Sr. Plasma Center Tech/Phlebotomist

Takeda•Harrisonburg, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is a part-time opportunity, with most shifts lasting 4 to 6 hours per day, 3 or more days per week. The position involves greeting donors, performing venipuncture, programming the plasmapheresis machine, monitoring donors during the donation process, and managing donor reactions. It also includes installing, priming, and disconnecting disposable sets on plasmapheresis machines, stocking supplies, and taking and recording donor vital signs. The role requires performing finger sticks, testing samples, and recording donor measures such as hematocrit, total protein, and weight. Donor information is entered into the Donor Information System (DIS), and donors are coordinated and compensated. The position also supports the center management team in identifying operational improvements.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Ability to walk and/or stand for the entire work shift
Will work evenings, weekends, and holidays
Ability to lean, bend, stoop, crouch, and reach above shoulders and below knees
Ability to lift to 5 lbs., and occasional lifting of materials up to 32 lbs. and rarely 50 lbs.
Fine motor coordination, depth perception, and ability to hear equipment from a distance
Because of potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens (risk level 1), 90% of work tasks require prolonged glove wear
1 or more years minimum experience working in a customer or patient facing role is helpful

Responsibilities

Greet donors as they enter and exit the donor floor.
Perform venipuncture of donors and programming of plasmapheresis machine.
Monitor donors during the donation process and manage donor reactions.
Perform all tasks required for the setup, verification, operation, and troubleshooting of plasmapheresis equipment within scope of training.
Install, prime, and disconnect disposable sets on the plasmapheresis machines.
Stock supplies, break down empty cartons and assist with proper disposal.
Take and record donor pulse, blood pressure, and temperature measures and monitor electronic donor questionnaire system.
Perform finger sticks, test sample, and record other donor measures to include hematocrit, total protein, and weight.
Enter donor information into the Donor Information System (DIS).
Coordinate donors to donor floor and compensate donors using the Debit Card system.
Support the center management team in identifying operational opportunities for continuous improvement, initiating changes to center processes through use of company approved procedures including 5S, Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen.