Medical Director - Enterprise

About the role

This position provides medical directorship for the technical and clinical operations of the blood center laboratories at NYBC, RIBC and BBD, supports collections staff, other internal stakeholders, and customer hospitals. It also participates in teaching, research, quality improvement, and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily coverage on all donor criteria questions and support on-call fellow as backup, make decisions per medical criteria and reply to donor and hospital questions.
• Contribute to the development of procedures, job aids, work instructions and medical criteria for use by front line staff.
• Participate in transfusion medicine fellow and other postgraduate teaching activities, including presenting on NYBCe webinar series.
• Develop close relationships with clinical staff and front-line staff and provide expert consultation internally within NYBCe and externally to hospitals.
• Affirm participation in quality assurance activities and high performance of assigned program and services.
• Participate in regional, national and international societies dedicated to transfusion medicine, apheresis medicine and/or cellular therapies.
• Publish articles, chapters, books, and lectures and give presentations on a local, national and international level.

Requirements

• M.D. or D.O. with at least 1 year experience in clinical/laboratory aspects of transfusion and apheresis medicine beyond transfusion medicine fellowship training medicine.
• Medical supervision of transfusion services or blood donor activities.
• Full license to practice medicine in the following states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
• NYS Certificate of Qualification (COQ) in Blood Collection – Comprehensive.
• NYS Certificate of Qualification Transfusion Services.
• Board certification in Clinical Pathology, Hematology, or Pediatric Hematology plus Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine.
• The ability to cover up to 5 CLIA-licensed laboratories associated with NYBCe.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of state and federal regulations.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.
• Ability to provide medical directorship face-to-face, via phone/web-meeting or on-call to various groups.
• Ability to lead, direct and mentor staff.
• Strong attention to detail in all work processes.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle a variety of complex issues and situations.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to communicate clearly and with authority, both in writing and verbally, to others in one-on-one or small group settings.
• Ability to interact with individuals at all levels of the organization and customers in a helpful, courteous and friendly manner while demonstrating sensitivity to and respect for diverse populations.
• Ability to work in a strong team environment.
• Ability to plan and organize job tasks or resources in an efficient manner.
• Ability to be responsive and available to management in order to address issues and concerns as they arise.
• Ability and flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands.
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems within established policies and procedures.
• Ability to identify complex problems in a timely manner, decipher information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Ability to handle and work with sensitive and confidential information and maintain confidentiality.

Benefits

For applicants who will perform this position in New York City or Westchester County, the proposed annual salary is $300,000 p/yr. to $335,000 p/yr. For applicants who will perform this position outside of New York City or Westchester County, salary will reflect local market rates and be commensurate with the applicant’s skills, job-related knowledge, and experience.

Pay

$300,000 p/yr. to $335,000 p/yr. for applicants in New York City or Westchester County.

Schedule

Onsite on average 4 to 5 days a week.