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? **** As a condition of employment with American Red Cross, you are required to provide proof that you are fully vaccinated for COVID 19 or qualify for an exemption, except in states where it is prohibited by law. Accordingly, employment is conditioned on providing proof of vaccination or having an approved exemption prior to starting employment **** Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good! Job Description: This position will cover Atlanta,GA, Nashville, TN, Birmingham, AL and St. Louis area. Our blood donors are ordinary people – high school students, factory and office workers, business executives, parents and grandparents, and people from every walk of life. But they share common motivations – a generous spirit, a desire to give back to their community, and to help others. If these are values that are important in your job search, we encourage you to apply for a Medical Director position at the American Red Cross today to learn more. What do the best Red Cross physicians do differently than your typical Transfusion Medicine physician? Our physicians put themselves out there for internal talks and conferences, to meet with hospital clients, and to meet with industry leaders. The Red Cross firmly believes in a performance-driven environment. Even new Medical Director teammates have substantial opportunity to grow professionally & increase their scope of responsibility within the American Red Cross physician group. What does a Red Cross Medical Director need to do to be successful? Be a team player – in this role, you will be partnering closely with the members of your Region. Additionally, you’ll be joining a network of physicians throughout a larger geographic division and as well as a national network of 30 Transfusion Medicine physicians. Last but certainly not least – you’ll be working closely with C-level Hospital clients and Transfusion Service Medical Directors in your geographic region. Outstanding public speaking/presentation skills and interpersonal skills are essential to success in this role – we’re looking for someone that can do the “paperwork” that is part of any Medical Director job but also someone that is truly motivated & energized by working with people. What needs to be done first? Learn the organization – as the largest single provider of blood products, we have nationally standardized SOP’s and best practices. Our site is a significant differentiator from comparable local/regional hospital positions – this is both a strength and a challenge. Here at the Red Cross, you will be joining a large organization that runs over 200,000 blood drives per year and supplies approximately 2,700 hospitals. There are a lot of blood banks – what makes the Red Cross different? We’re good at what we do. Our blood program has been in place for nearly 75 years. Additionally, our size and long experience in the field means that we do more than collect blood – in this role you would be part of an organization with the largest IRL network in the country, provides both Therapeutic Apheresis and Stem Cell collection & offers well-received CME opportunities to our hospital partners. You can learn more about the different types of services our Biomedical Services group provides at http://www.redcrossblood.org/hospitals Responsibilities: Medical Consultant in Transfusion Service, Patient Services, Patient Blood Management. Provide medical consultation in transfusion medicine, blood banking, and patient services to hospital customers. Organize and participate in regional Medical and Technical Advisory Committees or equivalent programs for hospital customers. Provide continuing medical education to external customers and internal audiences. Promote the safe and effective use of blood components through interactions with hospital customers, and participation on transfusion committees and professional organization committees (i.e., AABB, CAP). Direct patient service programs including but not limited to therapeutic apheresis, stem cell collection and processing, perioperative autologous cell salvage, and patient blood management. Medical Oversight of Blood Center Operations and Regulated Activities Direct the medical aspects of regulated blood center operations including collections, donor management, recipient adverse reactions, suspect product investigations, and other operational systems. Direct investigations of donor complications and recipient transfusion reactions by interacting with the Donor and Client Support Center to ensure timely completion, documentation, and reporting to BHQ hemovigilance program. Participate in the development of national procedures, policies, or position statements on medical criteria for donor eligibility and safety, component quality, and transfusion practice. Serve as CLIA Laboratory Director for regulated collection activities in assigned regions, immunohematology laboratories, HLA laboratories, stem cell collection and processing, and/or national testing laboratories. Investigate concerns and complaints related to donor complications, customer service, or hospital relationships including notification of Executive Leadership, as necessary; plan and implement appropriate corrective actions. The Divisional Medical Directors will be expected to travel between the regions to which they are assigned, as little as 20% but up to 50% of their time as needed. Qualifications: M.D. or D.O. degree with post-graduate training/specialization in blood banking/transfusion medicine is required. Board-certified or eligible in internal medicine, pediatrics, or clinical pathology. Board-certified or eligible in blood banking/transfusion medicine is highly desirable. Extensive knowledge of current/projected trends in transfusion medicine/blood banking and hospital health care highly desirable. Knowledge of medical/technical principles of blood center operations. Must be licensed in the state of the primary site of the region and all states served by the region and/or Division, as needed. Minimum five years experience in blood banking/transfusion medicine, or related fields. Completion of a blood banking/transfusion medicine fellowship and board certification in blood banking/transfusion medicine, hematology, and/or internal medicine is desirable. Experience in relevant medical/scientific research and scholarly activities sufficient to warrant academic appointment is highly desirable. The American Red Cross requires all new hires to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. This means that all individuals working for the organization must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the start of their employment OR have begun the vaccination process before their start date. Upon being offered a position, 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 and your request must be approved before being hired. As part of the world’s largest humanitarian network, the American Red Cross places top priority on the health and safety of our employees, volunteers, blood donors, and those who receive our aid and services. Our commitment to public health is unwavering—both during the COVID-19 pandemic and year-round. *LI-SV IND1 Apply now! Joining our team will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference every day. The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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. Interested in Volunteering? Life’s emergencies don’t stop, and neither do American Red Cross volunteers, who represent more than 90 percent of our workforce to help prevent and alleviate human suffering. You can make a difference by volunteering in a position that appeals to you and allows you to use your unique skills and talents. The Red Cross relies on generous volunteers who give their time and talent to help fulfill our lifesaving mission. Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions. To view the EEOC Summary of Rights, click here: Summary of Rights