IRL Technologist - Blood Bank Technology Program Job at American National Red Cross, Louisville, KY

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  • American National Red Cross
  • Louisville, KY

Job Description

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By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?

Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good!

Job Description:

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview):

Participate in a paid, four-month Blood Bank Technology (BBT) Program as an Immunohematology Reference Laboratories (IRL) Technician. Upon completion, participants will be prepared and eligible to take the blood banking board certification exam. Once certified, individuals can transition into an Immunohematology Reference Laboratories (IRL) Technologist role and begin training. The BBT Program is not available in the Immunohematology Reference Laboratories in New York and Puerto Rico.

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE GOOD (Key Responsibilities): 

The Blood Bank Technology (BBT) Program provides essential knowledge and skills, reinforcing concepts and techniques from didactic materials through hands-on laboratory experience. Written and practical assessments are used to evaluate proficiency.

Program topics include: Basic Laboratory Knowledge, Immunology, Genetics, Blood Donor Collection, Infectious Disease Testing, Component Manufacturing, Storage, Distribution, Quality Control Testing, Blood Groups, Pretransfusion Testing, Blood Utilization. Blood administration, and Adverse Events of Transfusion

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications):

  • Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) with 24 semester hours of academic science including 6 semester hours of biological sciences and 6 semester hours of chemical sciences
  • Good written and verbal skills to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
  • Must be able to work on a team and independently.
  • Ability to use a wide variety of lab or medical equipment.
  • Ability to use a personal computer and applicable software for sustained periods.

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE (Preferred Qualifications):

  • Blood Bank or Laboratory experience.
  • Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) associate's degree/certification.

BENEFITS FOR YOU: As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes:

  • Medical, Dental Vision plans
  • Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
  • PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
  • Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
  • 401K with up to 6% match
  • Paid Family Leave
  • Employee Assistance
  • Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
  • Service Awards and recognition

Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to

make your career a force for good!

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

 

AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners — the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance — launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce. American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.

 

Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.

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Job Tags

Temporary work, Local area, Flexible hours,

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