HPC COLLECTIONS TECHNICIAN (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK)

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Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Pay: $20.00 an hour or based on education and/or experience plus holiday pay

Benefits: Health, dental, vision, life insurance, long term disability, 401(k), paid-time off, tuition reimbursement, uniform allowance, etc.

Days: Monday through Friday; some weekends

Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; may vary

Position

Provide assistance to nursing staff in monitoring and caring for patients/donors during HPC collection. The HPC Collection Tech will perform granulocyte and MNC collection by apheresis under supervision and direction of HPC Apheresis Specialist, LPNs and RNs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum six months phlebotomy experience with skilled venipuncture techniques
• CPR/BLS
• Knowledge of Apheresis equipment helpful
• Ability to work with technical equipment
• Minimum one year clinical experience
• Ability to maintain positive and professional relationship with patients, patients families, donors, co-workers and other healthcare professionals in a busy and stressfull environment with multiple distractions
• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekend, holidays, and call responsibility
• Ability to exercise good judgment and some self direction
• Excellent communication skills
  
  

Primary Responsibilities

• Donor screening for apheresis procedures
• Perform HPC/MNC collections by apheresis in OKC and Tulsa under supervision and direction of Apheresis Nurses and Medical Staff.
• Patient/Donor prep and peripheral venous access for collections
• Following training, administer PO and SQ medications under direct supervision of Medical staff.
• Proper assembly and monitoring of apheresis instruments
• Complete and accurate documentation of procedure records
• QC of HPC instruments and supplies
• Phlebotomy and collection of samples for laboratory testing
• Proper packaging of products for transport and shipping
• Patient/Donor scheduling
• Donor vein assessment
• Communicate with OBI Medical Staff, patient/donor physician, HPC supervisor, HPC processing and appropriate transplant or research team members regarding collection procedures, deviations, adverse events, abnormal or unexpected lab results, etc.