Availability for evenings and weekends may be required.   no experience required; on the job training provided

Must be able to train in the daytime for first 8 weeks.

LifeShare is seeking a dependable Blood Products Distribution Technician to join our hospital services team at our Beaumont donor center. The Technician will monitor blood product inventory levels, retrieve blood products from collections sites, receive and fulfill customer orders, and package and deliver blood and blood components to healthcare facilities and to other centers as needed. Providing excellent customer service and adhering to established quality practices, the Technician will help to ensure a safe blood supply is available at healthcare centers in our community when needed for traumas, therapies and treatments.

Join us in our important mission to connect blood donors and the lives they impact.

The beginning rate of pay is $14.43/hr. LifeShare offers a generous benefits package, including employer-paid medical, life and disability insurance, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer base retirement and matching contributions to the retirement plan.

Work Environment/Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Requires handling of blood and blood products
• Ability to lift equipment, such as coolers, boxes and supplies up to 40 lbs
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including on-call rotation
• Requires operation of a Company vehicle; must possess a valid driver's license and satisfactory motor vehicle record (3 years of licensed driving history and no DUI convictions and no more than 2 moving violations in past 5 years)
• Must be able to read and discern packaging labels and document orders

Since 1942, LifeShare has operated blood centers to facilitate generous donors sharing the Gift of Life. Today, we provide blood components to medical facilities throughout Louisiana, east Texas, and south Arkansas. Cutting edge work in rare blood trait identification has led to LifeShare’s leadership position in providing rare blood components to patients nationally and internationally.

LifeShare is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. LifeShare is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

LifeShare is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. LifeShare is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES:   

1. High school diploma or equivalent 
2. Must be dependable, punctual and have effective communication skills
3. Must demonstrate a positive approach toward customers and other staff members, acting in a highly professional manner at all times
4. Must be able to maintain confidentiality of donor or patient information at all times

ADDITIONAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBLITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS:

LEVEL II:  All of the above, plus

Consistent with training, performs intermediate product management duties, including: 

1. Irradiates product as necessary
2. Monitors equipment and responds to alarms and alerts; performs preventative maintenance of equipment
3. Makes        decisions          relative             to         quality control (including         shipment          temperature       checks, discarding/destroying of unsuitable units, shipping of expired units for further manufacturing), safety issues, company policies and public relations
4. May provide immediate guidance and direction to junior technicians
5. Performs departmental record control responsibilities to include review, corrective action and organization
6. Requires 6 months of on-the-job experience and meets or exceeds all position competencies and departmental quality standards. 
7. Must have successfully completed training on use of irradiator (where applicable)

LEVEL III:  All of the above, plus

Consistent with training, performs advanced product management duties, including: 

1. Release of directed units, shipping of dangerous goods, manual labeling, processing test-positive Autologous units, and receiving blood derivatives
2. Monitors product storage equipment, audit reports, alarm activation for Datatron and other system function checks, sets up RTD calibrator
3. Requires 12 months of on-the-job experience and meets or exceeds all position competencies and departmental quality standards.  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORKING CONDITIONS / ENVIRONMENT:

1. Work requires frequent operation of a vehicle, sometimes for long periods of time.
2. Must be able to lift equipment, such as coolers and shipping packages, up to 40 lbs., unassisted.  
3. Must be able to work irregular hours, often in excess of 8 hours per day, and weekends and holidays.
4. Must be able to work with needles, scissors, blood bags, human blood and blood processing equipment and work in a fast-paced environment.
5. Work involves potential exposure to infectious diseases from blood and blood products.
6. Requires operation of a Company vehicle for blood transport; must possess a valid driver’s license and be insurable by our commercial auto insurance carrier.

The requirements and physical demands listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with the ADA to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Disclaimer: The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performance by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job