Paramedic

CSL Plasma; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

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.