Manager (OBH), Blood Bank

Under guidance of the Medical and Administrative Director(s), manages and directs on-going activities of the Blood Bank. Ensures quality assurance standards are maintained as per cGMP. Provides training of staff, students and residents. Supervises and performs testing and disposition of blood, blood components and derivatives. Prepares and reviews reports. Assists the Administrative and Medical Director with personnel functions. Utilizes Blood Bank computer system. Adheres to departmental policies and procedures, JCAHO / various regulatory agency requirements. Demonstrates and promotes service excellence at all times.

Manages and directs on-going activities of the Blood Bank:

• Manages work flow and work assignments to ensure the prompt and accurate provision of information, specimen processing and preparation and release of components.
• Ensures technical work and activities are in total compliance with operating policies and technical procedures.
• Reviews technical work and activities performed by technical staff.
• Documents and reviews all technical work performed.
• Takes corrective action when activities are not performed properly.

Ensures Quality Assurance:

• Reviews all quality assurance testing.
• Takes corrective action where required.
• Documents timely review of general and individual quality control testing.
• Documents corrective actions where appropriate.

Provides staff, resident and student training as required:

• Trains staff in new methodologies, equipment and new or revised operating policies.
• Re-trains staff where appropriate and when necessary.
• Ensures staff attendance at staff training sessions.
• Documents training of staff, residents and students.
• Ensures all technical competencies are completed in a timely manner (annually).

Manages and performs testing, processing and maintenance of blood components and derivatives:

• Performs more complex testing inclusive of multiple antibody identification, problem cross-matching and neutralization studies.
• Willingly assists technical staff in the performance of problem cross-matching or antibody identification.
• Maintains surveillance of timely processing of specimens and blood release.
• Sets priority for processing order of patient specimens as well as component preparation for release to patients.
• Interprets test data as required.
• Ensures timely review of interpretation of routine and problem processing, panel studies and all special studies.
• Documents interpretation of routine and problem processing, panel studies and all special studies.
• Maintains inventory control of all blood components and products.
• Ensures availability of blood components for timely transfusions in emergency and routine patent situations.
• Pays strict attention to expiration of current inventory.

Reviews all computer-generated reports:

• Ensures timely review of exception report.
• Ensures timely review of inventory expiration report.
• Ensures timely review of outstanding request report.

Performs payroll activities:

• Ensures timely processing of Bi-weekly time sheets.

Maintains surveillance of OR blood availability:

• Ensures timely processing and availability of Pre-Op cross-match requests
  Ensure timely response to Operating Room release requests.
  Performs daily review of bloods issued to and returned from Operating Room refrigerator.

Reviews temperature control and infection control data as required:

• Ensure timely documentation of review and corrective actions.

Prepares reports as required:

• Ensures timely submission of required monthly statistic reports.

Schedules Staff:

• Ensures adequate coverage of technical and clerical staff with cost-efficient distribution of overtime and extension staff hours.

Coordinates employee evaluations with section manager:

• Performs timely competency assessment / performance appraisals according to institutional schedules and policies

Coordinates inventory with Manager:

• Ensures availability of materials, reagents and supplies for Blood Bank daily operations.
• Maintains records of current inventory and usage of all supplies to ensure cost effectiveness.

Rotates on-call schedule:

• Ensures availability for on-call situations.
• Willing participates in all on-call situations.

Utilizes the Blood Bank computer system according to the departmental SOP manual:

• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the Blood Bank computer system.
• Performs all related computer duties as required according to the departmental SOP manual.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science Degree.

Experience:

• Minimum seven (7) years related Blood Bank experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong technical knowledge of the area being managed, often serves as the subject matter expert.
• Ability to direct and oversee the work of others is required.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Ability to be decisive based on prior experience and interprets regulations/policy. 
• Ability to fully utilize BHMC’s electronic record systems, equipment and other healthcare and billing systems relevant to this position.

Licenses, Certifications:

• NYS Department of Education Clinical Laboratory Technologist.
• ASCP Certification (SBB-ASCP preferred).

Physical Requirements:

• Position requires prolonged periods of standing, reaching, walking throughout the working day. 
• Position will be required to stoops, bends, lifts, carry items weighing up to 25 pounds.

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and can be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., site, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of One Brooklyn Health (OBH).

OBH is an equal opportunity employer, it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, military status, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or handicap or other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.