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By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the worlds largest humanitarian network

Join usWhere your Career is a Force for Good!

Job Description:

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else its as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the worlds largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional yet unassuming. Diverse yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters where success is measured in people helped communities made whole and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good youll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your lifes work with an ongoing mission thats bigger than all of us. As you care for others youre cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

Manage and control all daily laboratory operations including all laboratory staff budget environment and work processes. Assure compliance with safety policies and procedures in the work area. Demonstrate excellent customer service interpersonal skills and positive professional image. Assume responsibility for the laboratories compliance with standard operating procedures and interpretation of test results in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements. Provide support development and/or leadership guidance to all volunteers.

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE GOOD

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the management of laboratory staff including but not limited to hiring training coaching evaluating and disciplining to ensure a well-qualified team and to enhance operational conjunction with the Medical Director provide guidance to ensure appropriate patient care.
• Ensures the IRL participation in the American Rare Donor Program and Diagnostics Manufacturing Division.
• Serve as a resource for supervisors for complex technical issues.
• May perform and interpret basic and complex donor and/or patient testing procedures and complete required quality control as appropriate to state and federal regulations. Recognize testing irregularities identify the cause determine the solution and resolve the problem.
• May oversee planning process and ensure that long range goals are established for laboratory supervisory staff; ensure staffing needs are met
• Ensure all regulatory compliance in area or responsibility as well as initiate actions to foster a quality driven environment while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Ensure laboratory training is completed in compliance with established guidelines; may write organize and maintain departmental procedure manual.
• Perform other related duties as necessary.

Standard Schedule : Monday - Friday day shift

***A $7000 sign on bonus will be offered for this role***

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Bachelors degree in a Biological Science or related field and MLS ( ASCP ) certification required.
• Minimum 6 years of directly related experience including 2 years laboratory experience in high complex immunohematology testing or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• Minimum of 3 years of management in an IRL or equivalent hospital setting.
• Skills & Abilities: Effective communication and interpersonal skills required. Customer Focus teamwork and collaboration ensure customer satisfaction and maximize internal/external relationships.
• Effective presentation Skills with a variety of internal/external individuals and groups.
• Possesses active and attentive listening considering all opinions. Ability to effectively set priorities and apply sound judgement to eliminates roadblocks accomplishing goals. Ability to work on a team.

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE:

• SBB (ASCP) is preferred
• Masters degree is a plus

BENEFITS FOR YOU:
As a mission-based organization we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes:

• Medical Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition

Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to

make your career a force for good!

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

AmeriCorps the federal agency that brings people together through service and its partners the Peace Corps AmeriCorps Alums National Peace Corps Association and the Service Year Alliance launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.

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Required Experience:

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