Technologist, 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 an opening for an Immunogenetics Lab Technologist I to join the HLA/Immunogenetics Laboratory team at Bloodworks Northwest, in training for the Immunogenetics Technologist II position. Perform specimen processing and gain a sufficient level of competence to perform molecular biology routine testing for Solid Organ Transplantation and Diagnostic Services—report test results after consultation with the Director or the Supervisor, Qualified Technologist.

Begin to train for emergency testing for Deceased Donor Initial Workups and Post-transplant Monitoring (bead assays).

• Comply with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements regarding patient and donor confidentiality.
• Review and demonstrate knowledge of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)—correctly document errors.
• Perform procedures with emphasis on safety for self and others—reports safety issues to the Supervisor or designee.
• Communicate specimen and test issues with team members to maintain quality and expedite turnaround time (TAT). Assist team members with completing tasks as needed and document instances where time expectations are not met.
• Follow instructions in SOPs, reference guides, charts, and job aids when performing laboratory processes.
• Perform Quality Control (QC) procedures for the environment and laboratory equipment, including cleaning and monitoring systems as needed. Observe all regulations, including post-PCR containment.
• Perform manual temperature monitoring and document in an appropriate log.
• Perform routine maintenance and QC on assay instruments, if applicable.
• Provide patient reports to customers (transplant programs, doctors, billing institutions, and others, as appropriate), ensuring HIPAA compliance. Ensure proper documentation for report distribution.
• Receive orders for routine and emergency testing and respond to inquiries from physicians, nurses, transplant coordinators, and other healthcare professionals. Evaluate specimen acceptability, following laboratory policies. Troubleshoot unacceptable specimens, generate reports, and route them for sign-off review.
• Answer phones and take messages. Create, file, and retrieve patient charts.
• Retrieve specimens and orders for laboratory testing. Enter the specimen receipt into the databases and document it in the logs for audit-trail tracking. Prepare and deliver outgoing packages for Fed Ex and nearby institutions.
• Accurately perform data entry for patients, donors, samples, tests, and inventory into appropriate databases.
• Use the appropriate screen, query, or report to generate the requested information from the database.
• Verify the accuracy of the database for each individual, specimen, and test in the completed workup. Make appropriate data corrections.
• Create, modify, maintain, and transmit electronic records in a controlled and approved manner in conformance with regulatory agencies.
• Perform procedures for recording consults and receiving and sending out specimens.
• Assure specimens meet labeling requirements and document any problems.
• Review requisitions, database-generated labels, and/or Coordination forms for specimen preparation, processing, and preservation requirements.
• Initiate appropriate processing logs and complete documentation accurately.
• Organize specimens and workflow to prevent sample switches.
• Prepare and process specimens (cell, DNA, serum, and plasma) to meet quality and quantity goals.
• Prepare complex mixtures of reagents. Understand the properties of cell isolation procedures…