RN - Blood Donor Center - 1.0 FTE (40 hrs/week, Monday-Friday, Occasional Saturday, No Holidays)

Company: Lancaster General Health
Location: Lancaster
Posted on: February 28, 2020

Job Description:

Company Lancaster General Hospital Cost Center 5020 LAB-Blood Bank Donor Room Supervisory Organization Laboratory - Blood Bank Donor Room Grade G13 Summary Full time hours vary weekly Monday-Friday due to community blood drives.  Rare Saturday blood drive but no Sunday or holiday hours.  Hours can range from 0400 to 2200 but typically 0600 to 2100 depending on the blood drive.  This individual must be pleasant and outgoing, having confidence in their phlebotomy skills, and willing to travel throughout Lancaster county in various types of weather.  It is essential to  be a team player with excellent attention to detail and comfortable using various computer programs.  This position is not magnet designated, so BSN is not required. This position is located in Lancaster, PA at 2104 Harrisburg Pike. ATTENTION: Please be aware that, if you are an external applicant, you may need to complete an online assessment as part of the hiring process. This assessment will be sent to the e-mail address that you included in your application. Please note: Some e-mail accounts may receive the assessment e-mail in their junk/spam e-mail. This assessment must be completed within 5 days of receiving it. For more information regarding the assessment, please click HERE . POSITION SUMMARY: Processes and evaluates prospective donors; performs donor phlebotomies and aids in donor recruitment.  Prepares blood components from donated blood.  Patient care includes care to patients in the following age groups: adolescent (16 through 18 years), adult (19 through 64 years), and geriatric (65 years and above). ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties: Serves as Primary RN for donor and patient care at the Donor Center and at all community blood drive sites handling onsite donor populations of 30-60 people in number.  Triages multiple blood donor reactions and directs medical care as needed. Assigns, delegates and oversees other employees and clinicians to provide patient care at all community and fixed-site locations utilizing care plans, adverse reaction protocols and provides medical oversight liaison activities on behalf of the Blood Bank Medical Director while onsite. Administers post-phlebotomy care and performs patient assessments during donor vasovagal and adverse reaction situations. Provides all primary supportive care until EMS or patient/donor transfer arrangements are made from the donor site. Collects patient and donor comprehensive data pertinent to the care of the donor or patient including medical history and pre-existing conditions.  Interprets patient data for other clinical staff. Provides leadership to other team members and is primary contact at community blood drives to maintain effective processes at the Donor Center and Community Blood Drive sites for a safe donation environment, maintenance of FDA requirements, staff assignments and effective workflow for pre-donation, donation and post-donation events. Adjusts staff schedule onsite and directs additional staff to site during periods of high volume and donor care acuity in conjunction with the Donor Center Supervisor. Assures that current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s) are maintained and implemented at all blood collection/manufacturing locations.  Responds to FDA or other regulatory agencies when onsite. Completes LIS computer registration of donors and patients, checking all pertinent data for accuracy and interpreting donor deferral criteria for donor acceptance or rejection. Performs physical examination of homologous, autologous and directed donors, and evaluates patient and donor medical history according to AABB, FDA, and CAP laboratory guidelines. Performs and maintains excellent donor phlebotomy skills including verification and manufacturing checks for all blood product containers, labels and specimen collection tubes.  Monitors donor for post-phlebotomy vasovagal and adverse reactions for immediate care. Performs therapeutic phlebotomy and donor apheresis procedures in the donor center or hospital in accordance with physician’s order and under the Blood Bank Medical Director’s approval. Performs donor plasma apheresis and platelet apheresis on apheresis machines following AABB, FDA and CAP regulatory guidelines.  Performs appropriate manufacturing of products from these procedures. Develops and writes donor qualification and suitability procedures in accordance with FDA and other regulatory agencies.  Verifies that donor qualification procedures are accurate and current for the department. QUALIFICATIONS:   Current licensure as a Registered Nurse, issued by the PA State Board of Nursing. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred but not required. CPR certification. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: One year phlebotomy, blood center collections, dialysis or apheresis experience.

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