Full Time Intake Nurse - Bilingual Spanish

Takeda•Lemon Grove, CA

About The Position

The Intake Nurse serves as a Medical Support Specialist (Plasma Center Nurse) at a BioLife Plasma Services donation center. Reporting to the Plasma Center Manager, the role supports plasma center operations and donor care, including determining donor eligibility, managing donor reactions and adverse events, reviewing laboratory results, and notifying donors about unsuitable results. The position follows guidance from BioLife Medical Affairs, works under the Center Physician’s management for medical issues, and provides center-level environmental, health, and safety support. The nurse determines donor eligibility through informed-consent processes, AIDS education and confidential self-exclusion, medical-history interviews, acceptance requirements, physical examinations, blood testing, and review of Serological Protein Electrophoresis results. The nurse evaluates donor reactions, follows applicable standard operating procedures for medical emergencies, and refers medical or technical questions and unacceptable findings to the Center Physician or Medical Affairs. The role also supports employee vaccination programs and incident management, and may serve as a Pandemic Coordinator when authorized by EHS. The position requires a nursing education program meeting state requirements, current licensure or certification as an RN, NP, or PA in the assigned state, current CPR and AED certification, state-required basic IV therapy qualifications, FDA-approved BioLife Medical Support Specialist training, and two years of experience in a clinical or hospital setting. The role is based in Lemon Grove, California, and is a regular, full-time, non-exempt employee position.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent, including graduation from a recognized educational nursing program meeting state requirements.
Current license or certification in the state where responsibilities will be assigned as a Registered Nurse (RN), Nurse Practitioner (NP), or Physician Assistant (PA).
Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and AED certification.
Meet state requirements in the state of licensure for basic IV therapy.
Satisfactorily complete FDA-approved training requirements for a BioLife Medical Support Specialist.
Two years of experience in a clinical or hospital setting.

Responsibilities

Determine donor eligibility, including informed consent, AIDS education and confidential self-exclusion, medical-history interviews, acceptance requirements, physical examinations, blood testing, and review of Serological Protein Electrophoresis results.
Evaluate donor reactions occurring at the facility according to standard operating procedures.
Follow applicable standard operating procedures for medical emergencies, including Center Physician standing orders and donor transport to emergency care facilities.
Refer unacceptable findings to donors and medical or technical questions—including donor safety and eligibility concerns—to the Center Physician or Medical Affairs, as applicable.
Support employee Hepatitis B and seasonal flu vaccination programs, as applicable.
Manage employee incidents and determine whether further evaluation by occupational health or an emergency room is required, following EHS guidance.
Serve as a Pandemic Coordinator when authorized by EHS and support investigations of pandemic threats in the local community as directed by EHS or Medical Affairs.
Follow guidance from BioLife Medical Affairs and provide center-level environmental, health, and safety support.