LifeStream Blood Bank, headquartered in San Bernardino, California, an independent blood center serving 80 hospitals in 6 counties in Southern California is seeking a President and CEO to lead the organization. Reporting to the Chair, Board of Directors, the preferred candidate is one who has demonstrated successful leadership in other blood centers or healthcare related organizations. The successful candidate must possess strong strategic planning skills to navigate a competitive environment and strong interpersonal and communication skills to develop strong relationships in the community and within the organization. Primary emphasis for this position is to ensure effective beneficial business/service affiliations, strong community supported blood donor collections, loyal employee relations, solid asset management and ongoing financial stability.
The candidate must have at least 5 years-experience serving as an executive team member (reporting to CEO) and/or CEO for a blood center or healthcare organization and hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. A graduate degree such as MBA, MHA, MPH or equivalent is preferred. Competitive salary, relocation package and excellent benefits.
LifeStream is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V. LifeStream participates in the federal governments E-Verify program to determine employment eligibility.
The employer will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
LifeStream is a private, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) comprehensive blood center serving more than 80 medical facilities in Southern California. Based on the need for a readily available blood supply, LifeStream was established by the medical societies of San Bernardino and Riverside counties and has been helping to save lives by connecting donors and patients through the gift of blood since June 19, 1951.
Healthy volunteer blood donors are needed for surgery and trauma patients, transplant recipients, premature infants and cancer patients. To meet emergency and ongoing patient need, LifeStream must receive at least 500 donations daily in order to support 175,000 transfusions annually. Multiple blood drives are held daily at business sites, churches, government agencies, high schools, colleges and civic organizations. In addition, LifeStream operates ten donor centers located in San Bernardino, Riverside, Ontario, Victorville, Murrieta, La Quinta, Moreno Valley, Rancho Mirage, Hemet, and Placentia. Blood components are stored and distributed from LifeStream facilities in San Bernardino, Placentia, Commerce and Palm Desert.