About the role
Job Purpose
The Consultant in Transfusion Medicine will oversee the clinical, technical, and administrative operations of the Blood Bank and Immunohematology laboratory. This role ensures the provisioning of safe, high-quality blood components, the resolution of complex serological anomalies, and direct clinical consultation for advanced patient care, including apheresis and massive transfusion protocols.
Key Responsibilities & Duties
• Clinical Consultation: Provide expert medical advice to clinical specialties on appropriate blood component utilization, massive transfusion protocols (MTP), hemovigilance, and management of refractory patients.
• Immunohematology Laboratory Supervision: Oversee complex serological workups, including antibody identification, resolving ABO/Rh discrepancies, evaluating autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), and managing hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN).
• Apheresis & Specialized Procedures: Manage therapeutic apheresis procedures (plasma exchange, cytapheresis) and stem cell/bone marrow collection and processing if applicable.
• Quality Assurance & Compliance: Maintain strict compliance with national regulatory bodies (e.g., DCGI/CDSCO, NABH, NABL). Implement and monitor robust Quality Control (QC) frameworks across all testing platforms.
• Transfusion Reaction Investigations: Lead medical investigations into adverse transfusion reactions, ensuring timely analysis, reporting, and implementation of safety interventions.
• Donor Management: Supervise donor selection, screening, blood collection drives, and the mitigation of donor adverse events to maintain an adequate and safe blood supply.
• Academic & Training Initiatives: Teach and mentor fellows, and technical laboratory staff. Drive clinical research and regular audits within the department.
Required Qualifications & Experience
• Education: MBBS+MD / DNB in Transfusion Medicine or MD in Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion.
• Experience: 0 to 5 years
• Licensure: Valid State Medical registration