Canadian Blood Services

In 2005, Kevin Gosling became the first living Canadian to anonymously donate an organ to a stranger. It set a cascade of kindness into motion. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gZgh_9tz

🩸 In honour of Sickle Cell Awareness Month, NotJustYou hosted our first-ever group blood donation on Saturday, September 21—and it was a powerful experience! We’re proud to share that our group consisted entirely of people of colour, which holds deep significance in the ongoing mission to support those living with Sickle Cell Disease. Blood transfusions are a vital treatment for many patients with Sickle Cell Disease, a condition that predominantly affects people of African, Caribbean, South Asian, and Middle Eastern descent. The unique challenge is that blood donors of similar ethnic backgrounds provide the most compatible blood matches for these patients, making the need for donors of ethnic ancestry especially critical. Canadian Blood Services continues to express the urgent need for more donors from diverse communities to ensure that all patients, especially those living with Sickle Cell Disease, receive the best possible care. We are incredibly proud of our group of donors who stepped up to help make a difference. This was just the beginning, and we hope to inspire many others to join this life-saving cause! 💉❤️ If you're able, consider becoming a donor and help us make a lasting impact on the lives of those who depend on it. #SickleCellAwarenessMonth

We're hiring! 🎉 Associate - Performance, Analytics and Compliance Hybrid Regular full-time Application deadline: 2024-09-27 Link to apply: https://ow.ly/p4m950Tq6It Senior Associate - Real Estate Hybrid Regular full-time Application deadline: 2024-09-30 Link to apply: https://ow.ly/m05450Tq6Iv Various opportunities with our donor centre and logistics teams across Canada. Please visit: https://ow.ly/TKF950Tq6Iu for more information. Phlebotomist (Plasma Associate) Phlebotomist (Donor Care Associate) Registered Nurse Driver #HR #Careers

And that’s a wrap on Pride season 2024! 🌈  But our work to advance 2SLGBTQIA inclusion doesn’t stop there. Over the summer months, Canadian Blood Services was participated in many Pride events and festivals across the country – including in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Toronto, Victoria, London, Edmonton, Ottawa, and Calgary. Since the implementation of sexual behaviour-based screening in 2022, we’ve been attending Pride events to engage with 2SLGBTQIA community members, share updates on our ongoing efforts to advance 2SLGBTQIA inclusion, and deepen our understanding of people’s experiences with and perspectives about our organization. As a direct result of our recent apology to 2SLGBTQIA communities this past spring, we were also invited to march in Ottawa’s Pride parade for the first time. We were humbled to receive this invitation, given our history with gay, bi, queer, trans, Two-Spirit, and other sexual and gender diverse communities, and grateful to participate in all 2024 Pride events with many of our 2SLGBTQIA employees and allies. Canadian Blood Services has made strong commitments to foster 2SLGBTQIA inclusion across our organization and we’re dedicated to ongoing work to build trust and repair relationships with community. To learn more about this work, visit https://ow.ly/Kx5J50Tpg3X.

Living Donation Week is September 8-14th and all week different landmarks across North America — like Niagara Falls — will be lit up green to recognize the importance of living donation. Check out your local green-hued landmark, snap a photo and tag us and our partner The Centre for Living Organ Donation at UHN! You can learn more about living donation here: https://ow.ly/zMPI50ThIWB

We're hiring! 🎉 Supervisor, Training Hybrid - BC Regular full-time Application deadline: 2024-09-16 Link to apply: https://ow.ly/7WEr50TeuJB #HR #Careers

We're hiring! 🎉 Supervisor, Training Hybrid - Canada Regular full-time Application deadline: 2024-08-26 Link to apply: https://ow.ly/8RHV50T2m7P Registered Nurse Calgary, AB Temporary part-time Application deadline: 2024-08-26 Link to apply: https://ow.ly/8tc450T2m7M Nurse Specialist Cord Blood Brampton, ON Regular part-time Application deadline: 2024-08-29 Link to apply: https://ow.ly/wTYf50T2m7O Various opportunities listed below are also available at the new Plasma Donor Centre in Thunder Bay. Please visit: https://ow.ly/vABa50T2m7Q for more information. Registered Nurse (Team Lead Plasma Nurse) Regular full-time Plasma Nurse Regular part-time Phlebotomist (Plasma Associate) Regular part-time #HR #Careers

We're hiring! 🎉 Team Lead Plasma Nurse Vaughan, ON Regular full-time Application deadline: 2024-07-23 https://ow.ly/EqP150SEqOu Operational Excellence Manager Hybrid - Ottawa, ON Temporary full-time Application deadline: 2024-07-24 https://ow.ly/rSHb50SEqOq

Post-secondary students: want to win up to $6500 toward your 2024-2025 tuition? Join Assignment Saving Lives today. You can recruit people to donate blood and plasma, to join the stem cell registry, or both.  ⭐️ Register and finish the online training ASAP or before July 31, 2024 ⭐️ The contest period runs from June 24 - September 7, 2024 No purchase or donation required. Visit https://ow.ly/oAgU50Sr8v4 for full details and to register. Please note this scholarship program excludes residents of Quebec.

Appointment bookings at our blood and plasma donor centres across the country are not keeping pace with the rise in demand for blood products. Currently, only about 80 per cent of the available appointments are booked each week, leaving the national supply at risk of falling short as the summer rolls on and the supply dwindles. Patients are counting on people making the time to donate, to ensure a steady supply of blood and blood products. You can be part of the solution. If you’ve never donated before, there is no better time to start. If you are an existing donor, you can double your impact and help grow the community by inviting a new donor to join you when you make your appointment this summer. Book an appointment now at https://ow.ly/iKLR50Sqrg8