Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN

CSL; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL in Houston is seeking a medically skilled professional to evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures and provide limited emergency care to donors and staff. You will interview donors, perform medical history reviews, and collaborate with the Center Medical Director on suitability questions.

Responsibilities include reviewing test results to ensure continued donor eligibility, counseling donors on reactive results, and referring them for follow-up as needed while following

Qualifications

• Graduation from a paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, medical school or naturopathic medical training program.
• Foreign medical graduates must be licensed as a physician or state-certified as an EMT.
• For NY: state licensure/certification as RN, MD or DO in the applying state or a reciprocal state.
• Minimum of one year of relevant healthcare experience.
• Experience in a plasma or whole blood center or other regulated environment preferred.
• Ability to assess heart and lung sounds and detect signs of drug use.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures.
• Provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff within licensure/certification.
• Interview donors and perform medical history reviews to determine donation suitability.
• Collaborate with Center Medical Director to address donor suitability questions.
• Review test results to determine continued donor suitability and assess donor symptoms.
• Notify and counsel donors regarding reactive test results and refer to community facilities for follow-up.
• Provide routine care following SOPs and escalate critical situations to physicians or local providers.

Skills

Medical history review

Donor suitability assessment

Emergency medical care

Staff communication

Education

Paramedic/Nursing/PA/Chiropractic/Medical school or naturopathic program

Job description

• 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

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

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.

Different qualifications or responsibilities may apply based on local legal and/or educational requirements. Refer to local job documentation where applicable.