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Laboratory & Blood Donor Openings

Akeroyd Blood Donor Center (BDC), supporting the Armed Services Blood Program; low-workload reassignment possible to Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC)  •  USGP is hiring across 2 positions under this federal contract — details for each below.

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Medical Laboratory Technician

Schedule: Variable shifts 7 days/week within duty hours Sunday-Saturday 0430-1630; shifts 8-12 hours with 30-60 min unpaid lunch; about one weekend/month; not expected to exceed 40 hrs/week, minimum 40 hrs/month; schedule set 30 days in advance; must report during emergencies and may work federal holidays

Education

  • Graduate of a Medical Laboratory Technician training program accredited by NAACLS or ABHES, or a military equivalent program (certificate level)

Licensure & Certifications

  • Certification/registration as a Medical Laboratory Technician or equivalent by ASCP, AMT, or other ASD(HA)-approved agency
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • No state licensure required; continuing medical education at contractor expense

Experience

  • Minimum one year within the last two years in a clinical laboratory, donor center, or plasma center in any of: hematology, chemistry, cytology, histology, urinalysis, serology, microbiology, blood bank

What You'll Do

  • Rotate through Blood Donor Center sections and mobile blood drives, independently performing standardized blood-banking lab tests
  • Interview and screen donors per FDA criteria: take vital signs, check hemoglobin/hematocrit, and determine eligibility
  • Process whole blood units: strip, segment, weigh, store, and manufacture packed red cells, platelets, and plasma per SOP
  • Enter donor and product data in the blood bank computer system (EBMS-D); label and ship units; quarantine nonconforming products
  • Run quality control on blood products and maintain blood bank equipment (centrifuges, apheresis, venipuncture instruments)
  • Perform donor phlebotomy and apheresis collections, monitoring donors for adverse reactions and giving first aid
  • Perform clinical lab tests in hematology and blood bank: specimen suitability, reagent prep, instrument calibration, and proficiency testing (e.g., CAP surveys)
  • Help train new personnel, reservists, and students in blood banking

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Phlebotomy Technician (Donor)

Schedule: Variable shifts 7 days/week within duty hours Sunday-Saturday 0430-1630; shifts 8-12 hours with 30-60 min unpaid lunch; about one weekend/month; not expected to exceed 40 hrs/week, minimum 40 hrs/month; schedule set 30 days in advance; must report during emergencies and may work federal holidays

Education

  • High school equivalent
  • Graduate of an accredited donor phlebotomy training program (e.g., ASCP, ASPT, NCA, The Joint Commission, or CAP) or military equivalent

Licensure & Certifications

  • Certification/registration as a Phlebotomy Technician or Donor Phlebotomy Technician (or equivalent) by ASCP, AMT, or other ASD(HA)-approved agency
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • No state licensure required; continuing medical education at contractor expense

Experience

  • Minimum one year within the last two years as a Phlebotomy Technician or Donor Phlebotomy Technician
  • Minimum 50 successful donor collections or patient venipunctures/sample draws at an accredited donor center, laboratory, plasma center, dialysis center, or healthcare facility

What You'll Do

  • Register donors and perform health history assessments and focused physicals (vitals, hemoglobin by finger stick/HemoCue) to determine eligibility per FDA, cGMP, AABB, and ASBP criteria
  • Perform whole-blood phlebotomy with 16-gauge needle, monitor donors, and respond to adverse reactions (nausea, fainting, convulsions)
  • Strip, segment, weigh, and separate whole blood into components using manual and automated methods; store products and document time/temperature
  • Create shipping manifests, label components, and prepare blood products and specimen tubes for distribution and testing
  • Perform daily quality control and calibration on collection equipment and analyzers; remove out-of-limit equipment from service
  • Document all collection, QC, and corrective-action records accurately; scan donor records into archive
  • Instruct phlebotomy students and new staff in venipuncture technique, donor care, and adverse-reaction treatment
  • Order laboratory testing in MHS GENESIS and maintain supplies, stock levels, and section cleanliness

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Requirements for all positions on this contract

  • U.S. citizenship required
  • Tier 1 security investigation (active at proposal submission and maintained for contract life), fingerprints, plus BOTH SF-85 (childcare background check) and SF-86 (local background check); no services until background checks clear
  • Pre-employment physical examination (within 45 days of starting) including respirator fit-test clearance
  • Immunizations: tetanus-diphtheria current, Hepatitis B immunity or vaccine series, MMR, varicella, polio history; annual influenza vaccination; annual TB screening by Mantoux skin test (TINE disallowed)
  • Both labor categories are mission essential: must report during emergencies, disasters, and adverse weather, and may work federal holidays
  • Cannot provide services at another institution within 8 hours of a scheduled shift
  • 30 days advance notice for planned absences; at least 4 hours notice for unscheduled absences
  • Basic computer skills required; DoD IA/Cyber Awareness, AT Level I, and iWATCH training
  • HIPAA and Privacy Act compliance; no more than two substantiated complaints per 12-month period
  • Tobacco-free medical campus; government transportation provided for mobile blood drives (no travel outside 40-mile radius)

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