Medical Staff Associate – LPN or LVN or Paramedic or Advanced EMT
About The Position
Under general supervision, the Medical Staff Associate evaluates donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures and provides limited emergency medical care to donors and staff, including administering medication or treatments within their licensure or certification. The role interviews donors, reviews medical histories, and obtains information needed to determine plasma-donation suitability. In conjunction with the Center Medical Director, the associate responds to medically related questions and advises staff about donor suitability. The associate reviews test results to determine ongoing donor suitability, assesses symptoms that could prevent a donor from continuing, and notifies and counsels donors about reactive test results, referring them to community facilities for follow-up and counseling. The position provides routine care in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and escalates critical medical situations to the Center Physician or local medical service providers as needed. Qualifications and responsibilities may vary based on local legal or educational requirements; local job documentation may apply.
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 in a reciprocal state.
- 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 medication or treatments within the scope of 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 on donor suitability.
- Review test results and determine continued donor suitability.
- Assess donor symptoms that may make it necessary to stop a donation.
- Notify and counsel donors about 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
