Cord Blood Bank Collector - Bilingual English and Spanish

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston is one of the world’s most respected centers focused on cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. It was named the nation’s No. 1 hospital for cancer care in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 rankings. It is one of the nation’s original three comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute.

The MD Anderson Cord Blood Bank Program creates a lifesaving product from something that was once considered medical waste. Umbilical cord blood is the blood that remains in the placenta and umbilical cord after a baby is born. This blood contains stem cells, which can be used to treat patients with many life- threatening diseases, including cancer. As a public cord blood bank, collectors collect voluntary donations from mothers at several Houston-area hospitals.

Collecting cord blood poses no danger to either the mother or the baby. Our inventory is available to transplant facilities worldwide for patients who require stem cell transplantation.

The primary purpose of the Cord Blood Bank Collector position is to educate and recruit potential donor mothers to the public cord blood donation program, collect relevant behavioral and medical history information, facilitate collection of the cord blood and ensure timely transport of the blood products to the processing laboratory. This role also has responsibility for quality control of supplies and reagents necessary for performing the cord blood collection activities.

The ideal candidate will be bilingual in English & Spanish.

This will be a full-time position. The hours for this position may vary depending on business needs. Candidates may be considered for positions with the following hours:

• Overnight hours (11:00 p.m.
  
  -7:00 a.m.) with rotating weekends and holidays. The schedule may include two 14-hour shifts and one 12-hour shift over a 3-day period.
• Variable Shifts ( various shifts may range from 12:00pm - 9:00pm, 2:00pm - 11:00pm, 3:00pm - 12:00am ) including rotating weekends and holidays.
• Training will occur during daytime hours for the first two months and then move to variable shift or overnight shift placements.
• This position requires a national background search and an expanded drug screening (including additional testing for barbiturates, benzodiazepines, and methadone). Refusal to consent to the national background search and/or the expanded drug screening will result in a rescinding of the offer for this position.

Location:

May vary based on need.

Hourly Breakdown of salary range:
Minimum $24.27 - Midpoint $30.28 - Maximum $36.29

At MD Anderson, we offer careers built on care, growth, and balance. Our employees enjoy a benefits package designed to support every stage of life, starting on day one.

• Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on first day for employees who work 30 or more hours per week
• Group Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and Disability coverage
• Paid time off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB) paid leave accruals
• Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programs
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service
• Teachers Retirement System defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans
• Employer paid life, AD&D and an illness-related reduced salary pay program
• Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups

Communication, Education, Recruitment and Donor Suitability

• Promote, educate and recruit potential donor mothers: through explanation of the cord blood donation program to expectant mothers and participation in hospital programs directed towards pregnant mothers:
  • Perform initial screen to identify suitable potential cord blood donor mothers
  • Explain the donation program.
  • Obtain informed consent from all potential cord blood donor mothers for the collection, testing and use of the cord blood.
  • Evaluate donors for suitability to donate infant's cord blood
  • Interview donor mothers to obtain answers to a standard questionnaire designed to elicit behavioral risk factors, medical and travel history information of the donor mother and…