Description

As a Blood Collection Specialist, you will be part of a dedicated team that provides plasma and transfusable platelets to local hospitals and patients wherever needed in the community. Six months minimum of Plasma Collection experience is required for this role.

What you can expect:

Schedule: Days (Monday-Saturday) Works 5 days per week. Start time varies (Days) weekly.

To help you stay energized, engaged, and inspired we offer a full range of benefits for you and your dependents.

They include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance


• Employee Assistance Program


• 401K retirement savings plans + 5% company match


• Tuition assistance up to 5K per year


• Free basic life and AD&D insurance


• Free short-and-long-term disability insurance


• HSA and FSA


• Paid time off


• Plus, many other employee perks and programs!

• Greet blood donors and make them comfortable with the procedure, answering questions about the process as needed.


• Perform apheresis collections of source plasma and transfusable platelets and plasma.


• Performs all duties related to the collection, handling, and packing of blood products.


• Work as part of a team to achieve daily production goals


• Maintain accurate records.

• Is looking for meaningful work that connects you to your community.


• Is excited to deliver comfortable, convenient, and consistent plasma and blood donation experiences to our donors in our new Compensated Collection facility.

Requirements

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.


• CPR certification required.


• Six months previous work experience with apheresis machine (Alyx/Haemonetics) required.


• Previous source plasma experience preferred


• Bilingual, proficient in both English and Spanish, with a familiarity of related medical terminology.

Summary

About Us

Vitalant is one of the nation's largest nonprofit blood and biotherapies healthcare organizations, providing hospitals and patients across the U.S. a safe blood supply, specialized laboratory services, transfusion medicine expertise and world-renowned research. We have a network of 115 donation centers across the U.S. and host approximately 60,000 blood drives annually. Vitalant provides blood and special services to patients in more than 900 hospitals across the U.S. where millions of people depend on blood donations from our generous donors.

Vitalant is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace built on a foundation of respect, integrity, teamwork, and excellence. Through our DEI strategic plan, we create opportunities for employees of all backgrounds to feel valued, seen and heard. We believe this mission drives creativity and innovation, as employees experience an environment conducive to personal growth and career development.

EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Our organization is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to Careers@vitalant.org to let us know the nature of your request.

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