Component Specialist | Blood Bank | Full-time | Evenings

UF Health; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Level 1 trauma center

Tuition reimbursement

Accrued PTO

Annual salary reviews

Wellness programs

Job summary

University of Florida Health in Gainesville, FL is seeking a Component Specialist to manufacture and label blood components, and to facilitate specimen preparation and analysis in a busy hospital laboratory.

The role requires a high school diploma and at least 3 months of full-time lab experience; clinical or hospital-based exposure is preferred. UF Health offers PTO, tuition reimbursement, and wellness programs.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent required.
• Minimum 3 months full-time experience processing samples using laboratory equipment.
• Preferred: clinical or hospital-based experience.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture and label blood and blood components.
• Perform routine laboratory clerical procedures and accessions.
• Distribute and prepare specimens for analysis.
• Dispense blood products.
• Monitor and maintain blood component inventory.
• Order and restock supplies.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Build your future as a Component Specialist at University of Florida Health in beautiful Gainesville, Florida where Nature and Culture meet. Our thriving community is known for its unique blend of natural beauty, innovation, cultural energy, and recreation. UF Health is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals and we are committed to excellence in healthcare. We value the impact our clinical laboratory staff make in patient outcomes every day. Our patients and our people are at the center of everything we do. Make UF Health your next career destination.

Overview

Build your future as a Component Specialist at University of Florida Health in beautiful Gainesville, Florida where Nature and Culture meet. Our thriving community is known for its unique blend of natural beauty, innovation, cultural energy, and recreation. UF Health is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals and we are committed to excellence in healthcare. We value the impact our clinical laboratory staff make in patient outcomes every day. Our patients and our people are at the center of everything we do. Make UF Health your next career destination.

UF Health Experience & Rewards

• Level 1 trauma center and teaching hospital
• FACT accredited NCI-designated cancer institute
• Bone Marrow and Solid Organ Transplant Center
• Accrued PTO including holidays
• Annual salary reviews
• Tuition reimbursement
• Competitive healthcare/retirement plans
• Wellness programs

Responsibilities

In this role the Component Specialist will perform the following job duties:

• Manufacture and label blood and blood components
• Perform routine laboratory clerical procedures and accessions
• Distribute and prepare specimens for analysis
• Dispense blood products
• Monitor and maintain blood component inventory
• Order and restock supplies

Schedule

FTE: 1.0
Hours: Nights
Days: Evenings

Qualifications

Education

Required: High School graduate or equivalent

Experience

Required: Minimum 3 months full-time experience processing samples using laboratory equipment
Preferred: Clinical or hospital-based experience. Previous computer operational skills using a personal computer, laboratory system or other hospital information system.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

N/A

Motor Vehicle Operator Designation

Employees in this position will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose