RN - Registered Nurse - Bilingual in Spanish

Grifols•Orange, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Center Medical Specialist (RN) supports a plasma center by conducting donor health assessments and ensuring donor eligibility and safety. The role promotes customer satisfaction, builds rapport with donors, provides health education and counseling, and evaluates donor injuries and adverse events. It also supports employee training, helps administer the employee Hepatitis Vaccine program, maintains supplies and sanitation, protects confidential information, and reports unsafe conditions. The position is performed in a plasma center and involves potential exposure to biological fluids and infectious organisms, electrical office and laboratory equipment, and temperatures below 32°F in plasma freezers. Personal protective equipment, including protective eyewear, garments, gloves, and cold-weather gear, is required.

Requirements

Be educated and currently certified or licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment, in accordance with state requirements.
Current CPR certification.
Bilingual in Spanish.

Responsibilities

Promote customer satisfaction through appropriate interaction and responsiveness to customer needs.
Build rapport with donors to support satisfaction with the center and long-term donation.
Select suitable plasmapheresis donors by conducting physical examinations and taking medical histories in accordance with applicable FDA-approved SOPs, state and federal guidelines, OSHA, CLIA, CGMP, company procedures, and professional education and experience.
Make donors aware of potential hazards and administer donor consent forms.
Educate donors about trends identified in their general health assessments and counsel donors regarding unacceptable test results.
Evaluate and manage donor injuries and adverse events.
Evaluate illness histories and medications to determine continued donor suitability.
Ensure donor medical information is complete and accurate before donation, and review donor screening tests to ensure eligibility for continued donation.
Assist with employee training and coaching on medical SOPs as needed.
Assist with administration of the employee Hepatitis Vaccine program.
Maintain supplies needed for job duties.
Sanitize and clean equipment and work areas between donors.
Ensure donor and staff confidentiality.
Report unsafe situations or conditions to Center Management.
Perform other duties as required.