Medical Laboratory Assistant - Transfusion Medicine and Tissue Bank - Regular

Summary of Duties

The Technical Assistant will have responsibilities in the Transfusion Medicine and Tissue Bank. This will include processing donor skin allografts. Other responsibilities are: answering phone calls; receiving, sorting, labelling and distribution of specimens to work stations; updating patients’ information; filing and retrieving records and specimens; verifying and registering patient demographics; specimen packaging and referrals; loading and unloading specimens from instruments; specimen test setup;

equipment monitoring and maintenance; tissue product, blood and blood product inventory receipt and preparation; reagent receipt and preparation; and other duties as required.

• Requires successful completion of Community College program for Medical Laboratory Technician
• MLPAO certification required or CSMLS certification
• Minimum 3 years recent experience in Blood Bank and/or Tissue Bank
• Customer service focus required
• Detail oriented with quality assurance focus required
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to adjust to shifting priorities with minimal direction
• Previous experience with Well Sky an asset
• Proficient computer skills required including MS Office – Excel, Word and Power Point