Clinical Nurse/Paramedic — Plasma Donor Care & Assessment

CSL; Woonsocket (RI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Vifor Rhode Island donor center is seeking a qualified clinician to evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures and to provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff on-site.

You will interview donors, review medical histories, interpret test results, counsel on reactive results, and escalate critical cases to the Center Physician as required. A healthcare license and relevant experience are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• 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
• For NY: current state licensure or certification as an RN, MD or DO in the state you are applying for work or in a reciprocal state.
• Minimum of one (1) year relevant experience in a health care environment
• Experience in a plasma or whole blood collection center or other regulated environment preferred
• Ability to make and analyze a physical assessment of heart, lung sounds, signs of drug use, etc.

Responsibilities

• Under general supervision, responsible for evaluating donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures
• Provides limited emergency medical care to donors and staff including administering medication or treatments in accordance with licensure or certification
• Interviews donors and performs medical history reviews to obtain necessary information to determine suitability to donate plasma
• In conjunction with the Center Medical Director, responds to medically related questions and provides information to staff on donor suitability
• Reviews test results and determines continued donor suitability; assesses donor symptoms that may result in the inability to continue donating
• Notifies and counsels donors regarding reactive test results; refers donors to community facilities for follow-up and counseling
• Provides routine care following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); escalates critical medical situations to Center Physician or local medical service providers as required

Education

Paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, medical school or naturopathic medical training

Foreign allopathic/osteopathic medical school graduation requires physician licensure or EMT certification

RN/MD/DO licensure or reciprocal state certification (NY)

Minimum 1 year healthcare experience

Job description

CSL Vifor Rhode Island donor center is seeking a qualified clinician to evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures and to provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff on-site.

You will interview donors, review medical histories, interpret test results, counsel on reactive results, and escalate critical cases to the Center Physician as required. A healthcare license and relevant experience are essential for this role.