Medical Staff Associate - RN or LPN or Paramedic or Advanced EMT

CSL; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Vifor seeks a healthcare professional to support donor programs at our Davenport center. The role focuses on evaluating donor suitability for automated pheresis and providing emergency medical care to donors and staff.

You will interview donors, perform medical history reviews, and work with the Center Medical Director to address donor suitability. The position requires clinical experience, adherence to SOPs, and readiness to respond to test results and emerging medical concerns.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, medical school or naturopathic program.
• If graduation is from a foreign allopathic or osteopathic medical school, must be licensed as a physician or state-certified EMT.
• Minimum of one year of experience in a health care environment.
• Experience in a plasma or whole blood collection center or similar regulated setting preferred.
• Ability to assess physical heart and lung sounds and related signs.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures.
• Provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff including administering medication or treatments per licensure.
• Interview donors and perform medical history reviews to determine donation suitability.
• Collaborate with Center Medical Director on donor suitability questions.
• Review test results and determine continued donor suitability; assess donor symptoms that may prevent 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 medical services as required.

Skills

Donor assessment

Emergency medical care

Medical history interviewing

Education

Paramedic training

Nursing degree

Physician assistant training

MD/DO qualification

Chiropractic training

Naturopathic medical 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.