Blood Bank Technician

The Blood Bank Technician determines donor eligibility and performs donor registration and education activities; follows Donor Confidential Exclusion and Donor Callback; performs record reviews; performs Donor Collection and post-donation care activities; selects, prepares, labels and stores blood components; creates and maintains complete, legible records and utilizes available technologies to record and retrieve information; performs apheresis procedures; performs and interprets quality assurance, audits and reports; organizes and prioritizes workload; assists with recruitment activities; packs and ships recovered plasma and packs, sets up and participates in mobile blood drives. Patients cared for include those in the following age groups: children, adolescent, adult and geriatric.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRED :

Required:

• Completion of a medical lab technician program, a clinical lab technician program, or graduate of a school of nursing, (LPN - holds a valid North Dakota licensure for Licensed Practical Nurse), or meets qualifications of Blood Bank Assistant and has two (2) years of full-time experience in blood donor collection and demonstrates initiative, critical thinking skills and ability to consistently meet or exceed job performance standards.

• Current certification as an MLT/CLT or LPN