Medical Staff Associate - LPN/LVN/Paramedic

CSL; Ocala (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL in Florida seeks a donor-suitability clinician under general supervision to evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures and provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff, including administering medications or treatments as allowed.

You will interview donors, perform medical history reviews, assess test results, and determine continued suitability; you will notify and counsel donors on reactive results and escalate critical medical situations to the Center

Qualifications

• Graduation from a paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, medical school or naturopathic medical training program.
• If graduation is from a foreign medical school, must also be licensed as a physician or state EMS certification.
• For NY: current state licensure or certification as an RN, MD or DO in the state of application or in a reciprocal state.
• Minimum of one year relevant healthcare experience.
• Experience in a plasma or whole blood collection center or other regulated environment preferred.
• Ability to perform and interpret physical assessments (heart, lungs, signs of drug use).

Responsibilities

• Evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures under general supervision.
• Provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff, including medications or treatments per licensure.
• Interview donors and conduct medical history reviews to determine donation suitability.
• Answer medically related questions and advise staff on donor suitability in collaboration with Center Medical Director.
• Review test results to determine continued donor suitability and assess donor symptoms that may stop donation.
• Notify and counsel donors on reactive test results; refer to community facilities for follow-up.
• Follow SOPs for routine care and escalate critical medical situations to the Center Physician or local providers.

Education

Paramedic, Nursing, Physician Assistant, Chiropractic, Medical School or Naturopathic Medical Training Program

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.