Medical Staff Associate – LPN/LVN/EMT/Paramedic

CSL; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Vifor is seeking a healthcare professional to evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis and provide limited emergency care to donors and staff. The role includes interviewing donors, reviewing medical histories, and collaborating with the Center Medical Director on donor eligibility.

The candidate will review test results, assess symptoms that may affect donation, and counsel donors on reactive results.

Qualifications

• Graduate from a paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, medical or naturopathic training program.
• If graduated from a foreign medical school, must be licensed as physician or state EMT certification.
• New York requires current RN/MD/DO licensure or reciprocal state certification.
• Minimum of one year relevant healthcare experience.
• Experience in plasma or whole blood collection center or regulated environment preferred.
• Ability to assess physical findings (heart/lung sounds, signs of drug use) and make informed judgments.

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 answer medical questions about donor suitability.
• Review test results to determine continued donor suitability and assess donor symptoms.
• Notify and counsel donors on reactive test results and refer for follow-up.
• Provide routine care per SOPs and escalate critical medical situations as needed.

Skills

Donor assessment

Emergency care

Medical history review

SOP adherence

Education

Paramedic, nursing, PA, chiropractic, medical or naturopathic program

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.