Blood Bank Laboratory Technologist (Per Diem - Daytime hours)

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: $36 to $45 per hour; Based on Experience

Continental Services Group is seeking a responsible, detail-oriented and organized Laboratory Medical Technologist with a valid Florida Medical Technologist license and experience in hematology and blood banking to assist our laboratory team. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to various projects and continuous improvement and growth in our laboratory operations encompassing serology, chemistry, ABO and RH Group, phenotypesand more.

Responsibilities:

• Perform blood-typing and testing of samples.
• Record test results accurately in Continental's system.
• Ensure full traceability and document-recall through scanning and verifying important documents.
• Organize, process, and pack donation samples; handle multiple orders simultaneously.
• Aliquot and sort various samples, units, and orders.
• Execute laboratory functions in a proficient way maintaining high quality standards.
• Conduct QC processes and follow SOPs
• Participate in special projects
• Create and check packing lists for accuracy.
• Collaborate with different departments to streamline operations and results.

Requirements:

• Valid Florida Medical Technologist License.
• Strong work ethic; supervisory skills are a plus.
• Prior laboratory experience; knowledge of good laboratory practices is beneficial.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English; Spanish fluency is a plus.
• Computer literacy, including Excel and Word.

What You Can Expect from Us:

• Youll Be Treated Fairly-- We are a family-owned and operated company, and we consider each of our employees as part of our larger family. We operate and make our decisions based on merit, qualifications and performance.
• Youll Be Challenged-- We hold very specialized and several regulatory licenses, which means our work environment is constantly evolving as agencies continue to update and improve their standards.
• You'll have Phenomenal Hours-- We will not ask you to operate outside of our standard working hours, which are roughly 7:30am - 5:00pm. On Fridays, our working hours are roughly 7:30am-3:00pm. You will not be asked to work weekends, nights, or to be on call on any regular basis.
• Youll Be Provided with Benefits-- After a probationary period, you have the option to partake in the health insurance plans we provide. You also will have the option to start a 401k, all expenses of setting up the account covered by us.

What We Expect From You:

• Communication - We feel this is the most important aspect of any job. You must be in communication with your supervisor, and make sure they are familiar and in agreement with your everyday tasks.
• Timeliness - Everything we do--from shipping out specialty products to scheduling specific donors--is on a schedule. While we are very flexible in terms of time off and scheduling, we operate on the assumption that our employees will be timely, and if necessary, gives plenty of notice of their future absence.
• Team Work - Our operations, testing and systems are complex and multifaceted, so we expect you to work well with our current team members--from those in the lab to those in administration--to ensure we work most cohesively.
• Flexibility - We have two centers: our home office in Miami, and a second in Fort Lauderdale. We expect that if necessary, you are willing to work at either location, in the case of an emergency. Your gas and time would be compensated for a short period, if we ask that you work in a station that is not your home station. We also expect that youll be willing to jump in anywhere in the office where we might need you.
• Willingness to Learn - While we expect youll come in with a variety of basic skills, we ask that you come also knowing youll learn a lot here.

About Continental Services Group Inc.

We are an FDA-licensed company that has been in business for over 55 years. We provide blood components and other biological raw materials to our customers, who use the material for the further manufacturing of in-vitro diagnostic products. The vast majority of the product we sell is used for manufacturing test kits and controls, which are used in hospitals around the world. Holding some of the industry's most specialized certifications, we draw the blood and other raw material from a wide base of donors, a majority of which repeatedly and consistently visits every 56 days. This repeat-donor base allows us to provide extensively tested and unique products to the pharmaceutical industry.

Continental has been an FDA licensed facility since 1971, holding multiple city, state and federal licenses. Our laboratory is CLIA certified since 1971, and ourfacilities have beenISO 9001 certified since 2003.Continental Services Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a smoke and drug-free workplace. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of drug and background checks.