Paramedic

CSL Plasma; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Plasma is seeking a healthcare professional to evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis, provide limited emergency care, and conduct medical history interviews. The role includes collaborating with the Center Medical Director, reviewing donor test results, and counseling on reactive findings.

Will follow SOPs and escalate critical cases to physicians as needed. Candidates should have graduated from paramedic, nursing, PA, chiropractic, or medical school programs and hold applicable

Qualifications

• Graduation from a paramedic, nursing, physician assistant, chiropractic, medical school or naturopathic medical training program
• Foreign medical school graduates must be licensed or certified as EM Technician
• For NY: current RN/MD/DO licensure or reciprocity
• Minimum 1 year healthcare experience
• Experience in plasma or whole blood collections preferred
• Ability to perform 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
• Interview donors and perform medical history reviews
• Collaborate with Center Medical Director on donor suitability questions
• Review test results and determine continued donor suitability
• Notify and counsel donors regarding reactive test results and refer for follow-up
• Provide routine care following SOPs and escalate critical cases to physicians as needed

Skills

Medical assessment

Donor screening

Education

Paramedic training

Nursing licence

Physician assistant training

Chiropractic training

Medical school

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.