Department: MED-Transplant Center
Salary/Grade: NEX/14
Target hiring range for this position will be between $56,376 to $61,867 per year; $27.00 - $29.63 per hour.
Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Job Summary:
This position performs high complexity clinical lab procedures in support of the NMH and LCH transplant centers.
The procedures are molecular based tissue typing, flow cytometric and solid phase antibody testing and crossmatch, and immunoassays.
Follows appropriate protocols, policies, regulations, Good Clinical and Good Laboratory Practices.
This position will require some on-call and overtime.
Specific Responsibilities:
Technical:
Performs, analyzes, and interprets clinical histocompatibility tests.
Completes all aspects of the HLA histocompatibility procedures performed in the CLIA and ASHI certified Transplant Immunology Laboratory.
All tests are used to help determine compatibility of donor and recipient pairs.
Maintains and ensures quality of laboratory instrumentation and reagents.
Manages clinical lab data and generates reports.
Completes daily general lab maintenance.
May manage one or more phase(s) of a major project(s) or all activities of a small project.
Performs statistical tests.
Demonstrates good judgment, conscientiousness, precision and accuracy when performing assigned testing.
Minimum Qualifications:
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in science; or related; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
One year previous experience with standard clinical laboratory operating procedures or related is required.
Minimum Competencies:
Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Must have the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Must be able to work under stress due to the complexity and urgency of the testing requests.
Must possess a good eye for detail, manual dexterity and must have the ability to maintain focus and mental concentration, due to the complexity of the work and risks stemming from an incorrect result.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with standard clinical laboratory operating procedures.
Experience in training new technologists.
American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ACHI) Histocompatibility technologist (CHT) or specialist (CHS) certification.
Experience in data analysis and reporting.
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