Full Time 2nd Shift RN

HOURS** : 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.

**performs donor phlebotomies and aids in donor recruitment. 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).

**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. Develops and writes donor qualification and suitability procedures in accordance with FDA and other regulatory agencies. 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. 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.

+ 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).

**One year phlebotomy, blood center collections, dialysis or apheresis experience.

**New Learning and Memory:** The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to learn and retain material.

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.

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.

**Is subject to danger or risk, or to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.

**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

**Chemicals

+ 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. 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

+ PENN 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.

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 HEALTH as a result of the referral or through other means.

PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH, a member of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine), is a not-for-profit health system with a comprehensive network of care encompassing Lancaster General Hospital (LGH), Women & Babies Hospital and the Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital (a partnership with Kindred Healthcare). We are an Accredited Trauma Center-Level I through the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation with 805 Licensed beds. Our membership in Penn Medicine brings together the strengths of a world-renowned, not-for-profit academic medical center and a nationally recognized, not-for-profit community healthcare system.

Outpatient services are provided at the Downtown Outpatient and Suburban Outpatient Pavilions, along with additional outpatient centers and Express and Urgent Care locations throughout the region. Lancaster General Health Physicians is a network of more than 300 primary-care and specialty physicians, at more than 40 offices throughout the region.