**Blood Driver- Manassas/Woodbridge/Richmond routes
**Blood Driver- Manassas/Woodbridge/Richmond routes
As a Blood Services Transportation Specialist, you will be a hero by delivering life-saving blood donations to local hospitals, assisting our blood collections teams with delivering supplies, or returning blood products from locations in the region -- directly helping patients in need. Using our user-friendly mobile app, you can easily choose times that work for you (both scheduled or on-demand) and make deliveries ensuring that blood, platelets, and other critical supplies get to the hospital swiftly. You’ll be a vital part of our Regional Biomedical Services team, making a tangible impact every day. Every trip you make saves lives.
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Alexandria,Arlington,Charles County,District of Columbia,Fairfax County,Loudoun County,Prince George's County,Prince William County
Key Responsibilities
- Help save lives by transporting life-saving blood or blood products to local hospitals and sites within the region to help patients in need.
- Stay connected using the Red Cross Delivers mobile app on your smartphone to efficiently navigate between delivery sites and quickly get blood products to customers in urgent need.
- Lend a hand by collecting empty boxes and returning them to distribution sites as needed.
- Support our mission by delivering essential supplies to blood collection sites as required.
- Keep us organized by completing electronic documentation accurately.
- Be our voice by communicating feedback from customers or reporting any urgent issues to Red Cross staff.
- Drive with care and represent the American Red Cross with pride and responsibility.
Qualifications
- Willingness to support the Red Cross mission, required
- Valid state driver's license and 3 years of licensed driving experience, required
- Age 18+
- Comfortable using smart phones and mobile apps
- Familiarity with geographic area and driving routes, required
- Able to verify safe driving record (Note: An MVR check will be completed as a part of the interview process for this position), required
- Current insurance and state registration if using personal vehicle, required
- Ability to lift 45 lbs., required
- Successful completion of American Red Cross Transportation Specialist Training and Defensive Driving course and Red Cross Delivers Training, required
Training
The following Red Cross trainings are required to serve in this role:
- Red Cross Volunteer Orientation
- American Red Cross Defensive Driving Course
- Transportation Specialist Training
- Red Cross Delivers Training
- Volunteer Connection scheduling training
- On-the-job training
Development Opportunities
- Gain valuable training/experience while providing an invaluable service to the community
- Validate driving experience for resume
- Provide a key link in the medical supply chain for patients in need of life-saving blood products
- Opportunity to become a volunteer leader
Length of Appointment
6+ months, renewable
Time Commitment
THIS ROLE TRAVELS FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA TO RICHMOND AND BACK
Flexible hours. The minimum commitment is two shifts per month (any day of the week), each shift being 5-6 hours depending on start location.
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Start time 2:15 pm
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End time approx. 7 pm
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Start time 2:15 pm
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End time approx. 8 pm