Histocompatibility Technologist - Transplant - Days

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire: N/A

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment: N/A

Experience REQUIRED: N/A

Experience PREFERRED:
Minimum of one (1) year of laboratory experience
Previous experience using various software applications (e.g. Excel, Word, Access, etc.)

Education/training REQUIRED:
Bachelors Degree from an accredited Life Science Program

Education/training PREFERRED: N/A

Independent action(s) required:
Daily performance of routine and stat HLA laboratory testing procedures.
Records QC data for daily functions.
Maintains computer records on all patients.
Takes action with test result discrepancies and procedural modifications when performing routine testing.

Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable): N/A

Additional position requirements:
Participates in the rotation of 24-hour emergency on-call for primary and backup call responsibilities.

Age Specific groups served:
As appropriate based on unit assignment

Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate):
Activities: Prolonged standing, Prolonged sitting, Frequent bending, Walking (distance), Climbing (steps, ladder, other), Reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive), Repetitive motion
Physical Lifting 20-50 lbs.
Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking
Emotional: Fast pace environment, Steady pace, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Able to adapt to frequent change

The Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory, which is part of the Hume- Lee Transplant Center, is a High Complexity Clinical Laboratory that provides services to the Solid Organ and the Bone Marrow Transplant Programs at VCU Health System. TheLaboratory opened in 1965 as one of the first of its kind in the world and specializes in the most up-to date testing for antibody detection and compatibility testing. The Histocompatibility Laboratory is located in a 10,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility in the Virginia Bio-Technology Research Park.

This full time Histocompatibility Technologist position offers an opportunity to work with one of the busiest transplant programs in the nation and a clinical staff with a mission to provide the best in patient care, research and education.

Responsibilities include:

Performing high complexity manual and semi-automated testing procedures (utilizing flow cytometry, luminometry, RT-PCR and Next Generation Sequencing) to aid clinicians in the determination of donor to recipient compatibility.

Participating in On-call responsibility that requires excellent independent judgment in the performance of standard operating procedures.

Maintaining a High standard of quality in the performance of daily testing.

The candidate will be required to have the following:

A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited Life Science Program or Healthcare Program.

A minimum of 1 year laboratory experience is preferred.

MT or MLS or CHT certification or equivalent is preferred.

VCU Health System offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision.

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