Medical Screener

Kedplasma • Hickory, NC

398d

About The Position

The Medical Screener at Kedplasma is responsible for registering and screening donors in a plasma collection center, ensuring compliance with FDA guidelines and Good Manufacturing Practices. This role involves facilitating donor flow, performing health screenings, and maintaining a safe and efficient environment for donors during the plasmapheresis process.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of one-year experience in a customer service environment, such as a medical office, retail store, blood, or plasma collection center preferred.
• Clinical Laboratory Personnel license required (in the State of Louisiana).

Responsibilities

• Facilitates donor flow throughout the plasma collection center with a sense of urgency, minimizing wait time by working carefully and efficiently.
• Registers applicant donors.
• Assists qualified donors in completing the screening process.
• Assesses the self-administered health history, refers donors to medical staff when appropriate and performs health screening procedures such as blood pressure, pulse, weight, temperature.
• Performs finger sticks to obtain a sample to obtain hematocrit and total protein levels.
• Prepares equipment by performing PQ/calibrations and verifying required maintenance has been performed as outlined in the SOP.
• Performs troubleshooting of equipment within scope of training.
• Performs Haemonetics Autopheresis setup and programming with understanding of alarm signals during operation, shut down or in the event of power failure.
• Responds and resolves equipment alarms.
• Responds to donor issues related to collection.
• Notifies management or medical personnel if an alarm or donor issue requires needle adjustments and/or resticks.
• Prepares collection machines for the plasmapheresis procedure and plasma collection, including donor set-up, monitoring and disconnect in compliance with Standard Procedures and FDA guidelines, as needed.
• Monitors the safety and care of the donor during the plasmapheresis process.
• Maintains alertness and awareness to any reaction a donor may have during or after the plasmapheresis process and notifies appropriate medical staff.
• Ensures accurate recording of donor data in the electronic donor information management system as outlined in the SOPs.
• Records incidents that occur during the pheresis process, such as machine alerts and alarms, volume variances and donor adverse events.
• Maintains a clean, orderly, and efficient work environment and ensures sufficient operating supplies are available as needed.
• Records any required documentation accurately and in compliance with company SOPs.
• Maintains data integrity and confidentiality of all personnel, donor, and plasma collection center information.
• Monitors donors for possible issues with their donation, understands how to handle donor adverse events and collection exceptions.
• Explains plasma collection center policies & rules to new donors about the donation process, proper nutrition, and any other information pertinent to the donor or donor safety.
• Works with plasma collection center's staff to meet production goals.
• Ensures all donor questions are answered timely, accurately, and professionally and alerts management of any issues or concerns.
• Assists plasma collection center for audits.
• Follows all SOPs and regulatory policies and procedures, including the employee handbook.
• Remains current on SOPs changes.
• Follows all Health Safety & Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) policies and procedures.
• Operates computer systems including National Donor Deferral Registry (NDDR) system and Cross Donation Check System (CDCS) within approved guidelines.
• Understands and performs timely proper computer entry.
• Documents comments on donor data including exceptions.
• Answers the telephone in a courteous and friendly manner and provides information to caller(s) or transfers calls to appropriate personnel, as needed.

Benefits

• Medical, vision and dental insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Paid holidays
• PTO accrual

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: High school or GED