Medical Apheresis - Licensed Vocational Nurse

About the role

We are seeking a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to join our team of heroes. This role is responsible for performing apheresis procedures on donors, patients, and biotherapy research participants, while following specific protocols. The position also involves applying nursing care to maintain safety and comfort, and maintaining appropriate maintenance of apheresis associated equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintains acceptable level of proficiency in required donor and patient phlebotomy and apheresis procedures.
• Oversees, evaluates, performs and documents leukapheresis procedures according to policy/procedure.
• Affords assistance in the development and review of new procedures and policies pertaining to the Medical Apheresis program and clinical trials.
• Performs general nursing duties, phlebotomy, peripheral IV and administration of medication, performance and monitoring of injections of mobilizing agent injections for PBSC donors, as necessary.
• Evaluates and maintains technical procedures and policies as appropriate to the Medical Apheresis program.
• Ensures products are processed and labeled in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Communicates with physicians regarding donor/patient status.
• Responsible for remaining current on national standards and trends in apheresis and making departmental process change suggestions.
• Affords assistance in orienting and training other staff members.
• Maintains adequate knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes, pharmaceuticals, and essential laboratory tests.
• Adheres to policies, procedures and standards within regulatory compliance, budgetary specifications, including time management, productivity, and accuracy of practice; ensures an adequate supply inventory.
• Maintains all records required by AABB, FDA, FACT and other accrediting agency or vendor standards, including procedure/patient care data forms.
• Performs quality control, validations, scheduling preventative maintenance and daily quality checks of all equipment in the Medical Apheresis area.
• Responsible for obtaining donor-informed consent.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited Vocational or Nursing School with current Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) license in good standing.
• Minimum of 4 years of recent direct patient care nursing experience, preferably in an acute-care setting.
• Proficiency in peripheral intravenous access is required.
• Prior LVN experience in apheresis and/or acute/chronic dialysis is strongly preferred.
• Must have reliable vehicle to transport self to various donor and group sites (mileage reimbursed).

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Valid LVN
• Certified in Basic Life Support or ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

Physical Demands

Frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, lifting of patients and/or equipment up to 50 pounds. Familiarity with and adherence to the team lift requirements as specified in the Safety Program. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, and blood and/or blood components, as well as other bio-hazardous material. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Job duties involve an inherent potential for mucous membrane or skin contact with blood with a risk of exposure to Hepatitis and HIV.