Full Time Intake Nurse

Takeda•Lemon Grove, CA

About The Position

The Intake Nurse works as a Medical Support Specialist (Plasma Center Nurse) at a BioLife Plasma Services plasma center, supporting center operations and reporting to the Plasma Center Manager. The role determines donor eligibility to donate plasma, manages donor adverse events, reviews laboratory test results, and notifies donors of unsuitable results. The position works under the Center Manager or Assistant Manager for operational guidance and under the Center Physician for medical issues, follows BioLife Medical Affairs guidance, and provides center-level environmental, health, and safety support. The role requires familiarity with plasma collection industry or manufacturing regulations and adherence to applicable standard operating procedures. It includes donor eligibility assessments, response to donor reactions and medical emergencies, referral of medical or technical questions to the Center Physician or Medical Affairs, support for employee vaccination programs, management of employee incidents, and—when authorized—coordination of pandemic-related investigations.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent, including completion of a recognized educational nursing program that meets 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 the basic IV therapy requirements in the state of licensure.
Satisfactorily complete FDA-approved training requirements for BioLife Medical Support Specialists.
Two years of experience in a clinical or hospital setting.

Responsibilities

Determine donor eligibility, including managing informed consent, AIDS education and confidential self-exclusion, medical history interviews, acceptance requirements, physical examinations, blood testing, and review of Serological Protein Electrophoresis (SPE).
Evaluate donor reactions occurring at the facility in accordance with standard operating procedures.
Follow applicable procedures for medical emergencies, including the development of the Center Physician’s standing orders and transport of donors to emergency care facilities.
Refer unacceptable findings to donors, and medical or technical questions concerning donor safety and eligibility, 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 related to 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.