Medical Associate (LPN,RN,EMT, LVN, Paramedic)

6-month Contract to Hire Fulltime - benefits/paid every Friday

* drug and health screening/background check must be passed to start position *

Pay flexible based on experience.

Requires a current certification/license as an AEMT, LPN, LVN, Paramedic, or RN and CPR certification.

SUMMARY

The Medical Associate I to perform medical histories and physicals on donors to qualify donors for eligibility and to ensure donor safety. Candidate will be responsible for performing duties related to donation collections and other backup duties to the medical director and donor center management.

This is a full-time OR part-time role, Monday - Friday with a 6AM start time.

This position will ensure compliance with Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) policies, standard documentation practices, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulations, General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and other Regulatory Guidance's as applicable.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Perform evaluations of medical history interview screening of potential donors to ensure continued donor suitability.
• Completion and documentation of screening to ensure suitability requirements are meet for donation collections, perform phlebotomy.
• Perform and document physical examinations as required by SOPs.
• Administration of donor consent
• Assist with mobilization and additional programs as needed.
• Manages donor incidences including donor red cell loss, adverse reactions, and behavioral issues.
• Provide donor education and health counseling to donors.
• Maintain and ensure sanitation of equipment and work areas.
• Support daily, weekly, and monthly activities and assist in the maintenance of sites operational records.
• Work closely with Regulatory and Quality teams to ensure site compliance.
• Aid with continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintains a thorough understanding and helps in the compliance of SOPs, State and Federal regulations, OSHA, CLIA, and cGMPs standards to ensure facility compliance.

TRAVEL

This position may require up to 2% travel over the course of a year.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Educated and currently certified/licensed in the state of employment and according to state requirements as an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (or equivalent), Licensed Practical Nurse, Licensed Vocation Nurse, Paramedic or Registered Nurse.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Required

• CPR Certification

Language Skills

• Good oral/written communication

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, algebra, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to perform routine calculations as directed.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in a variety of computer software programs including MS Office
• Ability to work in a team laboratory environment.
• Ability to troubleshoot method and instrument issues, as needed.
• Ability to follow standard operating procedures.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS Example may change based on position.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to: stand; walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, speak, hear/listen, display manual dexterity, reach with hand and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

For California Applicants:

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (ULAC), The San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO) , and the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA).

This position is subject to a background check based on its job duties, which may include patient care, working with vulnerable populations, access to financial and confidential information, driving, working with heavy machinery, or working in a warehouse or laboratory environment. Due to these job duties, this position has a significant impact on the business operations and reputation, as well as the safety and well-being of individuals who may be cared for as part of the job position or who may interact with staff or clients.