Plasma Center Registered Nurse (RN)

3387 BioLife Plasma Services•Newark, NJ

About The Position

The Plasma Center Registered Nurse works as a Medical Support Specialist supporting plasma center operations. The role determines donor eligibility to donate plasma, manages donor adverse events, reviews laboratory test results, and notifies donors of unsuitable results. The specialist follows guidance from BioLife Medical Affairs and provides center-level environmental, health, and safety support. Operational guidance comes from the Plasma Center Manager or Assistant Manager, while medical issues are managed under the Center Physician. The role includes evaluating donor reactions and responding to medical emergencies according to standard operating procedures (SOPs), including following the Center Physician’s standing orders and arranging donor transport to emergency care facilities. The specialist refers medical, technical, donor safety, or eligibility questions to the Center Physician or Medical Affairs as appropriate. Additional duties include supporting employee vaccination programs, managing employee incidents, and, when authorized by EHS, serving as a Pandemic Coordinator and supporting local pandemic-threat investigations.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent, including graduate equivalence of a recognized educational nursing program, with state requirements.
Current license or certification in the state where responsibilities are assigned as an EMT-B, EMT-A, EMT-I, EMT-P, LPN/LVN, or RN.
Current CPR and AED certification.
Meet state requirements in the state of licensure for basic IV therapy.
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 managing 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 at the facility in accordance with SOPs.
Follow SOPs 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 issues concerning donor safety and eligibility, 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 EHS guidance.
When authorized by EHS, serve as a Pandemic Coordinator and support investigations associated with pandemic threats in the local community.