Part Time Plasma Center EMT-P

Takeda • Tukwila, WA

17h • $32 - $44

About The Position

The Medical Support Specialist supports plasma center operations and reports to the Plasma Center Manager. The role determines donor eligibility to donate plasma, manages donor adverse events, reviews laboratory test results, and notifies donors of unsuitable test results. The specialist works under the Center Manager or Assistant Manager for operational guidance and under the Center Physician for medical issues. The role follows BioLife Medical Affairs guidance and provides center-level environmental, health, and safety (EHS) support.

Responsibilities also include supporting employee vaccination programs, managing employee incidents, and, when authorized by EHS, coordinating responses to local pandemic threats. Washington EMT-P and/or EMT-A applicants are responsible for maintaining all licensure and certification requirements; BioLife is not an EMS-affiliated agency, licensed aid service, ambulance service, or recognized EMS Service Supervisory Organization.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent, including a graduate equivalent of a recognized educational nursing program with state requirements.
• Current state licensure or certification for the assigned responsibilities as an EMT-A, EMT-P, LPN/LVN, or RN.
• Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and AED certification.
• Meet the basic IV therapy requirements of the state of licensure.
• Satisfactorily complete FDA-approved training requirements for a BioLife Medical Support Specialist.
• Two years of experience in a clinical or hospital setting.
• Maintain all applicable licensure and certification requirements (Washington EMT-P and/or EMT-A applicants).

Responsibilities

• Determine donor eligibility, including informed consent, AIDS education and confidential self-exclusion, medical history interviews, acceptance requirements, physical examinations, blood testing, and review of Serological Protein Electrophoresis (SPE).
• Evaluate donor reactions occurring at the facility in accordance with SOPs.
• Follow applicable SOPs for medical emergencies, including the development of Center Physician standing orders and arranging donor transport to emergency care facilities.
• Refer to the Center Physician or Medical Affairs when communicating unacceptable findings to donors or seeking guidance on medical or technical issues, including donor safety and eligibility.
• 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; follow EHS guidance.
• Serve as a Pandemic Coordinator when authorized by EHS and support investigations of pandemic threats in the local community as directed by EHS or Medical Affairs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED