Mobile Blood Bus Driver

New York Blood Center Enterprises•Lincoln, NE

About The Position

The Mobile Blood Bus Driver supports blood drives by preparing, transporting, and returning vehicles, maintaining vehicle cleanliness and supply inventory, and ensuring safe, timely delivery to scheduled sites. The role also provides customer service to donors and sponsors, assists with blood-drive setup, and helps process blood units and prepare units, samples, and donor medical records for shipment to the processing center. Duties are performed in coordination with the Operational Lead and include completing required vehicle and driver documentation. The schedule varies between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., includes rotating weekends, and requires flexibility. Nebraska Community Blood Bank is part of New York Blood Center Enterprises and serves Nebraska and western Iowa. The organization describes its work as supporting patients and advancing public health.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Valid, current CDL: Class A or Class B with air brakes.
Current medical card or ability to pass a DOT physical.
Ability to lift 40 pounds.
Flexible schedule availability, including hours that vary from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and rotating weekends.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience driving trucks, buses, coaches, or larger cargo vehicles.
Excellent driving record, free of accidents or moving violations within the past three years.
Customer service experience.
Defensive driving skills.

Responsibilities

Prepare, transport, unload, load, and return vehicles before and after assigned blood drives.
Perform pre-trip vehicle inspections and road tests.
Complete beginning-of-day computer security synchronization and sign out D-ID hard drives.
Prepare the mobile vehicle and set up the blood-drive site.
Complete driver responsibilities at the end of each drive and complete DOT driver logs.
Greet sponsors upon arrival, introduce oneself, and follow Drive Worksheet instructions for unloading and drive setup.
Report to the Operational Lead during blood drives.
Process blood units as directed by the Operational Lead, including stripping and segmenting blood unit tubing and preparing units, samples, and donor medical records for shipment to the processing center.
Provide excellent customer service to donors and sponsors.
Maintain adequate inventory of supplies on the mobile vehicle and keep the vehicle clean.
Promote interdepartmental teamwork and communication.
Participate in regular communication and monthly meetings with the Operational Supervisor to discuss performance, expectations, recent events, and procedure changes.
Demonstrate flexibility, versatility, dependability, punctuality, and cooperation, and assist coworkers as needed.
Perform other assigned duties, such as garage days and vehicle cleaning.