Paramedic OR Nurse - LPN, LVN or RN.

The Opportunity

Responsible for the evaluation of donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures. Administration and supervision of approved immunizations other than red blood cell immunizations. Provides limited emergency medical care to donors and staff, including the administration of medication or treatments in accordance with licensure or certification.

You will report to the Center Manager.

Role

Promotes positive customer relations with all donors.
Conducts confidential and effective interviews with donors to obtain necessary information regarding suitability to donate plasma.
In conjunction with the Center Medical Director and/or Center Physician responds to medically related questions from staff including donor suitability and provides information to staff on medically related issues.
Performs medical history reviews and health assessments on donors.
Assesses results of donor screening and laboratory tests to determine initial and continuing donor suitability.
Notifies and counsels donors regarding reactive test results.
Refers donors to community facilities for follow-up and counseling.
Explains informed consent to applicant donors. This includes explanation of procedures, hazards and potential adverse events; explanation of immunization schedules, dose and antibody response; providing clear opportunity for donor to refuse participation; obtaining signature and date certifying informed consent.

Skills And Experience

• Education: 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
• Experience: Minimum of one (1) year experience in a health care environment
  Experience in a plasma or whole blood collection center or other regulated environment preferred
• Abilities: Ability to make and analyze a physical assessment of heart, lung sounds, signs of drug use, etc.
  Ability to instruct donors, staff and community regarding the benefit of plasma donation programs

Working Conditions

• Physical & Mental Requirements: Ability to make decisions, which have moderate impact on immediate work unit.
  Ability to understand, remember and apply oral and/or written instructions
  Must be able to see and speak with customers and observe equipment operation
  Occasionally perform tasks while standing and walking up to 100% of time
  Examine and assess the skin and other abnormalities through sight, touch and smell
  Reach, bend, kneel and have high level of manual dexterity
  Occasionally be required to lift and carry up to 25 pounds
  Fast paced environment with frequent interruptions
  Frequently exposed to hazardous chemicals, extreme temperatures and to blood borne pathogens

About CSL Plasma

CSL Plasma operates one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated plasma donation networks, with nearly 330 donation centers in the U.S. and Europe. CSL Plasma is a subsidiary of CSL, a global biopharma company. Plasma collected at CSL Plasma facilities is used by CSL for the sole purpose of manufacturing lifesaving plasma-derived therapies for people in more than 100 countries. The parent company, CSL (ASX:CSL; USOTC:CSLLY), headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 29,000+ people. Learn more about CSL Plasma here https://www.cslplasma.com/ and CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor here https://www.csl.com/. Learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor here at https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.

Our Benefits

For more information on CSL Plasma benefits visit https://cslbenefits.com/cslp

Equal Opportunity Employer

CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.