Medical Staff Associate, LPN, Advanced EMT, Paramedic
About The Position
Under general supervision, the Medical Staff Associate is responsible for evaluating donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures. This role provides limited emergency medical care to donors and staff, including administering medication or treatments in accordance with licensure or certification. The associate interviews donors, performs medical history reviews, and assesses donor suitability to donate plasma. They also review test results, assess donor symptoms, and notify and counsel donors regarding reactive test results, referring them to community facilities for follow-up. Critical medical situations are escalated to the Center Physician or local medical service providers as required. CSL Plasma operates one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated plasma donation networks, with nearly 330 donation centers in the U.S. and Europe. CSL Plasma is a subsidiary of CSL, a global biopharma company. Plasma collected at CSL Plasma facilities is used by CSL for the sole purpose of manufacturing lifesaving plasma-derived therapies for people in more than 100 countries. The parent company, CSL (ASX:CSL; USOTC:CSLLY), headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 29,000+ people.
Requirements
- Graduation from a paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, medical school or naturopathic medical training program
- If graduation is from a foreign allopathic or osteopathic medical school, must also currently be licensed as a physician or state certification as an emergency medical technician
- Minimum of one (1) year relevant experience in a health care environment
- Ability to make and analyze a physical assessment of heart, lung sounds, signs of drug use, etc.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a plasma or whole blood collection center or other regulated environment preferred
Responsibilities
- Under general supervision, responsible for evaluating donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures
- Provides limited emergency medical care to donors and staff including administering medication or treatments in accordance with licensure or certification
- Interviews donors and performs medical history reviews to obtain necessary information to determine suitability to donate plasma
- In conjunction with the Center Medical Director, responds to medically related questions and provides information to staff on donor suitability
- Reviews test results and determines continued donor suitability; assesses donor symptoms that may result in the inability to continue donating
- Notifies and counsels donors regarding reactive test results; refers donors to community facilities for follow-up and counseling
- Provides routine care following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); escalates critical medical situations to Center Physician or local medical service providers as required
Benefits
- For more information on CSL Plasma benefits visit https://cslbenefits.com/cslp.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
