Blood Bank Technician, Hoxworth Blood Center, Components Manufacturing Laboratory

Job Overview

The College of Medicine, Hoxworth Blood Center is recruiting for a full‑time (100% FTE), Blood Bank Technician in the Components Laboratory. The incumbent will support the University’s mission and commitment to excellence in our students, faculty, staff, and all our activities.

The Blood Bank Technician will prepare blood component products for transfusion, using specialized equipment and procedures. Responsibilities include preparing red blood cells, platelet concentrates, plasma, cryoprecipitate, leukocyte reduction, irradiation, freezing, deglycerolizing, and processing and shipping samples to the testing laboratory. The candidate must successfully complete an extensive FBI background check as a condition for employment. After initial training on the first shift, the technician will be assigned to evening shifts 3:30 pm–12:00 am Monday–Friday, with rotating weekends Saturday 12:00 pm–8:30 pm once training is completed.

STARTING WAGE: $20.95 per hour, plus additional shift differential pay.

Saving lives is no easy task, but at Hoxworth Blood Center, it is what we do every day. We are looking for positive, professional individuals to join our team and help advance our lifesaving mission.

• Prepare component products for transfusion (e.g., red blood cells, washed red blood cells, frozen red blood cells, deglycerolized red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma, recovered plasma, cryoprecipitate, and source leukocytes and blood salvage).
• Label products for transfusion and dispose of unusable units.
• Assist with instruction or training of students, new employees, residents, etc.
• Evaluate the acceptability of incoming donor specimens and perform electronic data entry related to sample preparation for blood bank testing.
• Retrieve, interpret, and update blood product inventory data.
• Prepare pooled cryoprecipitate.
• Process incoming specimens; order issue and/or release blood components.
• Perform quality control checks on selected equipment.
• Communicate appropriate information to individuals internally, as well as external, to the department.
• Maintain a safe and clean work area.
• Monitor inventory of supplies and reagents.
• Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Four (4) years of relevant work experience and/or other specialized training can be used in lieu of the education requirement.

Relevant training.

• Degree in Science.
• Blood Bank experience.

• Sitting – Continuously
• Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) – Continuously
• Hearing, listening – Continuously
• Talking – Continuously
• Standing – Continuously
• Walking – Continuously
• Bending – Often
• Pulling, pushing – Often
• Lifting – up to 20 pounds – Often
• Stooping – Seldom
• Climbing stairs/ladders – Seldom
• Kneeling, squatting – Seldom
• Crouching – Seldom
• Crawling – Seldom
• Reaching overhead – Seldom
• Shoveling – Seldom
• Lifting – up to 50 pounds – Seldom
• Lifting – over 50 pounds – Seldom

UC offers an exceptional benefits package designed to support your well‑being, financial security, and work‑life balance. Highlights include:

• Comprehensive tuition remission for you and eligible dependents, covering tuition costs for nearly all undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the university.
• Robust retirement plans; students choose between state pension plans (OPERS, STRS) or an alternative retirement plan (ARP) with UC contributing 14–18 % of salary based on position. Employees do not contribute to Social Security (except Medicare).
• Real work‑life balance with generous time‑off policy, including vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, additional end‑of‑year paid time off (Winter Season Days), and six weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.
• Competitive salary based on experience and excellent health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription).
• Flexible spending accounts & wellness programs, professional development & mentorship opportunities.

To learn more about why UC is a great place to work, please visit the Careers Page.

UC is an E‑Verify employer. If hired, you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of employment eligibility via the federal I‑9 employment verification process. Acceptable documents are listed in the application portal.

Building a workplace where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, including Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans.

To apply you must create a profile and submit a complete job application through the UC applicant portal.

For questions about the recruitment process or to request accommodations with the application, please contact UC HR at jobs.

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