Plasma Processing Technician

CSL Plasma•Midvale, UT

About The Position

The Plasma Processing Technician evaluates donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures and performs medical history reviews, health assessments, and reviews of screening and laboratory results to determine initial and continuing eligibility to donate plasma. The role includes confidential donor interviews, explaining informed consent and donation procedures, and notifying and counseling donors about reactive test results, including referrals for follow-up when appropriate. The technician administers and supervises approved immunizations, including employee hepatitis B and influenza immunizations, and oversees donor immunization programs where applicable. In coordination with the Center Medical Director and/or Center Physician, the technician responds to medically related questions from staff and provides limited emergency medical care to donors and staff within the scope of licensure or certification. The role also involves handling medical emergencies under standard operating procedures, monitoring emergency supplies, and escalating cases as required. The technician maintains accurate donor records in the electronic donor information management system, follows applicable standard operating procedures and regulatory requirements, and maintains a clean, safe, adequately supplied work environment. The position requires confidentiality, positive donor relations, and may include cross-training or other job-related duties based on business needs.

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 licensure or certification.
Promote positive customer relations with donors.
Conduct confidential and effective donor interviews to obtain information needed to determine donation suitability.
Respond to medically related staff questions in conjunction with the Center Medical Director and/or Center Physician, including questions about donor suitability.
Perform donor medical history reviews and health assessments.
Assess donor 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 the opportunity to refuse and obtain the required signed and dated consent.
Handle medical emergencies according to Standard Operating Procedures, 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 continued donor suitability, following SOPs for acceptable ranges of four-month required test (PE/STS) reports, approvals, and grace periods.
Assess donor signs and symptoms that could prevent continued donation.
Manage employee hepatitis B and influenza immunization programs, including administration of 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 Health Safety & Environmental and OSHA policies and procedures, promote safety, and potentially conduct routine audits of procedures and documentation.
Maintain confidentiality of personnel, donor, and center information.
Cross-train in other areas as needed to meet business needs and perform other job-related duties as assigned.