Experienced Phlebotomist

American Red Cross; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

HSA/FSAs

Paid time off

11 holidays

401K match

Paid family leave

Employee assistance

Disability insurance

Service awards

Job summary

The American Red Cross is seeking a phlebotomist to qualify donors and perform blood collection procedures across multiple drive sites. You will lead day-of-drive teams, handle charge tasks, and address site-specific issues to ensure high-quality collections that meet patient needs.

Benefiting from a mission-driven environment, you will join a supportive team with competitive compensation and benefits, aligned with labor standards in the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum one year of healthcare experience or equivalent performance in related role.
• Ability to work on a team and provide strong customer service.

Responsibilities

• Qualify donors and perform all blood collection procedures including various apheresis.
• Lead day-of-drive teams and perform charge tasks when assigned.
• Identify and address site-specific issues (maintenance, utility, safety).
• Ensure collections meet patient needs and maintain proper type/mix.

Skills

Phlebotomy experience

Blood donor screening

Customer service

Teamwork

Medical terminology

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

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.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview):

We are committed to the diversity of our workforce and to delivering our programs and services in a culturally competent manner reflecting the communities we serve. Our work environment is collaborative, respectful, and inclusive with a focus on building ally ship and a culture of belonging that empowers all team members. Come to learn, grow, and succeed while sharing your passion for making a difference.

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, tothe 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!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview):

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).

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):

• 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 pm

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications):

• Associate 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.

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU THE COMPETITIVE EDGE (Preferred Qualifications):

• 5 years of phlebotomy experiene.
• 2 years prior blood collection organization, donor services, blood banking, or apheresis experience.

Physical Requirements:

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.

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 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

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.

Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.

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