Responsible for providing oversight of the Division of Transfusion department, Point of Care, and Special Coagulation areas including regulatory readiness, Human Resources related items, scheduling, competency assessment, hiring, firing, and administrative duties; direct and define policy in conjunction with key stakeholders; liaise with leaders in other departments to achieve cross-functional, system-wide, improvements and goals; plan, organize and supervise all of the activities in the Blood Bank laboratory; ensure adequate and safe levels of blood components is maintained; coordinate and assist in the development and implementation of technical and operating procedures for the division in accordance with regulatory requirements; a ssure Blood Bank compliance with accreditation and regulatory requirements, including educational, competency, safety guidelines, and reporting; stay abreast of Federal regulatory changes; oversee and assist in maintaining the quality control program; oversee and assist in maintaining up to date technical procedures; prepare and review various management reports or logs; participate in LIS database development for the division; meet with current and prospective new vendors to maintain and develop working relationships; oversee and assist with the selection and implementation of new or alternate tests and methods; utilize and apply knowledge of CAP standards, bio-statistical sampling/analysis techniques, Stat-a-Matrix, budget development procedures, workflow management, quality assurance processes, High Reliability Organization protocols, blood supplier blood collection/testing protocols, data collection oversight and lean assessments to perform duties; coordinate therapeutic apheresis services; prepare and review various forecasts and reports which impact the divisional budgets; communicate with blood product suppliers to predict price increase and product availability; monitor supply inventories and place orders to ensure uninterrupted services; participate in contract renewal with apheresis service providers; implement and monitor various divisional and/ departmental quality assurance (“QA”) processes; and review various QA reports to assure optimal patient care.
Location: 2799 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, Michigan 48202
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Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Biological Sciences, Health Science, Medical Science, or in a related field of study (will accept equivalent foreign degree);
Training: None
Experience: Three (3) years in the position above, as a Hematology Supervisor, as a Supervisor Laboratories, as a Senior Medical Technologist, as a Supervisor, as a Medical Technologist, or in a related occupation;
Other Requirements: Experience must have included three (3) years use of all the following: CAP standards, bio-statistical sampling/analysis techniques, Stat-a-Matrix, budget development procedures, workflow management, quality assurance processes, High Reliability Organization protocols, blood supplier blood collection/testing protocols, data collection oversight and lean assessments.
Will also accept any suitable combination of education, training and/or experience.
Additional Information
Organization: Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit Main Campus
Additional Details
This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
Overview
Under the leadership of President and CEO Robert G. Riney, Henry Ford Health is a $6 billion integrated health system comprised of six hospitals, a health plan, and 250+ sites including medical centers, walk-in and urgent care clinics, pharmacy, eye care facilities and other healthcare retail. Established in 1915 by auto industry pioneer Henry Ford, the health system now has 32,000 employees and remains home to the 1,900-member Henry Ford Medical Group, one of the nation’s oldest physician groups. An additional 2,200 physicians are also affiliated with the health system through the Henry Ford Physician Network. Henry Ford is also one of the region’s major academic medical centers, receiving between $90-$100 million in annual research funding and remaining Michigan’s fourth largest NIH-funded institution. Also an active participant in medical education and training, the health system has trained nearly 40% of physicians currently practicing in the state and also provides education and training for other health professionals including nurses, pharmacists, radiology and respiratory technicians. visitHenryFord.com.Benefits
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