Board and Management

Blood Centers of the Pacific is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, representing community leaders in the fields of medicine, business and civic service and is licensed by the Food and Drug Administration.  BCP is managed by a dedicated group of leaders, including a Chief Executive Officer, a Chief Operating Officer and 12 Directors.

Employment

Blood Centers of the Pacific is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. BCP is currently reviewing resumes for the following positions in our centers. Please note that BCP does not accept unsolicited resumes.  If your resume and/or cover letter does not indicate application to a specific open position then it will not be considered for employment. Click on the “View Job Details” button for a full description.

Donor Collections Representative

North Bay Center, Fairfield

Under direction and in accordance with Federal State, AABB and Blood Center regulations, medical standards, policies, procedures and cGMPs, conducts blood donor interviews and reviews blood donor histories; performs venipuncture preparatory procedures; performs routine and apheresis venipuncture procedures; accepts and defers donors; performs donor education regarding the blood donation process; treats reactions; assumes charge position when necessary; and performs other tasks as assigned.

Donor Collections Representative - RN

Donor Collections, San Francisco

Under direction and in accordance with Federal, State, AABB and BCP regulations, medical standards, policies, procedures, cGMPs and SOPPs, conducts and reviews donor histories, performs venipuncture preparatory procedures, performs routine and apheresis venipuncture procedures, accepts and defers donors, treats reactions and performs other tasks as assigned.

Supervisor – Donor Site

Downtown Center, San Francisco

Under general direction and in accordance with Federal, State, AABB, cGMP’s, SOPPs, established procedures and regulations, this position is responsible for daily supervision of the collection staff operations.  Performs all other duties as assigned.

Administrative Assistant I

Training, Safety and Process Improvement, San Francisco

Under direction and according to cGMPs, SOPPs, applicable federal, State, BCP policies and procedures, performs various department clerical/secretarial functions for department director and others as assigned. Performs other duties as assigned.

Donor Technician/Driver

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Collections, Fairfield

Under direction and in accordance with Federal, State, AABB and BCP regulations, medical standards, policies, procedures SOPPs and cGMPs, conducts donor interviews, medical histories, venipuncture preparation, venipunctures, collections assistance procedures, prepares for, drives and transports personnel, blood, materials and equipment from one site to another as necessary and required;  sets-up and breaks down drives at collection sites, and performs other tasks as assigned.

Laboratory Technician

Components Laboratory, San Francisco

Under direction and in accordance with Federal, State, AABB and Blood Center policies, procedures, regulations, quality control standards, cGMPs, and SOPPs,  performs a variety of tasks in a laboratory setting including the preparation of components and products from whole blood, monitoring equipment, record keeping and other duties as assigned.

Board of Directors

Mark T. Schieble
Board Chairman
Lawyer, Foley & Lardner, LLP, San Francisco

William Green
Board Vice-Chairman
Chief Program Officer, Environment & General Counsel, Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation, San Francisco

W. Noel McNabola
Board Secretary and Treasurer
Certified Public Accountant, Pohl, McNabola, Berg & Company, LLP, San Francisco

Lage Anderson
Attorney, Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn, Burlingame

Anjana Berde, SPHR
VP/HR Manager Tamalpais Bank, San Anselmo

Lawrence Bohannon, MD
Nephrologist, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco

Diane Gerard
Retired Educator/Volunteer

Nora V. Hirschler, MD
President/CEO, Blood Centers of the Pacific, San Francisco

Thomas Jackson, MD
Pathologist, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco

Frank Jordan
Advisor to the President, Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation, San Francisco

Mark Oscherwitz, MD
Internist, Private Practice, San Francisco

Mark Patterson, MD
Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Daly City

Melvyn Rothman, MD
Blood Systems Representative

Steven Seiler
Blood Systems Representative

Jenta Shen, M.D., PhD
Chief of Gynecologic Oncology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco

Daniel Stites, M.D.
Professor of Laboratory Medicine Emeritus, UCSF, San Francisco

Phyllis Weber, RN
Retired

BCP Management

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President & CEO

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Chief Operating Officer

Department Directors

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Director, Facilities
The facilities department maintains and manages more than 125,000 square feet of property, both owned and leased, in 10 locations found throughout the Bay Area. The department handles maintenance and small repairs, and manages many of the contracted services to ensure that the properties are safe, secure and meet all required standards of operations.

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Director, Communications
The communications department provides media relations, marketing and publications, including BCP’s website.  The department works closely with the recruitment and collections departments and reports directly to the CEO.

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Director, Recruitment
Donor recruitment is responsible for recruiting blood donors by organizing blood drives at companies, schools, places of worship, etc, and managing our 16 donation locations.  We also educate the public about blood through appearances at community events.

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Director, SBC Administrative
The Shasta Blood Center is responsible for the operations and administration of BCP’s North State region, including center and blood drive recruitment and collections. 

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Director, Technical Operations
Technical operations includes three functional responsibilities, including component production, testing lab and technical support (quality control).

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Director, Training, Safety and Process Improvement (TSPI)
TSPI continually plans, directs and implements projects to refine current methods and operations. It works to safeguard employees though on-the-job injury prevention, worker’s compensation reporting and our return- to-work program.  The department provides equipment repair and maintenance.  TSPI also provides training on policies and procedures as well as customer service courses to enhance our diverse workforce.

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Director, Sales and Marketing/Hospital Services/Immunohematolgy Reference Laboratory
The hospital services division is responsible for blood component inventory management, blood component storage, and request receipt and component distribution. These functions include daily accounting of inventory, projected utilization and component outdate. In addition, the department processes orders, packs components for shipment and makes certain that blood and blood components are delivered to hospital customers in a timely manner.

The Immunohematolgy Reference Laboratory is staffed by medical technologists who are specialists in blood banking. The laboratory resolves complex red cell antibody cases using both serological and molecular testing, in addition, the laboratory performs platelet immunology studies.

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Director, Human Resources
Human resources provides quality services to maintain diversity, equal opportunity and a supportive work environment for all staff. Services include employment, compensation, benefits and pension administration, employee and labor relations, and policy interpretation. 

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Director, Medical Affairs
The medical affairs department is responsible for the medical oversight of BCP operations, including approval of blood center policies and procedures and new technology development. It provides transfusion medicine consultation to hospital clinicians and blood center staff. It oversees the blood center’s transfusion medicine fellowship program (a joint program with UCSF) and educates UCSF medical and technical staff. It also actively participates in transfusion safety research projects in collaboration with Blood Systems Research Institute.

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Director, Finance
The finance department is responsible for overseeing the financial health of BCP. Functions include financial statement preparation, budgeting and forecasting, as well as revenue invoicing, accounts payable and payroll.

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Director, Information Technology (IT)
The IT department is the technology, information and data processing provider for Blood Centers of the Pacific and United Blood Services, Central Coast.  The department includes an Application and Software Section, a Network Operations Section and a Data Entry Section with Oracle running on Unix and Windows Platform over a meshed MPLS Network with shared resources from Blood Systems Inc for Oracle E-Business, Kronos and EDMS.

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Director, Donor Collections
The collections department is responsible for the safe collection of blood components to support patient transfusions, further manufacturing goods and research endeavors.

Mission Statement

Blood Centers of the Pacific’s Mission is to: Provide an adequate and affordable blood supply which meets the health and safety needs of the public; and to conduct medical and scientific research and education that improves the safety and efficacy of blood transfusions.

History of Blood Centers of the Pacific

When two San Francisco physicians began exploring ways to supply blood in adequate amounts to people who needed it, the concept of a community blood bank did not exist. Although some hospitals had small drawing stations, there wasn’t a sufficient method of obtaining and storing blood for later use – by both our military and community hospitals.

The two pioneers decided to pursue the idea of a community blood bank. The San Francisco Medical Society (SFMS) granted the fledgling blood bank permission to operate out of the basement floor of an old San Francisco home owned by the SFMS known as the Irwin Mansion.

In June of 1941, Irwin Memorial Blood Bank opened its doors to its first volunteer blood donors. “This was the very first nonprofit community blood bank in the nation,” recalled Dr. DeWitt K. Burnham, one of the founders. The physicians kept their promise to the people of San Francisco that never again would a patient be without an adequate supply of blood.

After years of growth, the blood bank expanded its blood collection operations throughout Northern California. Soon, it became clear that a bigger facility was needed for its headquarters and in April of 1955, Irwin opened its new doors at Masonic and Turk Streets in San Francisco, where BCP’s headquarters exist today.

In 1997, the Irwin Memorial Blood Bank merged with Peninsula Blood Bank to become Blood Centers of the Pacific (BCP) —a name that encompasses the large region served by the now one organization. In 1999, BCP affiliated with Blood Systems the nation’s largest blood collection organization.

Make a Financial Contribution

Blood Centers of the Pacific (formerly the Irwin Memorial Blood Bank), has been serving the health and safety needs of Northern California since 1941. As a nonprofit, community-based organization, BCP relies on members of the community for support - as blood donors and as financial contributors.

Funds are needed all the time for crucial things such as upgrading our facilities and our equipment and enabling more mobile units to go out to the community to collect blood. Recently, the T.J. Long Foundation made a generous grant that enabled BCP to purchase a much-needed additional Donor Coach. But the need is still great.

Since many individuals do realize the critical role BCP plays in the lives of Northern Californians but are unable to donate blood, making a financial contribution is a wonderful way of showing support. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Blood Centers of the Pacific.

Please send your tax-deductible contribution (payable to Blood Centers of the Pacific) to:

Blood Centers of the Pacific
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270 Masonic Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94118
Phone: 415-567-6400

Thank you for your generosity!

Donate Your Time - Volunteer!

Be part of our team. Have fun working with blood donors, volunteers and staff members. Provide vital support for patients.

BCP needs you. By joining our dedicated team of volunteers, you can help maintain a safe and ample blood supply for all patients in our community. Not only do volunteers provide direct services to blood donors, but volunteers also play a critical role in supporting a variety of our operations. You can participate in this important community service by working a schedule to fit your needs in a pleasant environment with supportive staff members.

Ways to Help

• Work at a donation center or blood drives.
• Serve refreshments and monitor donors after they have given blood.
• Deliver blood components to local hospitals.
• Provide administrative support.
• Provide clerical and some technical support in various research departments.

To Volunteer

If you’re interested in becoming a BCP volunteer or would like more information, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with your:
Name, day and evening phone number
or call Debbie Bingham, volunteer coordinator at (415) 567-6400 ext. 422.

Donor Collections Representative - RN

North Bay Center, Fairfield

Under direction and in accordance with Federal State, AABB and Blood Center regulations, medical standards, policies, procedures and cGMPs, conducts blood donor interviews and reviews blood donor histories; performs venipuncture preparatory procedures; performs routine and apheresis venipuncture procedures; accepts and defers donors; performs donor education regarding the blood donation process; treats reactions; assumes charge position when necessary; and performs other tasks as assigned.

Donor Technician/Driver

Fairfield

Under direction and in accordance with Federal, State, AABB and BCP regulations, medical standards, policies, procedures SOPPs and cGMPs, conducts donor interviews, medical histories, venipuncture preparation, venipunctures, collections assistance procedures, prepares for, drives and transports personnel, blood, materials and equipment from one site to another as necessary and required;  sets-up and breaks down drives at collection sites, and performs other tasks as assigned.

Equipment Specialist

Training, Safety, Process Improvement

Under general direction, performs and/or coordinates performance of maintenance/calibration on a variety of diagnostic, analytic and monitoring equipment.  Coordinates shipments of equipment to outside vendors.  Performs equipment validations. Performs all other duties as assigned.

Head Nurse – Fixed Site

Donor Collections, San Francisco

In accordance with Federal, State, AABB, cGMPs, SOPPs, established policies, procedures and regulations, performs all aspects of supervision for site collection operations. Duties include but is not limited to, staff supervision,  employee counseling and evaluation, discipline, hiring and termination. Is responsible for coordinating site activities, interacting with various departments at Irwin Center and supervising work in progress. Performs medical histories, determines donor eligibility, performs venipuctures, reviews history forms and deals with any adverse reactions/situations as they might arise. Performs other duties as assigned.

Head Nurse - Mobiles

Donor Collections, San Francisco

Under general direction and in accordance with Federal, State, AABB, cGMPs, SOPPs, established policies, procedures and regulations,  performs all aspects of supervision for mobile collections operations.  Performs all other duties as assigned.

Hospital Services Driver

Redding

Under direction and according to regulations, set policies, procedures, schedules, cGMP’s, SOPPs, Federal, State, AABB and quality control standards, transports blood and materials to Blood Centers from various mobiles, fixed sites and to and from hospitals. Performs other duties as assigned.

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