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By joining the American Red Cross you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's largest humanitarian network?

Join us-Where your Career is a Force for Good!

Job Description:

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.

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.

Join Us....Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

The American Red Cross is seeking a Medical Director to provide expert consultation, education, and oversight in transfusion medicine. This role ensures the safe execution of programs and promotes knowledge-sharing both internally and externally. You'll lead patient services, guide medical communications, and help shape medical policies and procedures. This position also supports and mentors volunteers who contribute to our mission.

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD:

• Provide medical consultation in transfusion medicine, blood banking, and patient services to hospital clients, fostering strong and collaborative relationships.
• Deliver continuing medical education to internal and external audiences, promoting safe and effective use of blood components.
• Lead patient service programs such as therapeutic apheresis, stem cell collection and processing, perioperative autologous cell salvage, and patient blood management.
• Oversee medical aspects of regulated blood center operations including donor management, recipient adverse reactions, and product investigations.
• Contribute to the development of policies and procedures related to donor eligibility, component quality, and transfusion practices.
• Serve as CLIA Laboratory Director for regulated collection activities and laboratories including immunohematology, HLA, stem cell, and national testing labs.
• Investigate donor and recipient concerns, transfusion-related issues, and customer service complaints, ensuring timely resolution and appropriate leadership notification.
• Support, mentor, and guide volunteers to enhance their contributions and professional development.

This role is Hybrid with preferred residence in greater Nashville, TN or St Louis, MO;

Travel: 30-50% Ability to travel within Region. This position is eligible for relocation.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: M.D. or D.O. with post-graduate specialization in transfusion medicine. Board certification or eligibility in internal medicine, pediatrics, or clinical pathology required.
• Experience: Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Skills & Abilities:
  • Strong customer focus and collaborative mindset
  • Effective communication and presentation skills
  • Active listening and inclusive decision-making
  • Ability to prioritize tasks and apply sound judgment
  • Team-oriented approach
• Travel: Occasional travel may be required
• Combination of candidate's education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to description's minimum education and general experience years combined (Management experience cannot be substituted).

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE:

• Board certification or eligibility in transfusion medicine or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in blood banking, transfusion medicine, or blood center operations.
• Proven ability to lead complex medical programs and collaborate across departments.

BENEFITS FOR YOU:

As a mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support to do great work. Our comprehensive package includes:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on job type and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays (6 core + 5 floating)
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and Recognition

Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to

make your career a force for good!

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners - the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance - launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce.American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.

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