Overview
This position is located in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Transfusion Services, Clinical Pathology Department, Fort Gordon, Georgia.
Augusta is famous for its major attraction, The Masters Golf Tournament. Ft Gordon has a moderate year-round climate and offers close proximity to metropolitan areas, beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains.
The Augusta area is a growing community with an excellent quality of life. A wide variety of cultural and outdoor recreational activities are readily available locally, and many more are easily accessible from the coast to the mountains. Augusta has a vibrant professional medical environment, including the Medical College of Georgia and other referral medical centers. The cost of living is quite reasonable, with quality homes at good prices.
- Currently we are seeking a tech to work:
Mon-Fri 2300-0730 Regular weekend rotation not required for this shift since it already includes
Friday night. Holiday rotation will apply. - Sun-Thu 2300-0730 Regular weekend rotation not required for this shift since it already
includes Sunday night. Holiday rotation will apply. - Mon-Fri 1500-2330 with weekend and holiday rotation
Links: https://eisenhower.tricare.mil/
Responsibilities
As a Clinical Laboratory Scientist you will:
Serves in the Blood Bank (Transfusion Services) as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist. Must have knowledge of clinical theory and the ability to perform routine and advanced procedures that include but are not limited to: ABO/Rh typing, antibody screening, antibody identification, antibody elution studies, RBC antigen typing, direct antiglobulin testing and crossmatching. Testing is performed by both manual and automated methods. Critical thinking skills are required when troubleshooting instrument performance and when working up complex antibody identification.
Knowledge of the following regulatory agencies and how their Standards relate to Transfusion Service operation: FDA, AABB, CAP, and TJC.
Qualifications
US Citizenship required
AMT or ASCP certification as a Medical Technologist or Clinical Laboratory Scientist.
Will consider recent graduates