Pheresis Donor Care Specialist

CSL; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL in Corpus Christi, TX, seeks a healthcare professional to evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis and provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff. You will interview donors, review medical histories, and determine ongoing eligibility in collaboration with the Center Medical Director.

You will respond to questions, interpret test results, and counsel donors on reactive findings, escalating when necessary.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a paramedic, nursing, PA, chiropractic, medical school or naturopathic 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
• 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

Responsibilities

• Evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures.
• Provide 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

Skills

Donor interview

Medical history review

Emergency medical care

Donor suitability assessment

Education

Paramedic, nursing, PA, or related medical training

Job description

CSL in Corpus Christi, TX, seeks a healthcare professional to evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis and provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff. You will interview donors, review medical histories, and determine ongoing eligibility in collaboration with the Center Medical Director.

You will respond to questions, interpret test results, and counsel donors on reactive findings, escalating when necessary.