Apheresis Specialist

Requirements

• Associate degree required
• RN license required for State of Florida
• Alternatively, a dialysis technician or apheresis technician with IV certification and a minimum of 3–5 years of dialysis experience
• Apheresis experience
• Current certification from a nationally recognized accrediting body approved by the State of Florida Board of Nursing Registered Nurses
• Maintains current nursing licensure and BLS

About the Role

The Apheresis Specialist will be responsible for working alongside the Collection Center team in performing HPC and MNC collections using an extracorporeal apheresis machine.

Responsibilities

• Performs MNC and HPC collection of donors using an extracorporeal apheresis machine according to company’s standard operating procedures
• Assesses donor condition during apheresis procedures; recognizes and treats reactions according to standard operating procedures
• Performs peripheral phlebotomy in order to obtain adequate access for apheresis procedure
• Administers medications and injections according to doctors’ orders
• Performs daily maintenance and quality control on facility equipment as assigned, reports outliers to manager
• Maintains complete and accurate records of collection procedures and activities including but not limited to donor records, equipment and maintenance and quality control, error/incident/quality monitoring reports and customer complaints
• Prioritizes workflow, and completes work in a timely manner
• Reviews pertinent departmental standard operating procedures as needed
• Uses proprietary software to access donor data, for training and perform assigned tasks
• Reports to the apheresis nurse manager

Qualifications

• Quick to learn, motivated self-starter
• Moderate to expert level with performing phlebotomy
• Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills
• Moderate computer skills – Microsoft Office, and proprietary software
• Critical thinker
• Experience functioning in a regulated environment and following standard operating procedures
• Ability to work independently while under the supervision of the medical director
• Excellent English language skills essential
• Experience in blood donation, marrow transplantation or cellular therapies is desirable

Physical Demands

This position is sedentary with some walking, standing, stooping and lifting required. May lift objects weighing from 0 to 20 lbs. with occasional lifting of objects over 20 lbs.