Quality Control Lab Technologist- 2nd shift

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* Job Description:

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** QC Laboratory Technologist II
** Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.
*** WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
*** As a QC Lab Technologist II you will perform advanced manufacturing, processing and test procedures on blood products, and will interpret test results before releasing blood to area hospitals. You will manufacture and prepare pathogen reduced platelet products for hospital patient use, in a highly regulated environment. As a Technologist II you may assume operational supervisory responsibilities on your designated shift;

you will mentor and guide Technologist I and Technician staff, and provide support, development, and/or leadership guidance to all line staff.

As a Red Cross Team member, you will take care of your team members – show up for every shift and give 100% while you’re there. Interact in a positive, proactive, and customer-focused manner with both internal and external customers, demonstrating care and compassion at all times.
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* Key Responsibilities:

** Perform moderate to high complexity laboratory testing procedures and interpret various testing procedures on donor specimens, and blood products;
Identify and quarantine products/samples that don’t meet quality requirements.
* Meet the quality and quantity production and testing goals established by the department.
* Ensure products are suitable for release for distribution.
* Meet the quality and quantity production and testing goals established by the department, and appropriately manage any exceptions.
* Prioritize workload to meet production and customer requirements.
* Perform quality control on products, reagents, equipment, and various test kits; maintain accurate electronic and physical inventory locations for products/samples.
* Tracks the quantities and results of QC testing performed to meet ARC and regulatory requirements.
* Participate in QC staff training and QC projects; may serve as a project lead
* Participate in troubleshooting and problem-solving activities with cross-functional teams.
* The aforementioned responsibilities of the Technologist describe the general nature and level of work and are
* * not an exhaustive list.
**** Standard

Schedule:

Full Time, Wednesday
- Sunday 3:00 pm- 11:30 pm
****** Training:
First 4-6 weeks, Monday
- Friday, 8:00 am- 4:30 pm.
****** Pay Information*****:** ***$26.22 per hour plus shift differential pay for hours worked after 3:00 pm during the week and all hours worked on the weekend ($2.25- $3.50 more per hour for this shift)
****** WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
**** Bachelor’s degree in an applied science is required (Associate degree in science with an MLT may be considered in areas that do not have licensure requirements)
* Minimum 5 years of related experience in a regulatory, laboratory, or manufacturing environment or equivalent combination of education and related experience required for non-MLT/MT staff. Must meet state and CLIA requirements.
* Ability to use a wide variety of lab or medical equipment, personal computer and applicable software for sustained periods.
* Ability to work with a team.
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