Assistant Shift Coordinator

***Internal Applicants Only***

GULF COAST REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER

RADIATION SAFETY POSITION:  Employees in this position may be eligible for unescorted access to blood irradiation equipment.  If so, the employee will be subject to additional background screening to include personal reference checks, fingerprinting and local, state and federal criminal background checks.

Position Title: Assistant Shift Coordinator

Function Titles: Supervisor

Join our team of heroes!

Are you looking for more than a job? We are hiring a d etail-oriented individual to perform a wide variety of detailed and sequential tasks, according to standard operating procedures and assists in the production of the biological components. Working in a highly regulated, and team-oriented environment.

The Assistant Shift Coordinator is responsible for assists in the production of the biological components.

This role is great for those who standing for long periods of time, communication with team members, and b uilding a rapport and relationships that will encourage employees.

Just For You:

• Career advancement opportunities.

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

• Engaging and exciting opportunity to SAVE LIVES.

Tips to thrive in our culture:

• Embody our Core Values of Commitment, Integrity, and Respect

• Work to actively create experiences that inspire others to save lives, each and every day.

• Embrace doing it right, making connections, and creating desired experiences.

• Comply with all organizational policies and standards, including safety rules, and be willing to report actual and potential violations to the appropriate supervisor or manager.

In this role, you’ll:

• Demonstrates competence in performing the functions of Component Technician II position and assists with competency assessment of staff by visual observation.

• Assists in the supervision of production of RBC, platelets, cryoprecipitate AHF, single donor plasma, source leukocytes, recovered plasma and a variety of special orders.

• Provide training for new and incumbent staff; assist with competency assessments. Acts as coach and mentor to staff to maximize staff’s professional development.

• Participates in development and delivery of educational programs and attends job-related programs (i.e., Teleconferences, Brown Bag, Leadership Development, etc.)

• Assists in coordination of staffing, workflow and decision-making in absence of supervisors.

• Complies with OSHA, FDA, AABB, cGMP and regulatory standards to include maintaining the laboratory in a clean and safe manner.

• Must be capable of processing products for shipment as needed and assists in monitoring supplies inventories.

• Assists with biohazard waste management including the review and reconciliation of vendor receipts, vendor interactions, and internal organizational waste management.

• Assists in the supervision of the RRPL area to include organizing, preparing, packing, and shipping of non-transfusable products for research, manufacturing, or Clinical Trials.

• Assures products are properly managed according to standard operating procedure and client specifications in a reasonable amount of time.

• Enforce The Blood Center's policies on EEO, Affirmative Action and Safety/Health.

• Additional duties as assigned.

We need someone who has:

High School Diploma or GED; two years of experience as Component Technician II at GCRBC or equivalent combination of education and related experience. 

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to sit and stoop, kneel or crouch.  The employee is occasionally required to stand for extended periods of time and walk.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.  Employees are required to be familiar with and abide by the team lift requirements as specified in the Safety Program.  Employee may occasionally push or pull wheeled containers weighing up to 150 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to blood and/or blood components, as well as any other biohazard materials.  The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of radiation.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  The employee is frequently exposed to extreme cold.

Job duties involved an inherent potential for mucous membrane or skin contact with blood with a risk of exposure to Hepatitis and HIV.

Who We Are:

Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization and is accredited, licensed, and inspected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), AABB as well as local and state authorities. Serving the largest medical campus in the world, The Blood Center has grown to more than 650 employees and serves more than 170 hospitals and health care institutions in the 26-county Texas Gulf Coast, Brazos Valley, and East Texas regions. As it pertains to stability, we have been in business for over 45 years with no threat of mergers or acquisitions; and growing stronger as we gain more partnerships within the business community. 

Think you have what it takes to save lives with us? We want to hear from you.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT

The Blood Center is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants for positions are considered without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, military status, protected veteran status, disability status, genetic testing results, or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable law, statute, regulation or Executive Order.

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