Description LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is looking for an individual to make a difference in their community, while working in a laboratory setting, by joining our team as a Cellular Therapies Processor in Gainesville, FL. This position is responsible for tasks related to the safe handling, documentation and manufacturing of cord blood products and training. This position is also responsible for carrying out cord blood policies and procedures for filing, organizing and maintaining donor records and conducting routine communication activities with collection facilities, regional and laboratory staff as well as with cord blood registries.
This is a full-time position working four (4) 10-hour shifts per week, including one weekend day.
Our Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plan
- Medical, dental, and vision insurances available to full-time employees the first of the month after 60 days
- 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
- 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
Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to)
- Comply with relevant federal and state laws and regulations regarding confidentiality and privacy of health information
- Receive and perform daily morning assessing tasks of collected cord blood units (CBUs)
- Process cord blood units, including isolating and preparing cord blood products in accordance with established laboratory procedures
- Accurately maintain donor and CBU records, including compiling and reviewing CBU records for accuracy and completeness, updating all applicable logs, performing registration of cord blood donors, performing and recording any required QC or maintenance procedures and participating in quality-management activities
- Perform submission of maternal sample tubes
- Interface daily with regional collections staff to provide collection and processing statistics, collection facility training trends and abnormalities associated with collections
- Maintain cord blood equipment including, but not limited to, liquid nitrogen storage tanks, cord blood processing equipment and temperature monitoring equipment
- Maintain stock of supplies essential to job function
- Work with Corporate Quality Assurance Coordinators to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations for equipment and testing procedures
- Represent and communicate Cord Blood and LifeSouth favorably to the public and to the participating institutions
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required; Associate or Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred
- Experience working in a blood bank or transplant center performing donor collection, accessioning, processing, storage and/or distribution functions preferred
- Experience working in a cGMP-regulated laboratory environment preferred
- Valid driver's license required; must meet and maintain LifeSouth driver's eligibility requirements
- Exceptional communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and team-building skills
- Positive and outgoing attitude with excellent customer service skills
- Ability to follow moderately complex oral and written instructions
- Proficient in the variety of computer software applications
- Knowledge of medical terminology preferred
- Strong attention to detail preferred
- Ability to stand for long periods of time and lift at least 50 pounds
- Must be able to work a varied schedule including some weekends
Who We Are LifeSouth is a non-profit community blood bank serving more than 150 hospitals in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee. We are committed to meeting the blood supply needs of hospitals and their patients by providing the highest quality blood components 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 there when you or your family is in need.
Our Mission To provide a safe blood supply that meets or exceeds the needs in each community 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 $20.00 - $22.00 an hour. 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. LifeSouth complies 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. If you require any assistance to complete the application process or during the interview due to a disability, please contact the LifeSouth region where you are applying or call 1-888-795-2707 to request an accommodation. Applications may be completed at a LifeSouth facility or mailed to corporate headquarters in lieu of the on-line application process.