Associate Medical Staff – Puerto Rico (Bilingual)

CSL Plasma • Caguas, PR

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About The Position

Under general supervision, the Associate Medical Staff member evaluates donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures. The role provides limited emergency medical care to donors and staff, including administering medications or treatments in accordance with licensure or certification. It also involves interviewing donors and reviewing medical histories to determine donation suitability.

Working with the Center Medical Director, the Associate Medical Staff member responds to medical questions and provides staff with information about donor suitability. The role reviews test results, assesses donor symptoms that may prevent continued donation, and determines ongoing donor suitability. It also includes notifying and counseling donors about reactive test results and referring them to community facilities for follow-up and counseling. Routine care is provided according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), with critical medical situations escalated to the Center Physician or local medical service providers as required.

CSL Plasma operates a large plasma donation network, and plasma collected at its facilities is used by CSL to manufacture plasma-derived therapies. CSL Plasma is a subsidiary of CSL, a global biopharmaceutical company.

Requirements

• Graduation from a paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, medical school, or naturopathic medical training program.
• Graduates of a foreign allopathic or osteopathic medical school must also currently be licensed as a physician or hold state certification as an emergency medical technician.
• For New York positions, current state licensure or certification as an RN, MD, or DO in the state of application or a reciprocal state is required.
• At least one year of relevant experience in a health care environment.
• Ability to make and analyze a physical assessment, including heart and lung sounds and signs of drug use.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a plasma or whole blood collection center or another regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures.
• Provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff, including administering medications or treatments in accordance with licensure or certification.
• Interview donors and review medical histories to determine suitability to donate plasma.
• Work with the Center Medical Director to respond to medically related questions and provide staff with information about donor suitability.
• Review test results, determine continued donor suitability, and assess symptoms that may prevent donors from continuing to donate.
• Notify and counsel donors regarding reactive test results and refer them to community facilities for follow-up and counseling.
• Provide routine care in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Escalate critical medical situations to the Center Physician or local medical service providers as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed