Medical Staff Associate -LPN/LVN/AEMT/Paramedic

CSL Plasma; Port Arthur (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Plasma Port Arthur centers on donor health and safety, evaluating suitability for automated pheresis procedures and delivering limited emergency medical care. Staff interview donors, review medical histories, and monitor test results to ensure safe donation.

In collaboration with the Center Medical Director, staff address donor questions, escalate critical medical situations, and counsel donors on reactive test results, referring them for follow-up as needed.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, medical school or naturopathic medical training program.
• Active license or state certification as required (RN/MD/DO as applicable).
• Minimum of 1 year experience in a health care environment.
• Experience in a plasma or whole blood collection center preferred.
• Ability to make and analyze a physical assessment of heart, lung sounds, and signs of drug use.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Clinical assessment

Donor interview

Emergency care

Regulatory environment

Education

Paramedic, nursing, PA, chiropractic, medical school or 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.