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Laboratory & Blood Donor Openings

Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC)  •  USGP is hiring across 2 positions under this federal contract — details for each below.

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Medical Laboratory Technician (Blood Donor Center)

Schedule: 0500-1800 Monday-Sunday as mission dictates; normal duty 0730-1630 M-F with 30-60 min unpaid lunch; averages 40 hrs/week; blood drive days up to 12 hours; may work federal holidays; TDY travel to off-site blood drives possible

Education

  • Certificate-level graduate of a medical laboratory technician training program accredited by NAACLS or ABHES, or an educational program acceptable to American Medical Technologists (AMT)

Licensure & Certifications

  • Certification/registration as a Medical Laboratory Technician or equivalent by ASCP, AMT, or other ASD(HA)-approved agency
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate (required in qualifying package)

Experience

  • One year of experience in a clinical laboratory in any one or a combination of: hematology, chemistry, cytology, histology, urinalysis, serology, microbiology, blood bank

What You'll Do

  • Rotate through Blood Donor Center sections (registration, interview/vitals, bag issue, phlebotomy) and independently perform standardized clinical lab tests for blood banking
  • Interview and screen blood donors, take vital signs, and check hemoglobin/hematocrit to confirm eligibility per FDA criteria
  • Process whole blood units: strip, segment, weigh, store, and manufacture packed red cells, platelets, and plasma per SOP
  • Run quality control on blood products and perform daily maintenance on blood bank equipment (centrifuges, apheresis, venipuncture instruments)
  • Perform donor phlebotomy and apheresis collections, monitor donors for adverse reactions, and give first aid when needed
  • Enter donor and blood product data into the blood bank computer system; maintain accurate records for regulatory compliance
  • Support mobile blood drives, including setup, breakdown, loading, and unloading supplies
  • Help train new staff, students, and military personnel in blood banking

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Phlebotomy Technician (Donor)

Schedule: 0500-1800 Monday-Sunday as mission dictates; normal duty 0730-1630 M-F with 30-60 min unpaid lunch; averages 40 hrs/week; blood drive days up to 12 hours; may work federal holidays; TDY travel to off-site blood drives possible

Education

  • High school equivalent
  • Completion of a donor phlebotomy program accredited by The Joint Commission or CAP (certificate level)

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) certificate (required in qualifying package)

Experience

  • Must have performed 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

  • Collect blood from donors, rotating through registration, donor interviews, vitals, bag issue, phlebotomy, and donor recovery
  • Perform routine and complicated venipuncture, apply sterile dressings, and care for donors who faint or become nauseous
  • Perform and document waived point-of-care testing plus related quality control and equipment maintenance
  • Label, process, and store specimens per SOP and FDA/AABB/CAP regulations, including centrifuging and refrigeration/freezing
  • Process whole blood into components (packed red cells, platelets, fresh frozen plasma)
  • Initiate apheresis collections of single-donor plasma and platelets
  • Help set up, break down, load, and unload supplies for mobile blood drives
  • Train and monitor phlebotomy students and new staff; greet donors, answer phones, and keep the section clean and stocked

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Requirements for all positions on this contract

  • U.S. citizenship required
  • Federal background investigation (SF-85 / Tier 1 level, fingerprints, e-QIP via PSIP) and child-care background forms before starting
  • Annual tuberculosis screening by Mantoux tuberculin skin test (TINE test not accepted)
  • Mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination and Hepatitis B immunization series; all immunizations complete before in-processing
  • Positions are mission essential: must report during emergencies, disasters, and adverse weather
  • May be required to work federally recognized holidays
  • Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office); training provided on EBMS and MHS Genesis
  • No more than two substantiated complaints per HCW per 12-month period
  • Full-time availability for 2-3 weeks of in-processing plus 2-5 days of mandatory orientation/training
  • Cannot be on the HHS list of providers excluded from federally funded health care programs

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