Components Lab Technician Position Available In Jefferson, Alabama

Components Lab Technician
Birmingham, AL

• Components Laboratory
  Job Type
  Full-time
  Description
  Would you like to help lives while making a difference in yourmunity?
  LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is currently seeking Components Lab Technicians in Birmingham, AL.
  Our Benefits
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurances available to full-time employees the first of the month after 60 days
• Medical premium discount based on rate of pay
• Supplemental insurances including life, cancer, accident, and disability
• Access to mental wellness resources and counseling through telehealth
• Free basic life insurance for full-time employees
• Holiday premium paid on certain holidays
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer match each pay period
• Employer funded retirement plan for vested employees & 403b offered
• Access to wages prior to pay day
  What You Will Be Responsible For
  A Components Lab Technician is responsible for the safe handling and processing of blood and bloodponents with consistency and precision. The selected candidate will be working in a highly regulated environment to prepareponents intended for transfusion.
  Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to)
• Prepare blood and blood products
• Perform the lab audit process which includes the quarantine, release and disposal of blood products based on disease testing results
• Filter blood using dockable filters to provide leuko-reduced products
• Perform general maintenance and cleaning of instruments and department
• Data processing and input
• Label all available apsis products and quarantine/discard products, as necessary
  Requirements To Be Considered
• High school diploma or GED
• Valid driver’s license. Must also meet and maintain LifeSouth driver’s eligibility requirements
• Must be able to work evenings, rotating weekends and holidays
• Ability to work consistently in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
• Must have good manual dexterity and the ability to operate equipment
• Ability tomunicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• Ability to do basic math including addition, subtraction, proportions, percentages, scientific notation, etc.
• Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, walking, lifting, grasping and repetitive motion. Lifting up to 50 pounds. Occasional stooping, squatting, pushing, pulling, climbing, overhead lifting
  The Ideal Candidate Will Possess
• Experience in a laboratory setting
  Who We Are
  LifeSouth is a non-profitmunity blood bank serving more than 150 hospitals in Alabama, Florida, Gia, and Tennessee.

We aremitted to meeting the blood supply needs of hospitals and their patients by providing the highest quality bloodponents and services. With more than 45 donor centers, 55 bloodmobiles and 2,000 blood drives a month, our LifeSouth team is dedicated to making sure the blood is t when you or your family is in need.
Our Mission
To provide a safe blood supply that meets or exceed the needs in eachmunity we serve and to provide a variety of services in support of ongoing and emerging blood and transfusion related activities.
This is a full-time position. Starting salary range is $14.50

• $15.

95. Criminal background check and drug screen required upon conditional offer of hire. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer/Drug-Free/Tobacco Free Workplace.
The position description may not include all the duties and responsibilities of the job. Duties and responsibilities that are not listed, but which the employee may be expected to perform, will fall within the scope of the skills, knowledge, and training for the position.
LifeSouth is a Drug-Free and Tobacco-Free Workplace. LifeSouth is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor as well as an affirmative action employer and provides equal opportunity to all persons, regardless of race, religion, age, gender, disability, status as a protected veteran, national origin, color, or any other classification in accordance with federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, and ordinances. Veterans are encouraged to self-identify as LifeSouth desires to provide protected veterans priority referrals for open positions. LifeSouthplies with all laws and regulations associated with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). LifeSouth is an E-Verify employer.