JOB SUMMARY:

Provides administrative and advanced technical skills necessary in organizing, supervising, and performing various histocompatibility procedures.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Schedules work assignments within the section.
• Serves as departmental liaison to the Pediatric Renal Transplant committee.
• Instructs new employees, section personnel and students in new and established laboratory.
• Assists Chief Technologist in maintaining employee competency assessment program.
• Responsible for proficiency in laboratory safety.
• Collects and monitors Quality Assurance and Quality improvement data, prepares Quality Improvement reports and evaluates quality control procedures.
• Assists in ensuring compliance with regulatory agencies (ASHI, CAP. ETC.) and in preparation for laboratory Inspections.
• Assists in development and update of laboratory manual.
• Evaluates new testing procedures and techniques.
• Performs histocompatibility testing for transplantation and disease associations.
• Draws blood from normal control subjects as necessary and conducts specialized blood tests to determine antibody level of transplant recipients.
• Assures accuracy of results and reports to transplant surgeon and other appropriate personnel.
• Evaluates immunocompetency of transplant patient prior to and following the procedure when necessary.
• Coordinates donor/recipient information and status with transplant team.
• Maintains complete records of transplant patients.
• Prepares and enters test data and results into computer.
• Respects privacy and confidentiality of all patients and their laboratory and tissue examination results.
• Adheres to the internal controls established by the department.

MARGINAL OR PERIODIC JOB FUNCTIONS: 

• Performs related duties as required.

REQUIRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree in biological sciences or equivalent in related field and three years of histocompatibility testing experience.  Certification as a Histocompatibility Technologist by the American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ABHI).

EQUIPMENT:

Standard laboratory equipment.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/LOCATION OF POSITION:

Participates in on-call rotation schedule.  Standard laboratory environment.  May be exposed to infectious disease-bearing specimens and radioactive materials.

OTHER:

Specific job requirements or physical location of some positions allocated to this classification, may render this position security sensitive, and thereby subject to the provisions of Section 51.215, Texas Education Code. 

Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents in lieu of stated minimums require the prior approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer.