Plasma Donor Medical Specialist

CSL; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Vifor Houston center is seeking a clinician to evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures under general supervision. You will interview donors, perform medical history reviews, determine donation eligibility, and provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff as required.

Collaborating with the Center Medical Director, you respond to medical questions, review test results, and counsel donors on reactive findings.

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 be licensed as a physician or state EMT certification.
• For NY: current state RN/MD/DO license or reciprocal state license.
• Minimum of one year of relevant healthcare experience.
• Experience in plasma or whole blood collection center preferred.
• Ability to perform physical assessments (heart, lungs, signs of drug use).

Responsibilities

• Evaluate donor suitability for automated pheresis procedures under general supervision.
• Provide limited emergency medical care to donors and staff.
• Interview donors and perform medical history reviews to determine eligibility.
• Respond with the Center Medical Director to donor questions about suitability.
• Review test results and assess ongoing donor suitability; monitor donor symptoms.
• Counsel donors on reactive test results and refer for follow-up care.
• Provide routine care following SOPs; escalate critical cases to physicians as needed.

Skills

Donor assessment

Medical history interview

Emergency medical care

Communication with staff

Clinical decision making

Education

Paramedic, nursing, PA, chiropractic, medical school or 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.