Job Description:

• 1) Reviews and verifies applications for blood credit for members of blood donor groups; informs hospital of result of verification; and answers inquiries regarding blood credit from patients, donor groups, hospitals, and health insurance organizations: Checks blood credit release form received from blood donor groups for completeness and legibility and reviews blood bank records to determine eligibility for donor blood credit.

• 2) Records amounts of blood or components used by patient and issues credit slip to blood bank accounting department.

• 3) Sends copies of credit slips to hospitals and health insurance organizations.

• 4) Processes reciprocity forms being sent to or received from Red Cross clearance agency authorizing blood credit from one blood bank region to another.

• 5) Answers inquiries by phone or letter from patients and family, blood donor groups, hospital staff, and health insurance staff regarding blood credit information.