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Bloodworks Technologist I in Renton, Washington
We have a wonderful opportunity for a Technologist I in the Donor Testing department at Bloodworks Northwest. The incumbent in this role will perform, review, and interpret laboratory tests by regulatory and test manufacturer requirements and Standard Operating Procedures, to prepare licensed blood products for transfusion and provide test results for organ/tissue transplantation. Career progression is available in this role.
Principal responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Prepare reagents for daily testing, review routine maintenance records for completeness, and verify QC results before the startup of daily testing operations.
Perform, interpret, and review required laboratory testing results (used to determine the suitability of licensed blood products for transfusion, and organ/stem cells for transplantation) on donor and non-donor samples, according to Standard Operating Procedures.
Perform testing using a variety of lab equipment associated with specific testing benches.
Perform a final review of other technologists' testing records for accuracy, completeness, run validity, and adherence to SOP, before posting results in the Laboratory Information System(s).
Manage test reagents to minimize waste, loss, test failures, and financial losses from all of these sources.
Perform basic troubleshooting of instruments, reagents, or other testing problems for the testing benches that the incumbent is trained in.
Operate computer systems relevant to the work performed in the department at this level including Surround, BBCS, PC applications, Reliance ETQ, and REES.
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