Position Summary
Under the direction of the department leadership, organizes and prioritizes work flow across core production, hospital services, and specialized production, to enhance services in an efficient and effective manner. Executes technical skills department wide and demonstrates the ability to lead a cohesive team in absence of management.
Total Rewards Package
Benefits
Versiti provides a comprehensive benefits package based on your job classification. Full-time regular employes are eligible for Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans, Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays, Short- and Long-term disability, life insurance, 7% match dollar for dollar 401(k), voluntary programs, discount programs, others.
Responsibilities
- Understands and performs laboratory activities to all applicable regulatory and compliance requirements
- Maintains full competency in at least one production area and key competencies across the department
- Facilitates and prioritizes work flow and covers gaps in production in absence of supervisor
- Handles day to day production and distribution questions put forth by production staff
- Manages the process of reviewing policies and procedures to improve laboratory services
- Assists in resolving and investigating deviations and helps prepare corrective actions
- Assists in staff scheduling and determining shift hours for open positions
- Trains staff members in production processes when required
- Performs blood production manufacturing processes on red blood cells and or platelets
- Process orders for blood, components and derivative products consistent with regulatory standards while meeting customer expectations
- Maintains laboratory supplies and equipment as assigned
- Monitors CLIA and Proficiency Testing when required
- Ability to lead or participate in functional or cross-functional project work
- Works weekend, holiday rotations and on-call, as needed
- Other duties, as assigned
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Complies with all policies and standards
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in biology or related science preferred
Experience
- management and human resources approval based on experience required
- Demonstrates successful performance and competencies of Senior Production Specialist required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Proactively solves problems to affect change. Takes responsibility and is accountable
- Leads a cohesive team approach by promoting the importance of working within and across departments
- Ability to read and interpret Standing Operating Procedures, operating and maintenance instructions, and other manuals
- Proactive to identify and improve on customer complaints and issues
- Accountable for delivery of own work, and others, based on key performance indicators
- Ability to lead others without direct reporting oversite
- Ability to work cooperatively as well as independently, without direct supervision
- Ability to communicate with higher level management and escalate when appropriate
Tools and Technology
- General office equipment (computer, printer, fax, copy machine) required
- Computer (desk top, lap top, tablet) required
- Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) required
- Software systems (Blood Establishment Computer Systems, Title 21) required
- Freezers, refrigerators, box cutter required
- Lab specific equipment, including, but not limited to: required
- Centrifuges, dry ice, refrigerators, required
- Sysmex, ADAM, ABx, BacT/Alert, BDFACS Calibur required
- Tube Sealers, tube welders, presses, scales required
- Irradiator, if working in HS required
