Plasma Processing Technician

CSL Plasma • Salt Lake, UT

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About The Position

The Plasma Processing Technician evaluates donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures and conducts confidential interviews, medical history reviews, health assessments, and reviews of screening and laboratory results. The role provides limited emergency medical care to donors and staff, administers approved immunizations, and oversees donor and employee immunization programs as applicable. The technician explains informed consent, counsels donors about reactive test results, and refers them to community facilities for follow-up when needed.

Working with the Center Medical Director and/or Center Physician, the technician responds to staff questions about donor suitability and other medical issues. The position follows Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), maintains accurate donor records, monitors emergency supplies, and supports a clean, safe, well-stocked work environment. It may include routine audits, cross-training in other areas, and other job-related duties. Bilingual skills may be required at the organization’s discretion.

Requirements

• Active state licensure from a paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, 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 health care 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 the community about the benefits of plasma donation programs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a plasma or whole blood collection center or another regulated environment.
• Bilingual skills may be required at the organization’s discretion to meet business needs.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures.
• Administer and supervise approved immunizations other than red blood cell immunizations.
• Provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff, including medication or treatments within the scope of licensure or certification.
• Promote positive customer relations with donors.
• Conduct confidential interviews to obtain information needed to determine donor suitability.
• Respond, in conjunction with the Center Medical Director and/or Center Physician, to staff questions about donor suitability and medically related issues.
• Perform donor medical history reviews and health assessments.
• Assess donor screening and laboratory results to determine initial and continuing suitability.
• Notify and counsel donors about reactive test results and refer them to community facilities for follow-up and counseling.
• Explain informed consent, including procedures, hazards, potential adverse events, immunization schedules, doses and antibody response; ensure donors have the opportunity to refuse participation and obtain signed and dated consent.
• Provide routine care during medical emergencies according to SOPs and escalate situations to the Center Physician or local medical service providers as required.
• Periodically check emergency kits to ensure supplies are present and in date.
• Review test results and determine continued donor suitability, following SOPs for four-month required test (PE/STS) reports, approvals, and grace periods.
• Assess donor signs and symptoms that may prevent continued donation.
• Manage the employee hepatitis B and influenza immunization program, including administering immunizations.
• Understand and follow applicable hyper immune program policies and procedures, oversee 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 and 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.
• Potentially cross-train in other areas to meet business needs.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed