Blood Drive Receptionist/Customer Service Representative - Part-time
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Rhode Island Blood Center
Providence, RI, US
Summary
Greet and register blood donors professionally while ensuring a positive experience and adherence to safety regulations. Maintain a clean workspace and assist with donor reactions and equipment setup.
Job Description
Responsibilities
What we offer:
- Competitive Pay: $18.02/hour
- Flexible Scheduling: 6:30am - 5:30pm; weekdays and an every other weekend rotation.
- Make a Difference: Be a crucial part of our mission to save lives and support our community.
- Growth Opportunities: Gain valuable experience in the healthcare industry and advance in a supportive environment.
What you'll do:
- Greet and register all presenting donors professionally.
- Provide customer service by acknowledging the donor in a respectful manner, and striving to provide each donor with a positive and pleasant experience which would encourage their return.
- Observe all safety/OSHA policies and FDA and AABB guidelines & regulations.
- Adhere to all SOP associated with the registration process.
- Foster team work and the ability to work well with different personality types, adaptable to different working surroundings, flexible and dependable, as well as able to meet irregular working hours, including weekends.
- Demonstrate knowledge of and accurately complete specific paperwork associated with directed, autologous, & therapeutic donors.
- Maintain donor/patient confidentiality at all times.
- Assist with treatment of donor reactions as necessary.
- Maintain neat, clean work space.
- Assist in restocking, careful set up and packing up equipment, and oversee refreshment area as appropriate.
- Perform any other duties as requested by Donor Services Supervisor or Management team.
Qualifications
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Qualifications:
- Superior customer service skills are essential in this role;
- The individual must be well organized, attentive to detail, adapt easily to varied work conditions and scheduled hours,
- Adapt easily to change; must present with pleasant, positive attitude; demonstrate honesty and dependability.
- Must be able to fluently speak, read, write, and comprehend English.
Travel
Throughout the State of RI and Massachusetts.
Overview
Founded in 1979, Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) has served Rhode Island and the New England area for more than 45 years, delivering more than 90,000 lifesaving blood products annually to 50+ hospitals, EMS and healthcare partners. RIBC is part of New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe), which spans 17+ states and delivers one million blood products to 400+ U.S. hospitals annually. NYBCe additionally delivers cellular therapies, specialty pharmacy, and medical services to 200+ research, academic and biopharmaceutical organizations. NYBCe’s Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute is a leader in hematology and transfusion medicine research, dedicated to the study, prevention, treatment and cure of bloodborne and blood-related diseases. RIBC serves as a vital community lifeline dedicated to helping patients and advancing global public health. To learn more, visit ribc.org. Connect with us on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
The Rhode Island Blood Center was founded in 1979 as a non-profit community blood center. As the sole supplier of blood to all of the hospitals in Rhode Island, our mission is to ensure patients have immediate access to a safe, plentiful and cost-effective blood supply. Our main Blood and Platelet Donor Center is located at 405 Promenade Street in Providence, Rhode Island. We also have five additional donation centers conveniently located throughout Rhode Island, including Woonsocket, Warwick, South County, Aquidneck Island and Westerly.
RIBC has long-standing relationships with many organizations in community who sponsor blood drives, helping us make giving blood as convenient as possible for donors. Approximately 250 to 280 units of blood must be collected each day to meet the needs of patients and hospitals we serve in Rhode Island and throughout New England.
The Blood Center is much more than just a blood collection organization or blood bank. We register people for the National Marrow Donor Program and collect stem cells of donors who match recipients needing bone marrow transplants right at our Providence Center. We provide various therapeutic treatments for patients in local hospitals. Our state-of-the-art laboratory conducts DNA and relationship testing, human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing and red cell typing. We are also involved in a variety of local and national research programs in an effort to improve all aspects of the blood banking industry.
The Rhode Island Blood Center is dedicated to steady growth and improvement in our community blood program.
Founded
1979
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Providence, RI
The Rhode Island Blood Center was founded in 1979 as a non-profit community blood center. As the sole supplier of blood to all of the hospitals in Rhode Island, our mission is to ensure patients have immediate access to a safe, plentiful and cost-effective blood supply. Our main Blood and Platelet Donor Center is located at 405 Promenade Street in Providence, Rhode Island. We also have five additional donation centers conveniently located throughout Rhode Island, including Woonsocket, Warwick, South County, Aquidneck Island and Westerly.
RIBC has long-standing relationships with many organizations in community who sponsor blood drives, helping us make giving blood as convenient as possible for donors. Approximately 250 to 280 units of blood must be collected each day to meet the needs of patients and hospitals we serve in Rhode Island and throughout New England.
The Blood Center is much more than just a blood collection organization or blood bank. We register people for the National Marrow Donor Program and collect stem cells of donors who match recipients needing bone marrow transplants right at our Providence Center. We provide various therapeutic treatments for patients in local hospitals. Our state-of-the-art laboratory conducts DNA and relationship testing, human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing and red cell typing. We are also involved in a variety of local and national research programs in an effort to improve all aspects of the blood banking industry.
The Rhode Island Blood Center is dedicated to steady growth and improvement in our community blood program.
Founded
1979
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Providence, RI