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About The Position

Requirements

• Graduation from a paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, medical school or naturopathic medical training program.
• If graduation is from a foreign allopathic or osteopathic medical school, must also currently be licensed as a physician or state certification as an emergency medical technician.
• For NY: current state licensure or certification as an RN, MD or DO in the state you are applying for work or in a reciprocal state.
• Minimum of one (1) year relevant experience in a health care environment.
• Ability to make and analyze a physical assessment of heart, lung sounds, signs of drug use, etc.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Evaluating donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures.
• Providing limited emergency medical care to donors and staff, including administering medication or treatments in accordance with licensure or certification.
• Interviewing donors and performing medical history reviews to obtain necessary information to determine suitability to donate plasma.
• Responding to medically related questions and providing information to staff on donor suitability in conjunction with the Center Medical Director.
• Reviewing test results and determining continued donor suitability; assessing donor symptoms that may result in the inability to continue donating.
• Notifying and counseling donors regarding reactive test results; referring donors to community facilities for follow-up and counseling.
• Providing routine care following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); escalating critical medical situations to Center Physician or local medical service providers as required.