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About The Position

Requirements

• Graduation from a paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, medical school, or naturopathic medical training program.
• For graduates of a foreign allopathic or osteopathic medical school: current physician licensure or state certification as an emergency medical technician.
• For New York positions: current state licensure or certification as an RN, MD, or DO in the state of application or a reciprocal state.
• At least one year of relevant experience in a health care environment.
• Ability to make and analyze physical assessments, including heart and lung sounds and signs of drug use.
• Current CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a plasma or whole blood collection center, or another regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures.
• Provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff, including administering medications or treatments in accordance with licensure or certification.
• Interview donors and review medical histories to obtain information needed to determine donation suitability.
• In conjunction with the Center Medical Director, respond to medically related questions and provide staff with information on donor suitability.
• Review test results and determine continued donor suitability; assess donor symptoms that may make continued donation inadvisable.
• Notify and counsel donors regarding reactive test results, and refer them to community facilities for follow-up and counseling.
• Provide routine care in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Escalate critical medical situations to the Center Physician or local medical service providers as required.