Cord Blood Collector - Duke Hospital

This Position is grant funded

School of Medicine 

Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,600 faculty physicians and researchers, nearly 2,000 students, and more than 6,200 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, and Duke University Health System comprise Duke Health, a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Health Integrated Practice, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home Care and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

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The Marcus Center for Cellular Cures at Duke University is looking for a Cord Blood Collector located on site at Duke Hospital.  

Candidates with phlebotomy skills and prior health care experience preferred.  The position involves regular contact with bodily fluids and tissue, to include blood and placentas.   Bilingual Spanish preferred.

Work schedule: Tuesday – Friday:  6 am – 4:30 pm

https://marcuscenter.duke.edu/

Minimum Requirements:

Education/Training

Generally, requires a bachelor's degree (biology, health science or other related field preferred)

Experience

Work requires no experience than listed above or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior health care experience preferred

Phlebotomy certification/experience is desirable but not required Bilingual skills, especially English Spanish, desirable

Self-directed team player

Excellent analytical skills, good judgment, strong operational focus

Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

Excellent organizational, interpersonal and customer service skills

Data management including entering data informs and database

Ability to focus on and simultaneously manage numerous pieces of detailed information

 

 

 

Major Responsibilities

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Position Description:

Responsible for the collection of umbilical cord blood units for the Carolinas Cord Blood Bank at various sites. Reports to the collection site Team Lead, involved in promotion of public cord blood banking, data collection, and specialized laboratory procedures and techniques for the successful collection of umbilical cord blood units for public banking. An integral member of a team of physicians, nurses, collection specialists, and other professionals providing cord blood collection and processing services for the Carolinas Cord Blood Bank.  

Supervise and coordinate work of CSPD team staff, ensuring clear communication and balanced workloads.

Assist with education of the potential mother/donor about the Carolinas Cord Blood Bank (CCBB) and the concept of donating to a public cord blood bank so that she can make an informed choice regarding the voluntary donation of her infant’s cord blood. Assist in obtaining informed consent from every mother/donor by providing information and discussion of the consent form, culminating with a written and signed document.

Obtain delivery and neonatal information by reviewing the medical records of the mother and infant donor, and accurately record information on the appropriate form, performing follow up with clinical staff when needed.

Enter collection and donor information in the CCBB data systems.

Ensure that the collection site phlebotomist collects maternal blood samples for infectious disease testing according to standard operating procedures. Assist with follow-up collection of samples if samples are missed before the mother/donor is discharged from the hospital, or if the original samples are otherwise unusable.

Collect the umbilical cord blood from the delivered placenta according to standard operating procedures and deliver tithe CCBB laboratory for processing and storage.

Ensure and maintain complete confidentiality with regard to identity of the maternal/infant donor pair, as well as results of any tests and procedures, in accordance with CCBB standard operating procedures.

Participate in the Quality Assurance Program for the developmen