Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN

CSL; Mesquite (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Vifor is seeking qualified healthcare professionals to evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures in a high-volume plasma donation center. The role involves interviewing donors, reviewing medical histories, and determining eligibility for donation while maintaining donor safety.

This position requires clinical training (paramedic, nursing, PA, medical school, or chiropractic/naturopathic background), with additional licensing requirements depending on location.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, medical school or naturopathic medical training program.
• If graduation is from foreign medical school, must be licensed or certified.
• NY: RN/MD/DO license or reciprocal state license.
• Minimum of one year healthcare experience.
• Experience in plasma or whole blood center preferred.
• Ability to perform cardiac and pulmonary assessments and detect signs of drug use.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures.
• Provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff.
• Interview donors and perform medical history reviews.
• Collaborate with Center Medical Director on donor suitability.
• Review test results to assess continued donor suitability.
• Counsel donors on reactive test results and refer for follow-up.
• Provide routine care per SOPs and escalate critical cases to physicians.

Skills

Donor assessment

Medical history interview

Vital signs review

Education

Paramedic training

Nursing program

Physician assistant training

Medical school training

Chiropractic training

Naturopathic 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.