Laboratory Assistant, IRL Details

Laboratory Assistant, IRL

American Red Cross - Baltimore, MD

Employment Type : Full-Time

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By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?

Job Description:

Use your passion for blood banking to support our life-saving mission.

Join the Red Cross Biomed Team!

If you're looking to help save lives and contribute to the mission of one of the nation's most respected humanitarian organizations, consider a career in biomedical services at the American Red Cross. As a Red Cross employee, you'll have opportunities to grow your career and be recognized and rewarded for your efforts. Most importantly, you'll work alongside dedicated individuals like yourself who live the values of our organization every day. Join us for a career that will motivate you to be your very best.

The American Red Cross is proud to be one of the Top-Rated Workplaces: Best Non-Profits and Top-Rated Workplaces: Veterans based on rankings and reviews on Indeed.

Manage customer telephone orders, maintains inventories, and coordinates transportation for reagents, supplies, equipment, and products. Provide support, development, and/or leadership guidance to all volunteers.

Shift: 1st Shift (day time)

$14-16/hr.

Responsibilities:

• Receive customer orders for blood products and refer to appropriate personnel.
• May perform duties associated with receipt, coordination, shipment, and transport of patient and donor blood samples.
• Operate, maintain, and may perform quality control checks on laboratory equipment.
• May perform donor product inventory management.
• May perform labeling and verification of blood products.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Associate degree (AS) or BA in Biology preferred.
• 1 year of laboratory experience.

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  Experience and familiarity with office automation (e.g. MS Word) desired.
• Operational flexibility is required to meet sudden and unpredictable needs.
• Ability to use a personal computer and applicable software for sustained periods.
• The environment must include access to wired or wireless internet.

As part of the world's largest humanitarian network, the American Red Cross places top priority on the health and safety of our employees, volunteers, blood donors, and those who receive our aid and services. Our commitment to public health is unwavering-both during the COVID-19 pandemic and year-round.

Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference every day.

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The American Red Cross is a diverse nonprofit organization offering its employee's professional development and growth opportunities, a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a collaborative team spirit environment. To be considered for this position, please visit www.redcross.org/jobs to apply.

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