• Participate in quality activities, including developing and monitoring quality indicators.
• Perform College of American Pathology (CAP) or other proficiency surveys and concordance testing within allotted time frames.

Education & Experience:

• Must qualify as Testing Personnel, High Complexity Testing, under CLIA personnel requirements found in Subpart M of the Code of Federal Regulations. This typically requires a Bachelors degree in clinical laboratory science or in the chemical, physical, or biological sciences. This may also include an Associate of Science degree in the Medical Laboratory Technology program.
• One of the following is also required:

• Current certification as Blood Bank Technologist (BB-ASCP), Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS-ASCP), Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT-ASCP), or equivalent…