Blood Transfusion Services Center Technician (Jounieh - 2PM to 10PM)

Operational Roles and Responsibilities 

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 

Identify problems and correct them immediately, log them and report them to the BTS Center Physician and/or Quality Manager