| Job Title |
Immunohematologist |
| Job Description |
Performs Immunohematology Tests, Recommends Blood Problem
Solutions To Doctors, And Serves As Consultant To Blood Bank
And Community: Visually Inspects Blood In Specimen Tubes For
Hemolysis. Centrifuges Blood Specimen To Separate Red Cells
From Serum And Tests Separated Serum To Detect Presence Of
Antibodies. Interprets Reactions Observed To Devise Experiments
And Suggest Techniques That Will Resolve Patient's Blood
Problems. Combines Known And Unknown Cells With Serum In Test
Tubes And Selects Reagents, Such As Albumin, Protolytic Enzymes,
And Anti-human Globutin, For Individual Tests To Enhance And
Make Visible Reactions Of Agglutination And Hemolysis. Processes
Various Combinations In Centrifuge And Examines Resulting
Samples Under Microscope To Identify Evidence Of Agglutination
Or Hemolysis. Repeats And Varies Tests Until Normal Suspension
Of Reagents, Serum, And Red Cells Is Attained. Interprets
Results Obtained And Identifies Specific Antibodies. Writes
Blood Specifications To Meet Patient's Need, On Basis Of Test
Results, And Applies Knowledge Of Blood Classification System
To Locate Donor's Blood. Performs Immunohematology Tests On
Donor's Blood To Confirm Matching Blood Types. Requisitions And
Sends Blood To Supply Patient's Need, And Prepares Written
Report To Inform Physician Of Test Results And Of Required
Volume Of Blood To Administer. Evaluates Completeness Of
Immunohematology Tests. May Advise Medical Technologists
(medical Ser.) 078.261-038 In Techniques Of Microscopic
Identification Of Precipitation, Agglutination, Or Hemolysis In
Blood That Leads To Resolution Of Problems.
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