Vice President of Operations

Description

Do you have a passion for leading teams, optimizing performance, and driving meaningful change?

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is currently looking for a highly driven individual with outstanding leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to join the team as Vice President of Operations in Gainesville, FL.

This is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing and driving the operational effectiveness of the blood donation center set by executive leadership. In this position you will develop, implement, and lead strategic initiatives to enhance blood donations, blood processing, and blood distribution while ensuring operational efficiency and compliance with regulatory standards. This position is also responsible for maintaining optimal staffing ratios, overseeing training programs, and ensuring continuous operational growth and innovation.

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
  
  

Responsibilities Include (but Are Not Limited To)

• Develop and execute operational strategies aligned with the organization’s long-term objectives to grow blood donations, processing, and distribution.
• Coordinate efforts with District Management for a strategic approach to operations.
• Oversee the blood processing within each operation to ensure compliance with industry standards and organizational goals.
• Coordinate blood distribution to hospitals and medical facilities, ensuring timely delivery and ensuring the highest level of customer satisfaction.
• Oversee staffing levels to ensure appropriate ratios in blood collection, processing, and distribution areas.
• Develop and implement continuous training initiatives to ensure employees meet regulatory requirements and stay up-to-date on best practices in blood donation, processing and distribution.
• Oversee annual planning for meeting assigned collection and production goals for each district.
• Identify the need to develop special recruitment plans across the region to increase blood collections; assist with development of such plans and communicate plans with appropriate teams.
• Provide leadership and direction to District and Regional leadership, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Assist with media activities, press releases, and donations through public speaking, education programs, and personal contacts.
• Provide the highest level of customer service to internal and external customers.
• Be always on-call, except when on approved leave (PTO).
• This position may work varied hours, including nights and weekends.
• Ability and willingness to travel is essential to this position.
• Must have consistent and reliable transportation.
• Attendance is a requirement of this position.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, healthcare administration, or a related field is required
• Minimum ten (10) years of progressive leadership experience in operations management, with at least five (5) years in a senior management role is required
• Proficient in all staffing and management software functions
• Knowledge of modern principles and practices of administration and organization, including general budgeting, accounting, personnel techniques, and management principles and practices
• Ability to manage budgets, resources, and staff to meet operational objectives
• Ability to implement strategic initiatives that drive operational growth and improve performance
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage cross-functional teams
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make informed decisions
• Valid driver’s license required; must meet and maintain LifeSouth driver’s eligibility requirements
• Experience in healthcare, blood donation, or a related field is preferred
  
  

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. Salary is commensurate with education and 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.

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