Experience
- Minimum 2 years experience required
- Generalist experience required, with Blood Bank experience preferred
- Previous experience in phlebotomy is a plus
License & Certification Required
- ASCP
- ASCP-MLS
- ASCP-MLT
- MLS or MLT
Skills Required
- ABO/Rh/Antibody Screen & ID
- Accessioning
- AHG Crossmatch
- Analyzer usage
- Arterial Blood Gas
- Automated Instrument Use
- Blood banking procedures
- Blood specimen storage
- Body fluids analysis
- Cardiac Enzymes
- CBC Manual
- Cord Blood Evaluation
- Crossmatch-Immediate Spin/IgG
- Crystal identification
- Cytospin
- Direct Coombs (DAT)
- Electronic Crossmatch
- Fibrinogen testing
- Gram Stain
- Hazardous materials and MSDS knowledge
- Hospital clinical laboratory experience
- Immunoassay
- Malarial Examination
- Manual Differential
- Manual macroscopic UA
- Microscopic UA
- Occult Blood testing
- Patient identification process
- PCR Testing (flu, group B, MRSA Screen, staph aureus, covid)
- Pipetting
- Platelet Count
- Pregnancy test (urine or blood)
- Proper disposal and labeling
- Quality assurance and controls
- Rapid test kits usage (RSV, strep, H-flu, C-diff)
- Reporting test results
- Reticulocyte Count
- Review & Interpretation of QC
- Siemen's Dimensions experience
- Specimen Collection
- Specimen Preparation
- Specimen Receipt
- Sysmex experience
- Thawing/Cooling of Blood Products
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
- Thyroid testing
- Transfusion Reaction Workup
- Transmission-based precautions
- Venipuncture
Desired Skills
- Experience with EXLs is a plus
