Donor Center Phlebotomist - Rockville, MD

VetJobs; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

Health Spending Accounts & Flexible St

PTO: Starting 15 days a year

Holidays: 11 paid holidays

401K with up to 6% company match

Paid Family Leave

Employee Assistance

Disability and Insurance: Short + Long

Service Awards and recognition

Job summary

American Red Cross in Rockville, Maryland seeks donors-focused team members for phlebotomy support at fixed site locations. Paid phlebotomy training is provided; prior medical experience not required. You will help collect lifesaving blood donations while ensuring safety and comfort for volunteer donors.

Shift details include 4 x 10-hour days with some weekends; travel among DC/VA area may be required. Competitive benefits and career growth opportunities are offered in a mission-driven

Qualifications

• Associates degree OR a combination of education and work experience is required.
• Minimum of one year customer service experience in public setting is required.
• A current, valid driver’s license with a good driving record is required.
• Physical requirements may include lifting, pushing or pulling heavy weights and long hours; adaptability to irregular schedules.
• Basic computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications required.

Responsibilities

• Take the time to personally connect with donors and explain the impact of their donation.
• Collaborate with teammates to create a welcoming environment for donors.
• Ensure that blood collection meets goals, regulatory requirements and can be safely transfused.

Skills

Customer service

Microsoft Office

Public setting

Education

Associates degree

High School/GED

Job description

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

Job Description:

We provide Paid-Training – no prior medical experience required! Phlebotomy experience preferred. 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.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

What You Need To Know (Job Overview):

When you join our team you will be utilizing your healthcare and/or customer service skills to assist with every step of the blood collection process at our fixed site locations. This includes collaborating with your team to create a welcoming and comfortable environment for volunteer donors, and following all safety procedures while collecting lifesaving blood donations that are delivered to hospitals.

The Red Cross offers paid phlebotomy training with the ability to grow your healthcare skills and career within the nation’s top humanitarian organization.

Where Your Career Is a Force For Good (Key Responsibilities):

• Take the time to personally connect with donors – listen to their stories and help them understand how impactful their donation is.
• Collaborate with your teammates to create a welcoming and friendly environment so our volunteer donors feel comfortable coming back again and again.
• Be detailed oriented all day, every day. This ensures that the blood you collect meets goals, regulatory requirements and can be safely transfused.

Standard Schedule (Rockville, Maryland):

Shift details: 4 X 10 hour shifts; Weekends required. To best meet the needs of our donors and community, staff work a variable schedule which may include early mornings, late nights, weekends, and holidays. Schedule is provided two to three weeks in advance. Staff will work between the Donor Centers in Washington, DC; Woodbridge, VA; Manassas, VA; Lanham, MD; Fairfax, VA.

Pay Information:

Starting rate $19.97/hour.

Minimum Education Required:

High School/GED

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

What You Need To Succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• Associates degree OR a combination of education and work experience is required.
• Minimum of one year customer service experience in public setting is required.
• A current, valid driver's license with a good driving record is required.
• Physical requirements may include the ability to lift, 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.
• Basic computer skills are required. Must be proficient with Microsoft office applications.

What Will Give You The Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

• Prior healthcare or phlebotomy experience (CNA, MA, EMT, etc.)
• Prior leadership experience

Benefits For You:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO: Starting 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% company match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition

City:

Rockville

State:

Maryland

Job Category:

Health/Medical other

Job Code:

Health_Safety Health_Safety

Affiliate Sponsor:

American Red Cross