Paramedic

CSL•Round Rock, TX

27d•Onsite

About The Position

Paramedic at CSL Plasma is responsible for evaluating donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures. This role involves providing limited emergency medical care to donors and staff, including administering medication or treatments in accordance with licensure or certification. The Paramedic interviews donors, performs medical history reviews, and reviews test results to determine continued donor suitability. They also assess donor symptoms that may prevent donation, notify and counsel donors regarding reactive test results, and refer them to community facilities for follow-up. Critical medical situations are escalated to the Center Physician or local medical service providers as required. CSL Plasma operates a large network of plasma donation centers and is a subsidiary of CSL, a global biopharma company.

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