Paramedic

CSL • Wichita, KS

6d

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Paramedic evaluates donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures and provides limited emergency medical care to donors and staff, including administering medication or treatments within the scope of their licensure or certification. The role involves interviewing donors, reviewing medical histories and test results, and assessing symptoms to determine whether donors are suitable to donate or can continue donating.

Working with the Center Medical Director, the Paramedic responds to medically related questions and provides staff with information about donor suitability. The role also includes notifying and counseling donors about reactive test results, referring them to community facilities for follow-up and counseling, providing routine care according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and escalating critical medical situations to the Center Physician or local medical service providers as required. Qualifications and responsibilities may vary based on local legal or educational requirements.

Requirements

• Graduation from a paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, medical school, or naturopathic medical training program.
• For graduates of a foreign allopathic or osteopathic medical school: current physician licensure or 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 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 in accordance with licensure or certification.
• Interview donors and review medical histories to obtain information needed 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, determine continued donor suitability, and assess symptoms that may prevent donors from continuing to donate.
• Notify and counsel donors regarding reactive test results and refer them to community facilities for follow-up and counseling.
• Provide routine care following 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
• Education Level: No Education Listed