Paramedic

CSL • Mustang, OK

21d

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 in accordance with licensure or certification. The role involves interviewing donors, reviewing medical histories and test results, assessing symptoms that may affect continued donation, and determining donor suitability. In conjunction with the Center Medical Director, the Paramedic responds to medically related questions and provides staff with information on donor suitability. The role also includes notifying and counseling donors about reactive test results, referring donors 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 according to local legal and educational requirements; local job documentation may apply.

Requirements

• Graduation from a paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, medical school, or naturopathic medical training program.
• If graduating from a foreign allopathic or osteopathic medical school, must also currently be licensed as a physician or hold 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 in 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 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 a donor 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