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Role Summary
Center Medical Specialist position at Grifols Plasma Donation Center. Seeking LPN/LVN or EMT-A/B or PARA to support donor health, perform medical evaluations, provide donor education, and manage donor injuries or adverse events. Location: LA-Shreveport, USA.
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 provide 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
- Educated and currently certified/licensed in the state of employment and according to state requirements as a Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse, Paramedic, or EMT. Current CPR certification required.
Skills
- Ability to communicate information clearly and listen to others
- Works independently and within guidance of oral or written instructions
- Ability to build rapport with donors and provide counseling
- Performs a wide range of tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions
- Relates sensitive information to diverse groups; works in a plasma center
Additional Requirements
- Work is performed both standing and sitting for up to 2 to 4 hours per day
- There is bending and twisting of neck up from 1 to 2 hours per day
- Frequent hand movement with the ability to make fast, precise finger, hand, and wrist movements
- Ability to grasp and manipulate objects
- Frequent foot movement; may squat, crouch or sit on heels; occasionally walks, bends and twists at waist
- Light lifting of 15 lbs with a maximum lift of 50 lbs; may reach below shoulder height
- Hearing acuity essential; color perception/discrimination, near vision and far vision (correctable)
- Exposure to biological fluids with potential exposure to infectious organisms; exposure to electrical equipment
- Work in a plasma center; PPE required (gloves, protective eyewear, garments, cold-gear)