Paramedic

CSL•Laredo, TX

1d•Onsite

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 and performs medical history reviews to obtain necessary information to determine suitability to donate plasma. In conjunction with the Center Medical Director, the associate responds to medically related questions and provides information to staff on donor suitability. The role involves reviewing test results to determine continued donor suitability and assessing donor symptoms that may result in the inability to continue donating. Additionally, the associate notifies and counsels donors regarding reactive test results, refers donors to community facilities for follow-up and counseling, and provides routine care following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Critical medical situations are escalated to the Center Physician or local medical service providers as required. Different qualifications or responsibilities may apply based on local legal and/or educational requirements. 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
For NY: current state licensure or certification as an RN, MD or DO in the state you are applying for work or in a reciprocal state
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