Medical Staff Associate-LPN/LVN/EMT/Paramedic

CSL; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL seeks a medically qualified professional to evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures and to provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff in a licensed capacity.

You will interview donors, perform medical history reviews, and determine continued suitability while coordinating with the Center Medical Director on related questions and testing concerns.

Qualifications

• Graduation from paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, medical school or naturopathic program.
• Must hold current licensure or state certification where required.
• Experience in a health care environment and familiarity with plasma collection preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures.
• Provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff per licensure.
• Interview donors and review medical histories to assess donation suitability.
• Respond with Center Medical Director on donor suitability questions.
• Review test results and monitor donor symptoms for continued suitability.
• Counsel donors on reactive test results and refer for follow-up.
• Follow SOPs and escalate critical medical situations to physicians as needed.

Education

Paramedic

Nursing

Physician Assistant

Chiropractic

Medical School

Naturopathic Medical Training

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.