American Red Cross Work Values

Daily Duties at American Red Cross:

Oversaw all aspects of blood and aphaeresis collection operations including hiring, training, evaluating, and disciplining a well-qualified team, resulting in high levels of operational success. ● Orchestrated and managed over 2000+ mobile operations with zero operations issues, despite dozens of FDA, AABB and OSHA unannounced inspections; not a single write-up during tenure (a single write-up costs the ARC $5k-$30k) ● Spearheaded a focus group initiative to foster employee retention and worked closely with project managers to determine the reason for the high turnover rate; delivered a final report to a senior management team ● Built and led a staff of 15-17. Included hiring, mentoring, employee reviews, and termination as necessary. ● Introduced and implemented Lean Methodology and Six Sigma concepts and philosophies to streamline blood processing. Member of Lean Standardization Groups to enhance organizational efficiencies. ● Improved internal operations by systematizing team communication ● Member of the Safety Committee; spearheaded compliance / employee safety and closer monitoring for safety / quality, resulting in a significant reduction in accidents and injuries

What they like about American Red Cross:

Organizations with strong, centralized leadership are particularly attractive to you. You require a work environment with leadership that aggressively seeks to expand and grow the business and does so in a visible and decisive manner. In general you prefer to work in an environment in which there is a strong link between leadership, its actions, and a strong set of company-wide values.

Tags

Management, Collection, Pharmaceutical, Quality Assurance, Test, Inventory, Inventory Control, Team Lead, Audit, Scheduling

Skills

Team Leadership, Problem Solving

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with American Red Cross: