Blood Collections Team Lead

Company: American Red Cross
Location: Newark
Posted on: April 19, 2025

Job Description:

Please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox when accessing Candidate Home.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:Position supports our Mobile operations. We provide Paid-Training - no prior medical experience required.Candidate must reside in Southern New Jersey: Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem, Atlantic, Cumberland or Cape May countyJoining 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 leadership & healthcare/customer service skills to support our mobile blood collection operation teams. As a team lead/charge, you will coach, mentor, instruct, and be a point of resource for our blood collection staff while performing blood collection duties within local communities. The Red Cross offers paid phlebotomy training with the ability to grow your healthcare skills and career within the nation's top humanitarian organization. To learn more about being a phlebotomist and the impact you can make in this position, watch this short video: WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):

• Lead the team and drive for results through excellent customer service
• Model professionalism and compassion while serving as an ambassador to the public for the nation's largest not-for-profit blood banking organization
• Work as a lead/charge at blood drives when instructed and conduct phlebotomy
• Able to work independently with attention to detail along with the knowledge of daily operations to ensure the blood the team collects and meets regulatory requirementsStandard Schedule:(Camden County, New Jersey)
  • 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 2-3 week in advancePay Information:
    • Starting Pay $24.38/hour.WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications):
      • Associates Degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience (18 months to four years of work experience in a related field) required
      • Minimum 1 year leadership experience in environments with public interaction required.
      • Phlebotomy experience is preferred
      • Customer service experience, effective verbal communication and public relations skills are required.
      • A current valid driver's license and good driving record may be required.
      • LPN or equivalent experience required. Equivalent experience may encompass needlesticks, phlebotomy, and other relevant medical responsibilities.
      • 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 is 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 in healthcare settingsBENEFITS 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 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 recognitionThe American Red Cross requires new hires in this location or position have at least one vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of employment and commit to being fully vaccinated within six weeks of employment. Upon being hired, individuals will be required to submit proof of vaccination. If you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons, you may qualify for an exemption. If seeking an exemption, you will be required to submit documentation at the time of offer and your request must be approved prior to hireApply 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.Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.To view the EEOC Summary of Rights, click here:

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