Quality & Control Technician

Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Free parking

Career advancement

Save lives

Job summary

Gulf Coast Blood Center is seeking a Quality & Control Technician I to prepare and test samples from blood components, ensuring products meet quality standards. The role involves collaboration with internal and external customers and adherence to safety and SOPs.

The position requires strong communication, adaptability, and self-motivation within a positive work environment at the Texas Medical Center campus, with opportunities for education and career advancement.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• At least one year of laboratory experience or equivalent education/experience.
• No certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare platelet samples for qualification determination.
• Perform bacterial contamination testing on platelet products.
• Enter and document test results in laboratory systems.
• Collect and prepare red blood cell products for quality control testing.
• Conduct CLIA moderate complexity proficiency testing in compliance with standards.
• Perform routine instrument maintenance and quality control checks.
• Monitor inventory levels and assist with SOPs and projects.

Skills

Language skills

Math skills

Reasoning ability

Computer literacy

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

BECS

Job description

Position Title: Quality & Control Technician I

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The QC Technician I prepares and tests samples from blood components to determine if the products meet established quality control standards. This is a team-oriented position requiring strong communication skills, adaptability, self-motivation and collaboration within a positive work environment. Involves frequent contact with internal and external customers, requiring good judgment, diplomacy and tact.

Just For You:

• Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package
• Texas Medical Center Location with Free Parking
• Education and Career Advancement
• Engaging and Exciting Opportunity to Save Lives

Tips to thrive in our culture:

• Embody our Core Values of Commitment, Integrity, and Respect
• Work to actively create experiences that inspire others to save lives, each and every day.
• Embrace doing it right, making connections, and creating desired experiences.
• Comply with all organizational policies and standards, including safety rules, and be willing to report actual and potential violations to the appropriate supervisor or manager.

Essential Responsibilities

Sample Preparation and Testing: 70%

• Prepare platelet samples for qualification determination.
• Perform bacterial contamination testing on platelet products.
• Accurately enter and document test results in laboratory computer systems.
• Collect and prepare red blood cell products for quality control testing.
• Conduct CLIA moderate complexity proficiency testing in compliance with regulatory standards.

Laboratory Support: 30%

• Perform routine instrument maintenance, including daily quality control checks, scheduled maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Monitor laboratory inventory levels to ensure adequate supplies.
• Assist with laboratory projects and validation activities.
• Support the review, revision, and maintenance of standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Required Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Experience

• At least one year of prior job-related laboratory experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience.

Certifications / Licenses

• None

Skills:

• LANGUAGE SKILLS - Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and standard operating procedures.Ability to communicate effectively with staff and clients.
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.Ability to compute percentages and volumes.
• REASONING ABILITY - Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• COMPUTER LITERATE - Microsoft Office, BECS (blood established computer software).

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to blood and blood components as well as other biohazard materials, moving mechanical parts and extreme cold.The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and risk of radiation.The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job duties involve an inherent potential for mucous membrane or skin contact with blood with a risk of exposure to Hepatitis and HIV.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk and hear.The employee frequently is required to stand and walk; occasionally required to sit, climb or balance.The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.Employees are required to be familiar with and abide by the team lift requirements as specified in the Safety Program in an effort to prevent bodily injury and for the health and safety of others. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Travel:

None

Schedule:

Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 6:30pm

Full time: must be regularly available to work at least 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week, or such other days or hours per week as are necessary to meet business needs.

Overtime (applicable only to non-exempt positions) - Must be available and willing to work such overtime per day or per week as is necessary or desirable to meet business needs.

Weekend and Holidays - Must be available and willing to work such weekends and holidays as are necessary or desirable to meet business needs.

Who We Are:

Since 1975, Gulf Coast Blood has been one of the nation’s largest community blood centers, serving 170 hospitals across 26 counties. Headquartered in Houston, we support the world’s largest medical complex - Texas Medical Center - while operating 18 donor centers and hosting more than 7,000 mobile blood drives each year. As an FDA-accredited nonprofit, we provide high-quality human cellular material for both scientific and therapeutic use.

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT

Gulf Coast Blood is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants for positions are considered without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, military status, protected veteran status, disability status, genetic testing results, or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable law, statute, regulation or Executive Order.