Blood Collections Team Lead (Per Diem)

American Red Cross • Newburgh, NY

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Per Diem role only (not benefits eligible). Position supports our Mobile operations. Prior ARC experience required. Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s 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. As you care for others, you’re 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. When you join our team, you will be utilizing your leadership & healthcare/customer service skills and prior Red Cross experience to support our mobile blood collection operation teams on a per diem basis. As a team lead/charge, you will coach, mentor, instruct, and be a point of resource for our blood collection staff while performing blood collection duties within local communities.

Requirements

• Prior Red Cross experience in related field and position.
• Documented satisfactory performance in previous position required.
• Associate's degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience (18 months to four years of work experience in a related field) required
• Minimum 1 year leadership experience in environments with public interaction required.
• Customer service experience, effective verbal communication and public relations skills are required.
• A current valid driver's license and good driving record may be required.
• Physical requirements may include the ability to lift, push or pull heavy weights up and down ramps and stairs, good manual dexterity, the ability to sit or stand for long periods of time and adapt to long, irregular hours and frequent schedule changes is required.
• Position may require minimum height of 60 inches to ensure the ability to safely operate Red Cross vehicles.
• Basic computer skills are required.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft office applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team and drive for results through excellent customer service
• Model professionalism and compassion while serving as an ambassador to the public for the nation’s largest not-for-profit blood banking organization
• Work as a lead/charge at blood drives when instructed and conduct phlebotomy
• Able to work independently with attention to detail along with the knowledge of daily operations to ensure the blood the team collects and meets regulatory requirements
• All staff work as a team to setup and tear down the equipment required to conduct a mobile blood drive.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree