Plasma Donor Medical Associate

CSL; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL is seeking a healthcare professional to evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures and to provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff. You will interview donors, review medical histories, and collaborate with the Center Medical Director on donor suitability.

Responsibilities include reviewing test results, counseling donors on reactive findings, and escalating critical medical situations as required, following SOPs and referring for follow-up as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year relevant healthcare experience.
• Experience in a plasma or whole blood collection center preferred.
• Ability to perform physical assessments including heart and lung sounds.

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.

Skills

Medical history interviewing

Donor suitability assessment

Emergency medical care

Clinical assessment

Education

Paramedic program

Nursing program

Physician Assistant program

Chiropractic program

Medical school

Naturopathic medical training

Foreign medical degree licensure

State licensure (RN/MD/DO)

Job description

CSL is seeking a healthcare professional to evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures and to provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff. You will interview donors, review medical histories, and collaborate with the Center Medical Director on donor suitability.

Responsibilities include reviewing test results, counseling donors on reactive findings, and escalating critical medical situations as required, following SOPs and referring for follow-up as needed.