Are you looking to make a difference in your community and help save lives? Seeking to work for a non-profit whose values include safety, teamwork, and stewardship? Do you have a passion for leading others?

Position Overview

• Manages and directs the operations within the assigned district to ensure blood donation goals are achieved.
• Works closely with local hospitals to ensure blood products are available as needed and all service needs are met appropriately.
• Ensures local operations are managed appropriately, in accordance with all procedural requirements and are in line with organizational values.

Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to)

• Responsible for overseeing all operational departments within assigned regions.
• Directly oversee operational management and administration staff within the district.
• Ensure community satisfaction with donors and donor groups and, act as media spokesperson for LifeSouth.
• Ensure hospital satisfaction associated with products and services.
• Maintain oversight on all assigned physical resources associated with buildings, equipment and vehicle and bloodmobile fleet.
• Provide regulatory oversight of operations in conjunction with corporate Quality Assurance department.
• Ensure compliance with all policies and procedures, address any personnel related issues in conjunction with corporate Human Resources department.
• Responsible for external and internal inspections for the district.
• Ensure that each branch is in compliance with staffing ratios established by the organization.
• Responsible to ensure all team members represent LifeSouth in accordance with our mission, vision, and code of conduct.
• Position requires ability to make decisions and direct operations in accordance to policy and leads initiatives to ensure the operations reach organizational goals.
• Attendance is a requirement of this position.

Our Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurances available to full-time employees the first of the month after 60 days
• Supplemental insurances including life, cancer, accident, and disability
• Access to mental wellness resources and counseling through telehealth
• Free basic life insurance for full-time employees
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer match each pay period
• Employer funded retirement plan for vested employees & 403b offered
• Access to wages prior to pay day

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Previous experience in LifeSouth management position or other management highly preferred
• Blood banking experience, management experience, or FDA regulatory experience desired

Who We Are

LifeSouth is a non-profit community blood bank serving more than 150 hospitals in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. We are committed to meeting the blood supply needs of hospitals and their patients by providing the highest quality blood components and services. With more than 45 donor centers, 55 bloodmobiles and 2,000 blood drives a month, our LifeSouth team is dedicated to making sure the blood is there when you or your family is in need.

Our Mission

To provide a safe blood supply that meets or exceeds the needs in each community we serve, and to provide a variety of services in support of ongoing and emerging blood and transfusion related activities.

This is a full-time position. Starting salary range is $90,000 - $99,000 annually. Salary commensurate with experience. Criminal background check and drug screen required upon conditional offer of hire. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer/Drug-Free/Tobacco Free Workplace.

The position description may not include all the duties and responsibilities of the job. Duties and responsibilities that are not listed, but which the employee may be expected to perform, will fall within the scope of the skills, knowledge and training for the position.

LifeSouth is a Drug-Free and Tobacco-Free Workplace. LifeSouth is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor as well as an affirmative action employer and provides equal opportunity to all persons, regardless of race, religion, age, gender, disability, status as a protected veteran, national origin, color, or any other classification in accordance with federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, and ordinances. Veterans are encouraged to self-identify as LifeSouth desires to provide protected veterans priority referrals for open positions. LifeSouth complies with all laws and regulations associated with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). LifeSouth is an E-Verify employer.

If you require any assistance to complete the application process or during the interview due to a disability, please contact the LifeSouth region where you are applying or call 1-888-795-2707 to request an accommodation. Applications may be completed at a LifeSouth facility or mailed to corporate headquarters in lieu of the on-line application process.