Medical Staff Associates - LPN or Paramedic or Advanced EMT

CSL • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

Medical Staff Associates (LPN, Paramedic, or Advanced EMT) work under general supervision to evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures. The role includes interviewing donors, reviewing medical histories and test results, assessing symptoms that could prevent continued donation, and responding to donor-suitability questions in conjunction with the Center Medical Director.

The associate provides limited emergency medical care to donors and staff, including medication or treatment within their licensure or certification. They notify and counsel donors about reactive test results and refer them to community facilities for follow-up and counseling. Routine care follows Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), with critical medical situations escalated to the Center Physician or local medical service providers as required. Requirements or responsibilities may vary based on local legal and educational requirements; local job documentation applies where relevant.

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 have state certification as an emergency medical technician.
• For positions in New York, current state licensure or certification as an RN, MD, or DO in the state of application or 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 symptoms that could make a donor unable to continue donating.
• Notify and counsel donors regarding reactive test results and refer them to community facilities for follow-up and counseling.
• Provide routine care according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Escalate critical medical situations to the Center Physician or local medical service providers as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed