Paramedic

CSL Plasma • Haltom City, TX

5d

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 medications or treatments in accordance with licensure or certification. The role includes interviewing donors, reviewing medical histories and test results, determining continued suitability to donate plasma, and assessing symptoms that could prevent a donor from continuing. In conjunction with the Center Medical Director, the Paramedic responds to medically related questions and provides staff with information on donor suitability. The Paramedic also notifies and counsels donors about reactive test results, refers donors to community facilities for follow-up and counseling, provides routine care under Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and escalates critical medical situations to the Center Physician or local medical service providers as needed.

CSL Plasma operates a large plasma donation network, with nearly 330 donation centers in the U.S. and Europe. It is a subsidiary of CSL, a global biopharmaceutical company. Plasma collected at CSL Plasma facilities is used by CSL to manufacture plasma-derived therapies.

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 is also required.
• 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 physical assessments, 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 medications or treatments in accordance with licensure or certification.
• Interview donors and review medical histories to obtain information needed to determine plasma donation suitability.
• Work with the Center Medical Director to respond to medically related questions and provide staff with information about 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