Shall perform tests and equipment maintenance which require the exercise of independent judgment and responsibility, with minimal supervision by a Reference Laboratory technologists and/or management staff, in only those specialties or subspecialties in which they are qualified by education, training and experience. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science from an accredited institution. Written and verbal communication skills are requir... more details
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Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Pay: Competitive pay based on education and/or experience with night and shift differential plus $500 bonus after 6 months and $1,000 bonus after 1 year!
Benefits: Health, dental, vision, life insurance, long term disability, 401(k), paid-time off, $5,000 annual tuition reimbursement, holiday pay, etc.
Days: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Hours: 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. (NIGHTS)
Position:
Shall perform tests and equipment maintenance which require the exercise of independent judgment and responsibility, with minimal supervision by a Reference Laboratory technologists and/or management staff, in only those specialties or subspecialties in which they are qualified by education, training and experience.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science from an accredited institution.
- Written and verbal communication skills are required.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Follow the Reference Laboratory's Standard Operating Procedures for all approved activities performed within the Reference Laboratory.
- Adhere to the laboratory's quality control policies and document all quality control activities, equipment and procedural calibrations, and maintenance performed.
- Perform all required equipment maintenance on the Immucor NEO Echo and QIACube Connect as outlined in the departmental SOPs.
- Identify problems with equipment and reagents that may affect test performance and immediately notify reference laboratory management staff.
- Troubleshoot issues with equipment, reagents, and controls
- Remove equipment from service and/or document corrective actions taken when equipment and/or reagents operate outside of the reference laboratory's performance specifications.
- Locate samples which require testing and prepare them as needed for testing on approved procedures.
- Communicate all accessioning, sample processing, testing, equipment, and reagent issues to the Reference Laboratory Lead Tech or management staff.
- Prepare reagents and samples for testing per the NEO ECHO and QIACube Connect SOPs.
- Load samples, reagents, and QC material for ABO/Rh type, antibody detection and identification, donor red cell antigen screening on the NEO ECHO.
- Program the NEO ECHO with the appropriate testing information. Recognize and troubleshoot any error messages that appear.
- Recognize when QC has been previously performed on the NEO ECHO and understand when QC must be repeated per departmental SOPs and when QC is a pass.
- Recognize when runs are completed and unload the instrument per departmental SOPs.
- Recognize when testing must be repeated or additional testing is needed, consult with Reference Laboratory technologists as needed.
- Print completed run reports from the NEO ECHO and hand off to Reference Laboratory technologists for review and result reporting.
- Prepare reagents, DNA extraction tubes, samples, and worksheets for DNA extraction process done on the QIACube Connect, or manually, if the instrument is down.
- Load reagents and the DNA extraction samples on the QIACube Connect and run the extraction process per departmental SOPs.
- Review run logs and extracted samples to ensure there were no failures with the DNA extraction.
- Recognize run failures and when the DNA extraction process must be repeated.
- Know storage requirements of DNA samples, DNA reagents, and samples used for testing.
- Recognize when donor red cell units need Hemoglobin S testing completed prior to distribution of units.
- Know how to use the automated donor sample tube storage system to locate donor testing tubes needed for additional testing.
- Prepare reagents, samples, and worksheets for SickleDex testing per departmental SOPs.
- Perform SickleDex testing on appropriate samples per departmental SOPs.
- Understand concurrent documentation of test results on worksheet. Worksheets and samples are handed off to a Reference Laboratory technologist for review and resulting.
- Inspect reagents and supplies that are received in the reference laboratory
- Label reagents and supplies with date received and status
- Store reagents and supplies in the appropriate location
- Perform additional duties as needed
- Complete RARE donor tags with the appropriate donor and testing information
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