Consultation & Reference RDP Specialist

Gulf Coast Blood 

Location: Texas Medical Center - 1400 La Concha Lane in Houston, Texas 77054

Position Title: Consultation Specialist, RDP 

Shift: Mon - Fri, 4 pm - 12 am

Join our team of heroes!

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We are seeking skilled and driven Laboratory Professionals to join our team.

Under moderate supervision of Consultation Management, this position prepares special blood components and performs patient testing.  Responsibilities involve frequent contact with internal and external customers, requiring good judgment, diplomacy and tact.

JUST FOR YOU:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Texas Medical Center location with free parking.
• Education and Career Advancement.
• Mentoring for advanced certification as a Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB).
• Engaging and exciting opportunity to SAVE LIVES.

Tips to thrive in our culture:

• Embody our Core Values of Commitment, Integrity, and Respect
• Work to actively create experiences that inspire others to save lives, each and every day.
• Embrace doing it right, making connections, and creating desired experiences.
• Comply with all organizational policies and standards, including safety rules, and be willing to report actual and potential violations to the appropriate supervisor or manager.

In this role, you’ll:

• Evaluates and processes special component requests per established guidelines.
• Communicates with external customers regarding patient requests for rare blood, rare donor donations, and/or ARDP.
• Provides technical support and assistance with communicating Rare Donor needs to Collections, Marketing and Recruitment staff.
• Collaborates with Hospital Services and Business Development staff to optimize hospital utilization of antigen-typed inventory.
• Supports the Commercial Donor Program, including order fulfillment, shipping, ad-hoc requests and vendor management.
• Adheres to FDA, CLIA, OSHA, AABB and CAP regulations, as well as cGMP standards and internal procedures and protocols.
• Promotes a positive work environment and exhibits team supportive behaviors. Actively helps team members to achieve optimal department results.
• Assists in the implementation of strategies, marketing and business plans in order to maintain current clients and to increase client base in all service areas.
• Serves as mentor and technical resource for RDP staff.
• Notifies management or other appropriate persons of problems or issues as appropriate.
• Performs antigen screening, other routine serological evaluation in Consultation Laboratory.
• Assists in preparation and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures.
• Participates in QC and QA improvements within the department.
• Records, places, and fills orders for antigen-negative rare red blood cells in the BECS (blood established computer software).
• Monitors Rare Donor antigen-typed inventory.
• Monitors inventory of reagents and supplies.
• Prepares washed and deglycerolized RBCs. 
• Freezes Rare RBCs
• Performs equipment preventative maintenance.
• Performs reagent preparation as needed.
• Assists in the preparation and maintenance of statistical reports and billing data.
• Assists in the resolution of billing questions and inquiries for internal and external customers.
• Scans documents to the Imaging Application.
• Receives specimens and orders in the Transfusion Management System.
• Issues and Returns products in the Transfusion Management System.
• Participates in department new hire training program.
• Supports validation and implementation of new tests/equipment/software.
• Performs sickle cell screening on donor samples.
• Prepares Reconstituted RBCs.
• Perform additional duties as assigned; responsibilities may be modified at management’s discretion.

We need someone who:

MLT from an accredited program (ASCP or equivalent) with 4 years recent laboratory experience in a Blood Bank or Immunohematology Reference Laboratory.  

OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF DEGREE MUST BE PROVIDED AND KEPT IN PERSONNEL FILE.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk and hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand and walk; occasionally required to sit, climb or balance.  The employee must frequently lift and\or move up to 25 lbs.  Employees are required to be familiar with and abide by the team lift requirements as specified in the Safety Program in an effort to prevent bodily injury and for the health and safety of others. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to blood and blood components as well as other biohazardous materials, moving mechanical parts and extreme cold.  The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and risk of radiation.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job duties involve an inherent potential for mucous membrane or skin contact with blood with a risk of exposure to Hepatitis and HIV.

Think you have what it takes to save lives with us? We want to hear from you.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT

The Blood Center is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants for positions are considered without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, military status, protected veteran status, disability status, genetic testing results or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable law, statute, regulation or Executive Order.