Plasma Processing Technician

CSL•Greensboro, NC

About The Position

The Plasma Processing Technician evaluates donor suitability for automated plasmapheresis procedures and conducts donor interviews, medical history reviews, and health assessments. The role assesses screening and laboratory test results to determine initial and ongoing eligibility, explains informed consent, and counsels donors about reactive test results and follow-up options. It also provides limited emergency medical care and administers approved immunizations and treatments within the employee’s licensure or certification. Working with the Center Medical Director and/or Center Physician, the technician responds to medically related staff questions and supports donor immunization programs, including applicable hyper-immune programs. The position maintains accurate donor records, keeps the work area and supplies ready, follows health, safety, environmental, and OSHA procedures, and preserves the confidentiality of donor, personnel, and center information. The technician may be cross-trained or assigned other job-related duties as needed. Specific qualifications or responsibilities may vary according to local legal and educational requirements.

Requirements

Active state licensure from a paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, or naturopathic training program, or medical school.
Alternatively, completion of a foreign allopathic or osteopathic medical school and current state licensure as a physician or certification as an EMT.
At least one year of experience in a healthcare environment or one year of clinical experience from a vocational or nursing institution.
Ability to make and analyze physical assessments, including heart and lung sounds and signs of drug use.
Ability to instruct donors, staff, and community members about the benefits of plasma donation programs.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a plasma or whole blood collection center or another regulated environment is preferred.
Bilingual skills may be required at the organization’s discretion, depending on business needs.

Responsibilities

Evaluate donor suitability for automated plasmapheresis procedures.
Administer and supervise approved immunizations other than red blood cell immunizations, and provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff within applicable licensure or certification.
Promote positive customer relations with donors.
Conduct confidential donor interviews to obtain information needed to assess plasma donation suitability.
Respond, in conjunction with the Center Medical Director and/or Center Physician, to staff questions about donor suitability and other medically related issues.
Perform donor medical history reviews and health assessments; assess screening and laboratory test results to determine initial and continuing donor suitability.
Notify and counsel donors regarding reactive test results and refer them to community facilities for follow-up and counseling.
Explain informed consent to applicant donors, including procedures, hazards, potential adverse events, immunization schedules, dose and antibody response; provide an opportunity to refuse participation and obtain signed and dated consent.
Respond to medical emergencies at the center by providing routine care under SOPs and escalating situations to the Center Physician or local medical providers as required.
Periodically check emergency kits to ensure supplies are present and in date.
Review test results and determine continuing donor suitability; follow SOPs for acceptable ranges of required four-month PE/STS reports and applicable approvals and grace periods.
Assess signs and symptoms that may prevent a donor from continuing to donate.
Manage employee hepatitis B and influenza immunization programs, including administering immunizations.
Understand and oversee applicable center hyper-immune donor immunization programs, review antibody titer results as required, and maintain awareness of immunization schedules for each antigen.
Accurately record donor data in the electronic donor information management system according to SOPs.
Maintain a clean, efficient work environment and ensure operating supplies and forms are available.
Follow HSE and OSHA policies and procedures, promote safety, and potentially conduct routine audits of internal procedures and documentation.
Maintain confidentiality of personnel, donor, and center information.
Cross-train in other areas as needed to meet business needs; perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Use bilingual skills if required by the organization to meet business needs.