Blood Donor Center Registered Nurse (RN), Full-Time (Day/Evening Shifts)
Company: Lancaster General Health
Location: Lancaster
Posted on: January 23, 2025
Job Description:
SummaryJob DescriptionJob DescriptionLOCATION: Lancaster,
PAHOURS: Full-Time, 40 hours/week. Varying dayshift and evening
hours Monday-Friday. No holidays, very rare weekends. Hours vary
between 7:00am-9:00pm at the Blood Donor Center and mobile blood
drives in the Lancaster County community.Previous phlebotomy or IV
experience is preferred, but not required.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: neonatal (birth to 30 days),
pediatric (30 days through 12 years), adolescent (13 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.SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: The following
duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:
- Monitors and replenishes stock of materials.
- Performs routine maintenance, cleaning and decontamination of
equipment and work surfaces and performs performance verification
of donor scales and analytical instruments.
- Assists Donor Recruiter in donor recruitment and
telephone/recruitment communications for the department. - Recruits
apheresis plasma and platelet donors as needed.
- Provides transportation for self to community blood drives
while assuring planned transportation of products from collection
sites occur according to courier schedules and adjusts as
needed.
- Acts as a consultant to staff for medical interpretations
related to the donor deferral registry and prior exclusion records
based on infectious disease testing, standard operating procedures
and FDA guidelines.
- Performs, evaluates and records QC parameters according to
established control limits. - Reports and provides action to all
out-of-range situations.
- Evaluates special donor candidates and other assignments as
needed. - Evaluates post donation information (PDIR) for FDA
reportable events.
- Other duties as assigned.JOB REQUIREMENTSMINIMUM REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS: -
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse, issued by the PA State
Board of Nursing.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred. - If this is a
Magnet designated RN position, BSN or higher level nursing degree
will be required by 12/31/19.
- CPR Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life
Support, formerly Healthcare Provider (AHA Heart Saver courses for
CPR are not accepted).PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: -
- One year phlebotomy, blood center collections, dialysis or
apheresis experience.COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTSAttention/Concentration:
The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to
focus on certain aspects of current experience and reject others.
-The position requires the ability to attend to more than one
aspect of a situation simultaneously. - It is highly likely that
multiple task demands are going to be required of the individual at
the same time.New Learning and Memory: The following level of
ability is essential for the jobholder to learn and retain
material. -The position requires that an individual be able to
learn new tasks quickly and effectively. - Job requirements change
frequently. - The ability to understand and carry out detailed,
involved instructions is mandatory.Problem Solving, Reasoning and
Creative Thinking: The following level of ability that is essential
for the jobholder to think (in order to solve a problem) by
combining two or more elements from past experience or imaginative
thought. -The position deals with issues or problems that often
require thoughtful reasoning before arriving at approaches or
solutions. - Some independent thought, planning or origination of
options and solutions is necessary. - The individual must have the
ability to apply principles of reasoning and problem solving to
resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete
variables in situations where only limited standardization
exists.APTITUDES: - The following are essential requirements of the
position in relation to job-worker situations. - These items
describe how a worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act.
-Performing under stressful conditions: Ability to perform under
stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or
dangerous situations, or in situations in which working speed and
sustained attention are critical aspects of the job. Is subject to
danger or risk, or to tension as a regular, consistent part of the
job.Variety and change: Ability to perform a variety of duties,
often changing from one task to another of a different nature
without loss of efficiency or composure involving significant
differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, environmental
factors, physical demands, or work situations.Communication: -
Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely;
to present ideas, facts and technical information.Interpersonal
relations: Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task
accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize
needs and be sensitive of others.EQUIPMENT USAGE REQUIREMENTS
Equipment/Tools: Computer, Phone, Copier, Printer, Fax, Office
Supplies, centrifuge, donormatic, stat-crit, BP cuff, autolet,
telephone, thermometers, scissors, hemostat, tube
stripper.Software: Microsoft Office Products, clinical information
system -PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTSRarely 0-10%; Occasionally 11-35%;
Frequently 36-70%; Continuously 71-100%Body Position/Movement: -
- Sit: Occasionally
- Stand: Frequently
- Walk: Frequently
- Bend: Occasionally
- Push: Frequently
- Pull: Frequently
- Kneel/Squat: Occasionally
- Reach: Frequently
- Twist: Rarely
- Balance: Rarely
- Climb: RarelyLifting: Degree of physical exertion is: Moderate,
exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10
pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force
constantly to move objects.Sensory Abilities specifically required:
Delete following sensory abilities that do NOT apply, if any.
- Vision
- Hearing
- Touch/FeelingPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTWORKING CONDITIONS: -Position
involves exposure to the following harmful elements: -
- Blood borne Pathogens
- Chemicals
- Moving/Rotating Machinery---Disclaimer: This job description is
not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list
of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions
associated with the job. - It is intended to be a reflection of
those principal job elements essential for recruitment and
selection, for making fair job evaluations, and for establishing
performance standards. - The percentages of time spent performing
job duties are estimates, and should not be considered absolute. -
The incumbent shall perform all other functions and/or be
cross-trained as shall be determined at the sole discretion of
management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this
job in part or in whole. - Incumbent must be able to perform all
job functions safely.Benefits At A Glance:PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER
GENERAL HEALTH -offers the following benefits to employees:
- 100% Tuition Assistance at The Pennsylvania College of Health
Sciences
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Shift, Weekend and On-Call Differentials
- Health, Dental and Vision Coverage
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Retirement Savings Account with Company Matching
- Child Care Subsidies
- Onsite Gym and Fitness ClassesDisclaimerPENN MEDICINE LANCASTER
GENERAL HEALTH -is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to
hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on
qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status,
veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other
classification protected by law. -Search Firm Representatives
please read carefully: PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH -is
not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search
firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice,
all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at PENN
MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH -via-email, the Internet or
directly to hiring managers at Penn Medicine Lancaster General
Health in any form without a valid written search agreement in
place for that position will be deemed the sole property of PENN
MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH, and no fee will be paid in the
event the candidate is hired by PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL
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