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About The Position

Requirements

• Graduation from a paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, medical school, or naturopathic medical training program.
• Graduates of foreign allopathic or osteopathic medical schools must also be currently licensed as a physician or hold state certification as an emergency medical technician.
• CPR certification required.
• At least one year of experience in a health care environment.
• Ability to make and analyze physical assessments, including heart and lung sounds and signs of drug use.
• Ability to instruct donors, staff, and community members about the benefits of plasma donation programs.
• Ability to make decisions with moderate impact on the immediate work unit.
• Ability to understand, remember, and apply oral and/or written instructions.
• Ability to see and speak with customers and observe equipment operation.
• Ability to examine and assess skin and other abnormalities through sight, touch, and smell.
• Ability to reach, bend, kneel, and perform tasks requiring a high level of manual dexterity.
• Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to work overtime and extended hours to support center operational needs.
• Ability to wear required Personal Protective Equipment for specific tasks or areas.

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

• Promote positive customer relations with donors.
• Conduct confidential donor interviews to determine suitability for plasma donation.
• Respond to medically related staff questions in conjunction with the Center Medical Director and/or Center Physician.
• Perform donor medical history reviews and health assessments; evaluate screening and laboratory results to determine initial and continuing suitability.
• Notify and counsel donors about reactive test results and refer them to community facilities for follow-up and counseling.
• Explain informed consent, including procedures, hazards, potential adverse events, immunization schedules, doses, antibody response, and the donor’s option to refuse; obtain signed and dated consent.
• Provide routine care during center medical emergencies under SOPs and escalate cases 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 continuing donor suitability; follow SOPs for four-month required test (PE/STS) reports, approvals, and grace periods.
• Assess donor signs and symptoms that may prevent continued donation.
• Oversee donor immunization programs where applicable, 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 HSE and OSHA policies and procedures, promote safety, and potentially audit internal procedures and documentation.
• Maintain confidentiality of personnel, donor, and center information.
• Cross-train in other areas as business needs require.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.