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Medical Lab Scientist - Stem Cell Lab - Second Shift

Duke Health

  • Durham, NC
  • 1 day ago
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    • Hematologyunmatched
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    • Patient Careunmatched
    • Performance Testingunmatched
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    • Plasmaunmatched
    • Printersunmatched
    • Product Documentationunmatched
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    Description

    At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

     

    Duke University Health System Clinical Laboratories

    Pursue your passion for caring and innovation as a team member in the state-of-the-art Duke Health laboratories. Duke Health laboratories are College of American Pathologists accredited and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments certified. The multidisciplinary team is committed to serving the rare and complex testing needs of Duke Health patients by providing timely and accurate results, educating the next generation of laboratorians, scientists and physicians, and researching and developing the cutting-edge diagnostics of tomorrow.


    Medical Lab Scientist, Advanced in the Stem Cell Lab at Duke University Hospital. Monday - Friday, Second Shift: either 11:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. or 12:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. One on-call Saturday per month.

    This position is eligible for the second-shift differential and a $5,000 commitment bonus. 

    Stem Cell or Blood Bank experience, as well as ASCP certification strongly preferred. 

    General Description 
    Perform a variety of routine and complex technical tasks in the performance of laboratory tests and procedures to obtain data for use in the treatment of disease. Job duties include, but are not limited, quality control, clerical tasks (EMMES data entry, patient lab file reviews, completion of CIMBTR forms, etc). ABO Typing, viability testing, sterility testing, thawing of cellular products (37°C, Dextran Albumin Thaws), and cryopreservation of autologous and allogeneic cellular products to include, but not limited to: HPC, Cord Blood, HPC, Apheresis, HPC, Marrow, MNC, Apheresis, etc. Receipt and/or distribution of incoming or outgoing NMDP cellular products using sterile techniques.

    Duties Performed: (Technical Duties)
    1. QC on Sysmex Hematology Analyzer2. 37°C thawing of cellular products (in STCL and on inpatient units)3. Viability testing using trypan blue (or automated method)
    4. ABO/Rh confirmatory testing of cellular products
    5. Sterility testing of cellular products pre- and/or post-processing
    6. Dextran Albumin thawing of cellular products in the STCL
    7. Cryopreservation of cellular products (HPC, Apheresis, HPC, Marrow, HPC, Cord Blood, MNC, Apheresis, etc)
    8. CD34+ / CD56+ selection/depletion procedures
    9. Processing outgoing NMDP (Be the Match) products including CIBMTR data entry
    10. Processing incoming NMDP (Be the Match) products for infusion
    11. Processing of fresh, allogeneic products for cryopreservation, infusion
    12. Processing of fresh, autologous products for cryopreservation, infusion
    13. Disposal and documentation of cellular products approved for discard
    14. Working with liquid nitrogen freezers
    15. All other job-related duties that are deemed necessary in the laboratory.

    Duties Performed: (Clerical or Administrative Duties)
    1. STCL EMMES database data entry requirements2. EPIC (clinical medical record used on-site)3. File Reviews required for laboratory batch records
    4. Completion of quality control worksheets daily, weekly, monthly, etc
    5. Filing of laboratory results in designated/secured file cabinets
    6. Processing and testing of outgoing NMDP products including completion of CIBMTR data forms to meet deadlines
    7. Processing and testing of incoming NMDP products for infusion
    8. Processing and testing of allogeneic fresh products for infusion

    Equipment Used:
    1. Biological safety cabinets (BSC)2. 37°C water bath3. Sysmex XN-450 hematology analyzer (or equivalent)
    4. BacTAlert 3D Microbiology analyzer
    5. 1-10 °C refrigerators
    6. -20°C freezers
    7. -80°C freezers
    8. Cryomed controlled rate freezing chambers
    9. LN2 vapor freezers
    10. Light microscope
    11. LN2 dry shippers (MVE, etc)
    12. Sorvall RC3C Plus refrigerated centrifuge or equivalent
    13. Mini-vortex
    14. Sebra heat sealer
    15. Sterile tubing welder
    16. Pipets
    17. Plasma extractor
    18. Digital scale
    19. Manual tubing stripper
    20. Demand 128 label printer and labeling software (DigiTrax)
    21. Cellometer
    22. Miltenyi CliniMACS
    23. Computers
    24. REES Temperature Monitoring System
    25. Demand ISBT 128 Labeling System for cellular products

    Minimum Qualifications

    Education

    Bachelors of Science/Bachelor of Arts in Chemical, Physical, Biological, or Clinical Laboratory Science; or Medical Technology required. Minimum educational or experience requirements may be modified on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment) director if minimal CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment) requirements are met by the employee for the tasks being performed.

    Experience

    None required

    Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

    Certification preferred.




    Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.



    Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.


    Essential Physical Job Functions:

    Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.


    Numbers & Facts

    LocationDurham, NC
    IndustryHealthcare Services
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Websitehttps://careers.dukehealth.org/

    About Company

    Duke Health conceptually integrates the Duke University School of Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School, Duke University School of Nursing, Duke University Health System, our physician practice, Duke Health Integrated Practice, and incorporates the health and health research programs within the Duke Global Health Institute as well as those in schools and centers across Duke University, including the Duke Robert J. Margolis Institute for Health Policy. Duke Health is committed to conducting innovative basic and clinical research, rapidly translating breakthrough discoveries to patient care and population health, providing a unique educational experience to future clinical and scientific leaders, improving the health of populations, and actively seeking policy and intervention-based solutions to complex global health challenges. Underlying these ambitions is a belief that Duke Health is a destination for outstanding people and a dedication to continually explore new ways to help our people grow, collaborate and succeed.

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