Associate Medical Director - Transfusion Medicine

Overview

Versiti is a fusion of donors, scientific curiosity, and precision medicine that recognize the gifts of blood and life are precious. We are home to the world-renowned Blood Research Institute, we enable life saving gifts from our donors, and provide the science behind the medicine through our diagnostic laboratories. Versiti brings together outstanding minds with unparalleled experience in transfusion medicine, transplantation, stem cells and cellular therapies, oncology and genomics, diagnostic lab services, and medical and scientific expertise. This combination of skill and knowledge results in improved patient outcomes, higher quality services and reduced cost of care for hospitals, blood centers, hospital systems, research and educational institutions, and other health care providers. At Versiti, we are passionate about improving the lives of patients and helping our healthcare partners thrive.

Position Summary

As a Versiti Medical Science Institute physician, provides transfusion medicine (TM) medical leadership at Versiti Ohio and its associated hospitals, donors, and community. Supports the success, growth and expansion of Versiti operations in Ohio. Serves as CLIA medical director of the Versiti Ohio Immunohematology Reference Laboratory (IRL) and Specialized Production Laboratory. Key components of this position include medical oversight of blood services, laboratory practice and expert consultative services for Versiti affiliated hospitals. Provides expertise to translate complex issues and drive best practices in blood management at Versiti Ohio partner hospitals and across the Versiti footprint. Serves as the physician face of Versiti, particularly Versiti Ohio. This role is part of an interstate team of Transfusion Medicine physicians focused on providing Blood Services Medical Direction locally and across our Midwest footprint in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. As part of the Versiti Medical Sciences Institute there is also the opportunity to collaborate with other Versiti physicians to optimize medically directed policies and procedures while fostering continuous improvement and innovation and collaborate with hospital Transfusion Service-focused physicians providing services in Wisconsin. Opportunities in educational initiatives and clinical/applied research are available within Versiti blood centers and their affiliated health systems.

Responsibilities

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides medical consultation and technical direction to support Versiti blood operations in Ohio and across the Versiti footprint in all aspects of blood collection, processing, and distribution.
•  Determines blood donor eligibility and provides medical consultation for management of donor reactions/adverse events. Reviews and directs investigation and final disposition of recipient adverse event reports.
• Performs or oversees management of donor positive infectious disease tests and abnormal results. Ensures appropriate confirmatory testing and appropriate donor notification and counseling occur. Ensures appropriate recall/lookback of products is performed and consults as needed with customer transfusion service and clinicians. Ensures reporting as applicable/required to appropriate public health agency. Oversees/approves donor reentry.
• Provides medical support to Special Patient Services for provision of autologous, directed, HLA/HPA-matched products. Reviews and approves requests for therapeutic phlebotomy.
•  In partnership with Versiti Quality professionals, ensures compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and accreditation agencies, for blood center and laboratory operations Provides medical evaluation of deviations or errors to determine impact to safety, quality, identity, purity, and potency. Supports determination of appropriate disposition and corrective actions.
• Develops and supports the implementation of medically sound policies, processes, and procedures in collaboration with Versiti physician colleagues.
• Provides consultation with Ohio/Versiti affiliated hospitals regarding TM clinical practice, laboratory cases and blood management. Directs and/or leads blood utilization and blood management projects at Ohio/Versiti and partner hospitals. Serves as a source of up-to-date information, translates complex information for partner hospitals and encourages adoption of best practices.
• Partners with Business Development, Recruitment and Public Relations to support growth and expansion of Versiti Ohio.
• Supports the development and implementation of innovative new blood products or processes.
• CLIA Medical Director of OH Immunohematology Reference Laboratory and Specialized Production (QC) laboratories. Provides compliant oversight of high and medium complexity laboratory staff technical duties. Performs review and approval of immu