Plasma Center Technician

BioLife Plasma Services; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 18,184 - 25,898; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation

Job summary

BioLife Plasma Services in San Antonio, Texas, is seeking a Plasma Donor Screener to collect high-quality plasma. This role involves answering phones, screening donors, and ensuring safety. Candidates should have at least a high school diploma and customer service experience. The starting hourly wage is $16.00, with eligibility for various benefits, including health insurance and paid vacation. The position requires availability for various shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Ability to walk and/or stand for the entire work shift.
• Ability to lean, bend, stoop, crouch, and reach above shoulders and below knees.
• One or more years minimum experience in a customer or patient-facing role.

Responsibilities

• Answer phones, greet and focus on our donors ensuring safety.
• Screen new and repeat donors and record vital signs.
• Prepare donor charts and maintain accurate records.

Skills

Customer service skills

Fine motor coordination

Ability to lift up to 32 lbs

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Role Description

Every day, the donors you meet will motivate you. The high-quality plasma you collect will become life-changing medicines. Here, a commitment to customer service and quality is expected. You will report to the Plasma Center Manager and will perform as a plasma donor screener and perform phlebotomy to support plasma center operations.

Responsibilities

• Answer phones, greet and focus on our donors while ensuring the safety of donors and our team.
• Screen new and repeat donors and take and record donor vital signs and finger stick results.
• Use our Donor Information System, prepare donor charts, maintain accurate records, and coordinate donor compensation.
• Help identify operational opportunities for continuous improvement and initiate changes to center processes using company-approved procedures.
• Be available for shifts, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays; working a variety of shifts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to walk and/or stand for the entire work shift.
• Will work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to lean, bend, stoop, crouch, and reach above shoulders and below knees.
• Ability to lift up to 5 lbs., with occasional lifting of materials up to 32 lbs. and rarely 50 lbs.
• Fine motor coordination, depth perception, and ability to hear equipment from a distance.
• Because of potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens (risk level 1), 90% of work tasks require prolonged glove wear.
• One or more years minimum experience working in a customer or patient-facing role is helpful.

Compensation and Benefits

U.S. Starting Hourly Wage: $16.00. The starting hourly wage reflects the actual starting rate for this position. The actual hourly wage offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location. U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

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