Biolife Registered Nurse (RN)

3387 BioLife Plasma Services•Kansas City, KS

10h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works as a Medical Support Specialist (Plasma Center Nurse) supporting plasma center operations. The role determines donor eligibility, manages donor adverse events, reviews laboratory test results, and notifies donors of unsuitable results. The position operates under the operational guidance of the Plasma Center Manager or Assistant Manager, and under the Center Physician’s management for medical issues. The nurse is expected to be familiar with plasma collection industry or manufacturing-environment regulations, follow BioLife Medical Affairs guidance, and provide center-level environmental, health, and safety support. The role includes determining donor eligibility through informed consent, AIDS education and confidential self-exclusion, medical-history interviews, acceptance requirements, physical examinations, blood testing, and review of Serological Protein Electrophoresis (SPE). The nurse evaluates donor reactions according to standard operating procedures, follows medical-emergency procedures, and refers medical or technical questions and unacceptable findings to the Center Physician or Medical Affairs as appropriate. Additional duties include supporting employee vaccination programs, managing employee incidents, and serving as a Pandemic Coordinator when authorized by EHS.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent, including graduate equivalent of a recognized educational nursing program, meeting state requirements.
Current license or certification in the state where responsibilities will be assigned as a Registered Nurse (RN), Nurse Practitioner (NP), or Physician Assistant (PA).
Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and AED certification.
Fulfill state requirements in the state of licensure for basic IV therapy.
Satisfactorily complete FDA-approved training requirements for BioLife Medical Support Specialists.
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 at the facility in accordance with standard operating procedures.
Follow applicable 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 matters, 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.
Serve as a Pandemic Coordinator when authorized by EHS and support investigations related to pandemic threats in the local community as directed by EHS or Medical Affairs.
Provide center-level environmental, health, and safety support.