Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN

CSL Plasma; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Plasma is seeking a donor evaluator to assess donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures and provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff. You will interview donors, review medical histories, and work with the Center Medical Director on donor suitability questions.

The role includes reviewing test results, determining when a donor can no longer donate, and counseling donors with reactive test results.

Qualifications

• Interviews donors and reviews medical history to determine donor suitability.
• Provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff.
• Respond to medically related questions and advise staff on donor suitability.

Responsibilities

• Under general supervision, evaluate donor suitability for automatedpheresis procedures.
• Provide limited emergency medical care including administering medication or treatments per licensure/certification.
• Interview donors and perform medical history reviews to determine donation suitability.
• Collaborate with Center Medical Director to answer questions about donor suitability.
• Review test results to determine continued donor suitability and assess donor symptoms.
• Notify and counsel donors regarding reactive test results; refer donors for follow-up.

Skills

Donor interview & assessment

Medical history review

Emergency medical care

Education

Paramedic; nursing; physician assistant; chiropractic; medical school; naturopathic medical training

Job description

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.