Blood Transfusion Services (BTS) Technician - Spears Branch/ Working Schedule: Monday to Friday: 12 pm till 8 pm & Saturdays by rotation

Main Role  

The BTS Center Technician is responsible to collect, process and deliver blood products according to LRC BTS policies and procedures. 

Essential Responsibilities and Duties  

Guidelines Implementation  

1. Follow the guidelines and fully comply with the policies and procedures established for the BTS activities  

2. Adhere to the laboratory's quality control policies, document all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed  

3. Comply with biohazard standards through proper handling of potentially hazardous chemical and biological agents and/or radiation sources in the workplace    

Blood Collection  

4. Receive and welcome donors according to the guidelines    

5. Enter donor’s data and assign numbers to the donation  

6. Perform adequate donor selection through an adapted questionnaire (Whole Blood Donor Questionnaire) and referring to the list of medical contraindications to blood donation  

7. Collect whole blood from donor and provide post donation care    

Blood Processing and Testing

8. Process blood collected into components according to blood transfusion services procedure  

9. Perform mandatory tests on blood donations and enter results on log book and software  

10. Perform blood grouping according to blood transfusion services procedure manual  

11. Label blood products properly  

12. Coordinate with the BTS Center Physician/Medical Coordinator MD in case of positive result  

13. Store blood products according to BTS procedure manual    

Blood Delivery  

14. Provide blood products to requestors according to LRC BTS policies and procedures    

Other related activities  

15. Maintain records and demonstrate that proficiency testing samples are run regularly  

16. Identify problems and correct them immediately, log them and report them to the BTS Center Physician and/or Quality Manager  
17. Document all corrective actions taken when test systems deviate from the established performance specifications

18. Coordinate with the Quality Control Manager to support him/ her to perform QA checks and provide necessary records and documents  

19. Participate in continuous medical education courses

20. Coordinate with the Maintenance and Stock Officer in order to ensure appropriate maintenance for all equipment and for the replenishment of the stock of consumables. Submit on periodic basis any required reporting regarding equipment maintenance and consumable stock inventory  

21. Coordinate with the Blood Drive Coordinator and participate in blood drive campaigns when requested  

22. Coordinate with the Call Center Operator, if required, in order to help and orient patients to other blood center