Technician II, Immunohematology Reference Lab

Company: American Red Cross
Location: Cleveland
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

Please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox when accessing Candidate Home.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?Join us-Where your Career is a Force for Good!Job Description:Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing mission that's bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you're cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.Where Your Career is a Force for Good!WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:Handle customer telephone orders, maintain inventories for reagents, supplies, equipment, and products. Provide support, development and/or leadership guidance to all volunteers.Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures and other applicable Federal, State, and local regulations.WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE GOODKey Responsibilities:

• Receive customer orders for blood products and refer to appropriate personnel.
• Operate, maintain and may perform quality control checks on laboratory equipment.
• May perform inventory management, coordination and shipment duties associated with donor products, including requesting/ordering, receiving, inspection and storage of IRL supplies and reagents. Ensure adequate inventory of required supplies.
• May perform labeling and verification of blood products.
• May perform antigen typing duties under direct supervision, as applicable.Standard Schedule: M-F Day ShiftPay Information: $17-23/hrWHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
  • Education: High School or equivalent required. Associates degree preferred.
  • Experience: Minimum 3 years of laboratory experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
  • Management Experience: N/A
  • Skills & Abilities: Good communication skills in both oral and written English required. Computer experience and familiarity with office automation (e.g. MS Word) desired. Ability to work on a team.
  • Travel: May involve variable locations and some travel
  • *Combination of candidate's education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to description's minimum education and general experience years combined (Management experience cannot be substituted).WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE:
    • MLT (ASCP) certificationPhysical Requirements:Requires standing, stretching, stooping and bending for extended time periods. Lift, pull, push and move objects of up to 50 pounds. May work in walk-in refrigerator/freezers for periods of time. Required to wear protective clothing such as lab coats, gloves, face shields, etc. Ability to use a wide variety of lab or medical equipment. BENEFITS FOR YOU:As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes:
      • Medical, Dental Vision plans
      • Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
      • PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
      • Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
      • 401K with up to 6% match
      • Paid Family Leave
      • Employee Assistance
      • Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
        • Service Awards and recognition Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to make your career a force for good!The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity 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.Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners - the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance - launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce.American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.To view the EEOC Summary of Rights, click here:

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