Experienced Phlebotomist

Where Your Career Is A Force For GoodJoining 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.When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing mission that's bigger than all of us. 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.The Red Cross supports a variety of cultural and community resource groups for employees and volunteers. From the Ability Network, our Asian American & Pacific Islander Resource Group, the Latino Resource Group, and Red Cross PRIDE, to the Umoja African American Resource Group, our Veterans+ Resource Group, and the Women's Resource Group, these networks provide connections, mentoring and help give voice to important concerns and opinions.At the American Red Cross, your uniqueness can shine!Qualify donors and perform all blood collection procedures. Lead day-of-drive teams and perform charge tasks when assigned. Responsible for identifying and addressing site-specific issues (including site maintenance, utility issues, and safety concerns).Perform any or all blood collection procedures, including allogeneic, autologous, directed, therapeutic, automated red cell, and mini-mobile and platelet apheresis.Ensure the team successfully performs collections that meet patient needs, such as maintaining split rate and right-type mix.Perform standard collection tasks such as drive set up/function checks, donor reaction care, collection set labeling, discontinuing (disengagement), post-collection donor care, and post-collection blood processing.Lead day-of-drive teams and perform charge tasks when assigned. May perform competency assessments as necessary or directed.Standard Schedule: 7:00 am to 3:30 pmAssociate degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience required. Bachelor's degree preferred. Minimum one year of healthcare experience (RN/LPN, EMT, or Medical Assistant) or minimum one year of documented satisfactory performance in the previous level within the job family or equivalent experience required. Ability to work on a team. Customer service skills including effective verbal communication and public relations required. Basic computer skills preferred. Applicable local licensure if required by state directives. Travel: Limited but may be required.5 years of phlebotomy experience. 2 years prior blood collection organization, donor services, blood banking, or apheresis experience.Operational flexibility is required to meet sudden and unpredictable needs. Physical requirements may include the ability to lift up to 50 lbs., squat, 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 are required. At the American Red Cross, we conduct many mobile blood drives at businesses, schools, and many other locations. All staff work as a team to set up and tear down the equipment required to conduct a mobile blood drive. This involves pushing carts up to 250 lbs., setting up beds, and handling many totes containing equipment and snacks for the donors.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.