Histocompatibility Specialist

Full Time, Evenings, 3pm-11:30pm or Night Shift, Tuesday-Saturday, 11pm-7:30am

With a 609-licensed-bed hospital, 1100 physicians, and 4500 employees, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is one of the largest healthcare delivery networks in the Washington, D.C., area. We offer some of the most sophisticated treatments and technologies available, as well as the expertise of nationally respected physicians. We have an excellent opportunity for a full-time Histocompatibility Specialist to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Performs and documents quality control procedures for FDA-modified and laboratory-developed tests. Performs quality system audits.
• Works collectively with co-workers to ensure that the laboratory meets and exceeds all safety requirements, including, but not limited to, maintaining temperature charts, equipment logs, control materials, laboratory cleanliness, and transportation of hazardous wastes to the department's pick-up area.
• Assists with the management of patient histocompatibility information in local and national databases, including UNOS, NKR, and NMDP. Verifies each patient’s histocompatibility information throughout the transplant process, including initial candidacy evaluation, ongoing monitoring pre-transplant, risk assessment at the time of transplant, and post-transplant immunologic monitoring.
• Ensures that turnaround time standards are met within the lab section.
• Maintains equipment logs and performs routine calibration and preventative maintenance on instruments and equipment in accordance with established guidelines.
• Participates in reagent inventory management in the assigned area. Understands reagent stability and follows manufacturer recommendations for storage conditions.
• Participates in continuing education and completes 12 histocompatibility-related CEUs per year.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities that are appropriate to the position and area. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and is not to be considered as all-inclusive.