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.

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About UTMB Health

The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health) is a component of the University of Texas System located in Galveston, Texas, about 50 miles southeast of downtown Houston. As a major academic medical center, UTMB Health includes schools of Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions and Graduate Biomedical Sciences; a robust research enterprise that attracts nearly $150 million in funding annually; a comprehensive inpatient care complex and Level 1 trauma center on Galveston Island; and an extensive network of campus- and community-based outpatient clinics. Its 12,000 employees work on the main campus in Galveston and at locations throughout East, Southeast and South Texas.

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