Transfusion Safety Officer - Blood Bank **Galveston, Texas, United States** **New** 1. Select the Job Field UTMB Health Requisition # 2500005 **JOB DESCRIPTION** The Transfusion Safety Officer (TSO) will collaborate with the Transfusion Services Manager, Transfusion Medicine leadership and UTMB Hospital Quality to ensure that patient blood management and transfusion-related activities are monitored and conducted in the safest possible manner to meet or exceed all existing standards of practice at all four of the UTMB campuses. **EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE** **Minimum Qualifications:** + Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Clinical Laboratory Science, Basic Science or related field + Must have two (2) years related experience **LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONS** **Required:** + Valid Texas RN License and/or Certification with American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or American Medical Technology (AMT) within 12 months of hire **ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS** + Works with multiple leadership departments to support all four UTMB campuses to ensure the best transfusion practices + Collects all Transfusion Metrics for both within and outside of the laboratory + Collaborates with the Transfusion Services Manager and Transfusion Committee Chair in the development of the Transfusion Committee agenda + Prepares and presents Transfusion Statistics at the monthly Transfusion Committee meeting + Prepares and presents Quality Metrics for all four UTMB Laboratory Services and Hospital Quality Meetings + Participates as a member of the Blood Stewardship Committee + Collaborates with nursing education to provide presentation during Nursing Services Orientation + Acts as the Transfusion Services representative at the Nursing Skills Fair + Conducts investigation into all transfusion-related events + Provides oversite of external error and incident reports related to Transfusion + Serves as a liaison between Transfusion Services personnel, Transfusion Medicine leadership and hospital nursing staff + Authors articles on process improvement for Risk Management and Nursing Services newsletters + Oversees monthly Massive Transfusion Protocol (MTP) reviews including preparation of timeline, summary of MTP activation and scheduling of meeting with all parties involved + Participates in Trauma Services Committee monthly meetings + Coordinates and directs process improvement projects and audits + Reports to the Safety Culture Committee (SCC) + Collaborates with Transfusion Services Manager and Transfusion Medicine Medical Director to develop Patient Blood Management Program according AABB requirements + Compiles Transfusion Medicine statistics to evaluate compliance with the Patient Blood management Program. + Works with the Transfusion Services Manager, Transfusion Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer to ensure compliance with all transfusion regulatory agencies e.g. FDA, CMS, AABB, CAP and Joint Commission. **Equal Employment Opportunity** UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Compensation