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Luminis Health · 18 hours ago

Donor Center Technician - PRN - AAMC

Luminis Health - Anne Arundel Medical Center is seeking a Donor Center Technician to perform duties related to taking blood donations and conducting donor physicals. The role involves maintaining a safe working environment, operating donor center equipment, and ensuring donor suitability according to regulatory guidelines.

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Responsibilities

Espouses the principals of Lean Thinking and creates a work environment that positively promotes continuous process improvement
Explores opportunities to add value to job (innovative ideas) to benefit the organization and taking ownership of the outcome
Proactively finds other work-related tasks during low census
Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
Operates and maintains donor center equipment
Performs preventative maintenance and troubleshoots problems to the full extent of ability
Maintains inter- and intradepartmental work flow by fostering a spirit of cooperation (hand offs)
Participate in the training of new staff and students by serving as a mentor and technical resource
Maintains laboratory supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies
Conserves laboratory resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results
Schedules donors in person and by telephone
Provides blood donation information by answering questions and requests
Registers donors in Hospital Information System
Establishes donor suitability according to regulatory, facility, and laboratory guidelines and protocols
Prepares donors for donation, obtains and processes donations per laboratory protocol
Documents information appropriately in the LIS (ex. deferrals)
Performs functions to established productivity guidelines with minimal errors
Prepares, processes, and stores units per laboratory protocol
Performs donor blood unit processing to include separating units into individual components and final unit labeling
Prepares frozen plasma for shipment to plasma manufacturer
Performs post-donation monitoring of donors
Attends to the needs of ill donors including transport to the Emergency Department, if required
Actively participates in the laboratory quality plan/program (i.e. investigative reports)
Enhances the donor center and hospital reputation by demonstrating a courteous and professional demeanor during all encounters

Qualification

Phlebotomy certificationBlood donation proceduresLaboratory Information System (LIS)Basic Life Support (BLS)Cooperative teamwork

Required

High School Diploma or equivalent
Specialized training in phlebotomy with course work sufficient to meet the requirements of the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or the National Phlebotomy Association as a Donor Phlebotomy Technician or Phlebotomy
Two years of experience as a phlebotomist or one year experience working as a blood donor center technician
Phlebotomy or Donor Phlebotomy Technician certification with the National Phlebotomy Association or American Society of Clinical Pathology
Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Retirement Plan (with employer match for employees who work more than 1000 hours in a calendar year)
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance Benefits
Employee Referral Bonus Program
Paid Holidays, Disability, and Life/AD&D for full-time employees
Wellness Programs
Employee Assistance Programs and more

Company

Luminis Health

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Luminis Health is a not for profit organization that provides exceptional health care services.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Amy Beales
Chief Human Resources Officer
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