Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN

CSL Plasma; Norman (OK); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Plasma is seeking a qualified professional to evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures and to provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff. The role includes interviewing donors, reviewing medical histories, and determining continued suitability based on test results.

Collaborating with the Center Medical Director, you will respond to medically related questions, counsel donors on reactive test results, and refer to community facilities for follow-up as

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 supervision, evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures.
• Provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff including administering medications or treatments per licensure.
• Interview donors and perform medical history reviews to determine suitability to donate plasma.
• With Center Medical Director, respond to medically related questions and advise staff on donor suitability.
• Review test results to determine continued donor suitability; assess donor symptoms affecting donation.
• Notify and counsel donors regarding reactive test results; refer donors for follow-up.
• Provide routine care following SOPs; escalate critical medical situations to Center Physician or local providers when required.

Education

Paramedic / Nursing / Physician Assistant / Chiropractic / Medical School or Naturopathic Medical Training

Foreign medical school licensure or EMT certification

RN / MD / DO licensure in NY or reciprocal state

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.