Plasma Center Nurse - LPN

Takeda•Elkhart, IN

13d

About The Position

The Medical Support Specialist (Plasma Center Nurse) 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 position works under the Center Manager or Assistant Manager for operational guidance and under the Center Physician for medical issues. It follows guidance from BioLife Medical Affairs and provides center-level environmental, health, and safety support. The nurse evaluates donor eligibility, donor reactions, and employee incidents; follows applicable standard operating procedures for medical emergencies; and refers medical, technical, donor-safety, and eligibility questions to the Center Physician or Medical Affairs as needed. The position may also support employee vaccination programs and, when authorized, pandemic-related coordination and investigations.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent, including a graduate equivalent of a recognized educational nursing program, with state requirements.
Current LPN or LVN license or certification in the state where responsibilities will be assigned.
Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and AED certification.
Meet the basic IV therapy requirements in 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.

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 standard operating procedures.
Follow applicable standard operating procedures for medical emergencies, including the Center Physician’s standing orders and donor transport to emergency care facilities.
Refer unacceptable findings to donors, and medical or technical questions—including donor safety and eligibility concerns—to the Center Physician or Medical Affairs as applicable.
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, following Environmental, Health and Safety guidance.
Serve as a Pandemic Coordinator when authorized by Environmental, Health and Safety and support investigations of local pandemic threats as directed by Environmental, Health and Safety or Medical Affairs.