Evening Components Lab Technician - Save Lives

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc.; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plan

Medical, dental and vision insurances

Access to mental wellness resources

Free basic life insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA) with mrkt

Employer funded retirement plan for 3b

Access to wages prior to pay day

Job summary

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc. is hiring a Components Lab Technician in Dunwoody, GA. The role focuses on the safe handling and processing of blood and components for transfusion, in a regulated lab setting.

You will work evenings 2:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. ET, with rotating weekends and holidays, as part of a dedicated team serving more than 150 hospitals across multiple states. This full-time position includes a robust benefits package.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid driver's license; must also meet and maintain LifeSouth driver's eligibility requirements
• Must be able to work evenings, rotating weekends and holidays
• Ability to work consistently in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
• Must have good manual dexterity and the ability to operate equipment
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• Ability to do basic math including addition, subtraction, proportions, percentages, scientific notation, etc.
• Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, walking, lifting, grasping and repetitive motion. Lifting up to 50 pounds. Occasional stooping, squatting, pushing, pulling, climbing, overhead lifting
• Experience in a laboratory setting preferred

Responsibilities

• Prepare blood and blood products
• Perform the lab audit process which includes the quarantine, release and disposal of blood products based on disease testing results
• Filter blood using dockable filters to provide leuko-reduced products
• Perform general maintenance and cleaning of instruments and department
• Data processing and input
• Label all available apheresis products and quarantine/discard products, as necessary

Skills

Manual dexterity

Communication skills

Ability to operate equipment

Mathematical ability

Ability to interpret written/oral inst

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc. is hiring a Components Lab Technician in Dunwoody, GA. The role focuses on the safe handling and processing of blood and components for transfusion, in a regulated lab setting.

You will work evenings 2:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. ET, with rotating weekends and holidays, as part of a dedicated team serving more than 150 hospitals across multiple states. This full-time position includes a robust benefits package.