Part-Time CA Phlebotomist 1

About the role

Join Octapharma Plasma as a Part-Time CA Phlebotomist 1. This position offers opportunities for career development, helping donors and patients, and expanding your professional network.

Responsibilities

• Ensures total operation compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Maintains high level of customer service and positive donor experience.
• Maintains cleanliness of work area.
• Reviews and confirms donor identification and maintains donor confidentiality.
• Sets up and prepares all equipment and disposable supplies for venipuncture and plasmapheresis procedures.
• Labs and ensures each unit and samples are labeled accurately.
• Executes venipunctures and plasma collection, maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety.
• Operates automated plasmapheresis machines, responding and evaluating machine alarms and alerts, donor adverse events, document exceptions, etc.
• Maintains proper ratio to ensure donor safety and product quality.
• Disconnects donors and manages disposal of biohazard waste and contaminated equipment.
• Performs daily, weekly, and monthly calibration/maintenance of automated plasmapheresis machines and removes/replaces equipment from service.
• Maintains accurate and thorough documentation of necessary records, including Plasmapheresis Machine Logs.
• Reports all unsafe situations and conditions to management.
• Maintains/stocks adequate inventory and replenishes supplies on plasma carts.
• Able to drive training efficiencies to ensure timeliness and compliance.
• Responsible for troubleshooting machine alarms/alerts and performing QC routines (daily/monthly).
• Performs other job-related tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
• Minimum three (3) months’ experience in a medical or healthcare environment or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• Completed training appropriate for duties before performing duties independently.
• Strong customer service skills required.
• Basic computer knowledge and skills required.
• Ability to read and interpret documents, such as safety regulations, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Function effectively in a fast-paced environment with frequent interruptions.
• Demonstrated consistency and reliability (good attendance, punctuality, apply full effort throughout shift, flexibility with assigned schedule).
• Ability to work daytime and evening hours, weekends, holidays, and extended shifts frequently.
• Ability to perform venipuncture required.
• Effective communication skills required.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods.
• Ability to tug, lift, and pull up to thirty-five pounds.
• Ability to bend, stoop, or kneel.
• Ability to utilize all required PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).
• Occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens.
• Ability to view video display terminal less than 18” away from face for extended periods.
• Time spent entering an environment with a temperature of -40°C according to Standard Operating Procedures.
• Ability to perform precise tasks requiring repetitive small motor skills, such as drawing blood for diagnostic tests.
• Ability to use assistive devices if needed for mobility or communication.