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.

Assistant Medical Director

Medical Affairs

In accordance with all applicable standards, policies, federal, state, blood center and local governmental requirements, assists the Medical Director in the medical oversight of blood center operations.  Performs other duties as assigned.

Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Reference Laboratory, San Francisco

In accordance with Federal, State, AABB and BCP regulations, policies, procedures, standards and cGMP’s, performs antibody detection, antibody identification and compatibility testing.  Communicates with physicians and hospital personnel to explain results and provide appropriate advice.  Teaches theoretical and practical aspects of Reference Laboratory work.  Performs other duties assigned. 

Donor Technician/Driver

Donor Collections, San Francisco

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.

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
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.

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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/Immunohematolgy Reference Laboratory
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.

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, 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
Attention: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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

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Name, day and evening phone number
or call Debbie Bingham, volunteer coordinator at (415) 567-6400 ext. 422.

How to Apply

Submit a current resume indicating position of interest either by U.S. mail, e-mail or fax to:

BCP Human Resources
270 Masonic Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
Fax: 415-749-6620
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Selection Process

Resumes submitted will be evaluated competitively and only those applicants with the best qualifications in terms of job match will be contacted and scheduled for an interview.

EOE/AA

You can view additional job openings with our affiliate Blood Systems, Inc.

Hospitals Served by BCP

California Pacific Medical Center
Pacific and California Campuses
2333 Buchanan
San Francisco, CA 94115

California Pacific Medical Center
Davies Campus
Castro & Duboce Street
San Francisco, CA 94114

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
23625 W.R. Holman Highway
Monterey, CA 93940

Chinese Hospital
845 Jackson Street
San Francisco, CA 94133

David Grant Medical Center
60th Medical Group
101 Bodin Circle
Travis AFB, CA 94535-1800

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Ft. Miley
4150 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121

Fairchild Hospital
444 Bruce St.
Yreka, CA 96097

Howard Hospital
1 Madrone St.
Willits, CA 95490

Kaiser Antioch
4501 Sand Creek Road
Antioch, CA 94531

Kaiser Foundation Hospital
99 Montecillo Rd.
San Rafael, CA 94903

Kaiser Foundation Hospital Vallejo
975 Sereno Drive
Vallejo, CA 94589

Kaiser Martinez
Martinez Medical Offices
200 Muir Road
Martinez, CA 94553

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
350 St. Joseph’s Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

Kaiser Redwood City
1150 Veterans Blvd
Redwood City, CA 94063

Kaiser South San Francisco
1200 El Camino Real So.
San Francisco, CA 94080

Kaiser Vacaville
1 Quality Drive
Vacaville, CA 95688

Kaiser Walnut Creek
1425 So. Main St.
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Marin General Hospital
250 Bon Air Road
Larkspur, CA 94994

Mayers Memorial Hospital
Box 459 Highway 299 E
Fall River Mills, CA 96028

Mills/Peninsula Hospital
1783 El Camino Real
Burlingame, CA 94010

Modoc Medical Center
228 McDowell Street
Alturas, CA 96101

North Bay Medical Center
1800 Pennsylvania Ave.
Fairfield, CA 94533

Novato Community Hospital
180 Rowland Way
Novato, CA 94945

O’Connor Hospital
2105 Forest Avenue
San Jose, CA 95128

Petaluma Valley Hospital
400 N. McDowell Boulevard
Petaluma, CA 94954

Queen of the Valley Hospital
1000 Trancas Street
Napa, CA 94558

Shasta Regional Medical Center
1100 Butte Street
Redding, CA 96001

St. Francis Memorial Hospital
S900 Hyde Street
San Francisco, CA 94109

St. Helena Hospital & Health Center
645 Sanitarium Road
Deer Park, CA 94576

St. Helena Hospital Clearlake
18th Ave. and Hwy. 53
Clearlake, CA 95422

St. Luke’s Hospital
3555 Cesar Chavez
San Francisco, CA 94110

St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center
450 Stanyan Street
San Francisco, CA 94117

San Francisco General Hospital
Medical Center
1001 Potrero Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94110

San Mateo Medical Center
222 W. 39th Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94403

Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
1165 Montgomery Drive
Santa Rosa, CA 95405

Sequoia Hospital
170 Alameda de Las Pulgas
Redwood City, CA 94062-2799

Seton Medical Center
1900 Sullivan Ave
Daly City, CA 94015

Seton Medical Center
Coastside 600 Marine Blvd
Moss Beach, CA 94038

Surprise Valley Hospital
P.O. Box 246
Cedarville, CA 96104

Sutter Delta Medical Center
3901 Lone Tree Way
Antioch, CA 94509

Sutter Solano Medical Center
300 Hospital Drive
Vallejo, CA 94590

UCSF Medical Center
505 Parnassus Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94143

UCSF/Mt. Zion Medical Center
P.O. Box 7921
San Francisco, CA 94120

Welcome to Blood Centers of the Pacific

Nora Hirschler, M.D. President & CEO

Whether it’s a seven year-old battling leukemia, a father of four injured in a serious car accident or a 65 year-old woman having heart surgery, every day, hundreds of people in our communities need blood - and there is no substitute for it. Blood Centers of the Pacific provides the critical link between blood donors who generously give the gift of life and the local patients who need this lifesaving gift.

Blood Centers of the Pacific is a nonprofit, community-based organization that provides blood and blood components to hospitals, physicians and patients throughout Northern California. It also houses the Blood Systems Research Institute which conducts medical research to improve blood safety and patient care. Blood Centers of the Pacific helps 50,000 patients every year with blood donated by community volunteers.

A subsidiary of Blood Systems, the second largest blood collection organization in the U.S., BCP is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors. BCP’s board represents community leaders in the fields of medicine, business and civic service and is licensed by the Food and Drug Administration.

We have approximately 400 full-time and part-time employees, including physicians, directors, laboratory assistants, phlebotomists, registered nurses, medical assistants, donor recruiters, hospital services personnel, research and administrative staff. We are dedicated to serving the community by ensuring there is always blood for those in need.

BCP works closely with businesses, community groups, non-profit organizations, churches, synagogues, schools and colleges to schedule “on-site” mobile blood drives. We process more than 200,000 blood components, and distribute about 145,000 pints of blood and almost 24,000 units of platelets to more than 40 hospitals annually.

Thousands of lives are sustained, even saved through blood transfusions and research that come from Blood Centers of the Pacific.

To donate blood at a local BCP site, or at a mobile drive near you, contact us at 1-888-393-GIVE.

You can also support BCP by becoming a volunteer or making a financial contribution:

• Volunteer
  Anyone who is willing to donate their time is welcome to help us out in any of our donor sites. You can register donors, serve refreshments after the donation is completed and perform a variety of other valuable services.
• Make a financial contribution
  Since BCP is a non-profit organization, we rely on the community’s generosity in helping us continue our life saving work. If you would like to make a tax deductible financial contribution please call 1-888-393-GIVE.

Blood Centers of the Pacific is licensed by the US Food & Drug Administration and the CA Department of Public Health.  It’s also accredited by the AABB and the European Union and a proud member of America’s Blood Centers, a national network of community-based blood centers.