A professional who performs routine laboratory tasks related to processing whole blood and blood components. Responsibilities include:

• Centrifuges whole blood to produce various components including packed red cells, platelet concentrate, washed red cells, and plasma.
• Examines blood stock at designated intervals to confirm that all units are in satisfactory condition.
• Observes thermostats on storage units to confirm that temperature remains constant at designated temperature.
• Inspects blood units returned from hospitals to determine whether plasma can be salvaged and if so refers to plasma salvage unit.
• Confirms that sedimentation has occurred, that color is normal, and that containers are in satisfactory condition.
• Cleans and maintains laboratory equipment, supplies, and laboratory.
• Performs related clerical duties including updating statistical records, labeling tubes, and scheduling processing runs.