Role Summary
Role: EMT-B / EMT-A or Paramedic at a Grifols plasma donation center. Location: Cedar City, Utah. As a Center Medical Specialist, you will perform donor examinations, establish medical history to determine donor suitability, educate donors on general health, and maintain donor confidentiality and safety.
Responsibilities
- Perform physical examination and establish medical history to determine donor suitability
- Build rapport with donors to ensure overall customer satisfaction
- Ensure donor and staff confidentiality
- Responsible for donor awareness to potential hazards
- Provide donor education regarding general health and counseling regarding unacceptable test results
- Evaluate and manage donor injuries and adverse events
- Perform evaluations of any history of illness or medications to ensure continued donor suitability
- Assist in employee training
- Administer employee Hepatitis Vaccine program
Qualifications
- Currently certified/licensed in the state of employment as a Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse, Paramedic, or EMT. Current CPR certification required.
Skills
- Donor education and counseling; ability to build rapport with donors
- Maintain donor and staff confidentiality
- Evaluate and manage donor injuries and adverse events
- Work independently and follow instructions; adapt to variable demands
Additional Requirements
- Work is performed standing and sitting for up to 2 to 4 hours per day
- Bending and twisting of neck up from 1 to 2 hours per day
- Frequent hand movement and dexterity for fine motor tasks
- Ability to grasp and manipulate objects with precise coordination
- Frequent foot movement; may squat, crouch or sit on heels occasionally; occasional walking
- Light lifting of 15 lbs with a maximum lift of 50 lbs; may reach below shoulder height
- Hearing acuity, color perception, near/far vision (correctable)
- Ability to communicate effectively and follow instructions; work in a plasma center
- Exposure to biological fluids and potential infectious organisms; exposure to electrical equipment; exposure to extreme cold in plasma freezers; use of PPE such as protective eyewear, garments, gloves, and cold-gear