Medical Support Specialist LPN

Takeda•Ypsilanti, MI

5d•$26 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Support Specialist supports BioLife Plasma Services center operations, reporting to the Plasma Center Manager for operational guidance and working under the Center Physician’s management for medical issues. The role determines donor eligibility, manages donor adverse events, reviews laboratory test results, and notifies donors of unsuitable results. The specialist follows BioLife Medical Affairs guidance and provides center-level environmental, health, and safety support, while remaining familiar with applicable plasma collection or manufacturing regulations. Responsibilities include conducting donor eligibility assessments and associated consent, education, medical-history, examination, blood-testing, and Serological Protein Electrophoresis review processes; evaluating donor reactions and following procedures for medical emergencies; referring medical or technical issues to the Center Physician or Medical Affairs; supporting employee vaccination programs; managing employee incidents and referring them for further evaluation when needed; and, when authorized, coordinating pandemic response activities.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent, including graduation from a recognized educational nursing program meeting state requirements.
Current license or certification in the state where responsibilities will be assigned as an EMT-B, EMT-A, EMT-I, EMT-P, LPN/LVN, or RN.
Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and AED certification.
Meet state requirements in the state of licensure for basic IV therapy.
Satisfactorily complete FDA-approved training requirements for BioLife Medical Support Specialists.
Two years of experience in a clinical or hospital setting.

Responsibilities

Determine donor eligibility, including managing informed consent, AIDS education and confidential self-exclusion, medical history interviews and acceptance requirements, physical examinations, blood testing, and review of Serological Protein Electrophoresis (SPE).
Evaluate donor reactions occurring at the facility in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Follow applicable SOPs for medical emergencies, including the development of the Center Physician’s standing orders and transport of donors to emergency care facilities.
Refer unacceptable findings to donors, and medical or technical questions concerning donor safety and eligibility, to the Center Physician or Medical Affairs as applicable.
Support employee Hepatitis B and seasonal flu vaccination programs as applicable.
Manage employee incidents and determine whether further evaluation by occupational health or an emergency room is required; refer to EHS guidance.
Serve as a Pandemic Coordinator when authorized by EHS and support investigations related to pandemic threats in the local community as directed by EHS or Medical Affairs.