Apheresis Nurse (RN)
Trinity Health

Job Info

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Employment Type:
Full time
Shift:
Day Shift

Description:
Come be a part of the transformation happening at Loyola Medicine.New state of the art Regional Clinical Laboratory. The new lab enables greater operational efficiencies, improved turnaround times to support future growth and expansion into emerging technologies and lab testing methodologies.

Loyola Medicine, treating the whole person with compassion-to \"also treat the human spirit.\" The Laboratory Department-Blood Bank seeks an experienced Apheresis Nurse to perform apheresis procedures on patients and donors.
In this role, the Apheresis Nurse performs apheresis procedures on patients and donors in a professional manner, which focuses on the needs of the patient/donor and exemplifies the service excellence goals of care, concern, respect and cooperation. The Apheresis Nurse is responsible to the Apheresis Coordinator, Manager and Medical Directors.

Position Responsibilities:

• Patient/Donor Assessment - Assesses patient/donor prior to, during and post procedures to assure safety at all times and consults with the medical director if necessary. Continuously evaluates patient/donor for procedure reactions and initiates any additional medical treatment in accordance with physician's orders. Obtains orders and assures that proper consent forms are completed prior to procedure. Assesses vascular access for adequacy for procedure and possible need for a vascular access device. Interviews prospective apheresis donors and determines suitability for donation based on SOPs and regulatory guidelines. Documents patient's physical and emotional status in order to address patient needs appropriately.
• Patient/Donor Care - Performs therapeutic/donor apheresis including:
  plasma exchange, therapeutic cytapheresis, stem cell collection,
  Photopheresis, , red cell exchange LDL Apheresis and allogeneic blood
  component collections. Performs Autologous blood collection and
  Therapeutic Phlebotomy procedures demonstrating phlebotomy skills.
  Properly assembles and prepares equipment for all patient/donor
  procedures in accordance with established SOP'S. Collects and records
  initial and follow-up lab data. Properly operates blood processing
  equipment in accordance with written SOPs. Completes all
  documentation. Coordinates care with other members of the health care
  team. Integrates evidence-based practice and professional standards
  whenever possible.

MAGIS & Service Excellence Accountabilities:

• Responsible for consistently demonstrating our MAGIS values of Care, Concern, Respect and Cooperation through teamwork and effective communication in an effort to prevent and solve problems and to achieve quality outcomes, patient safety, customer satisfaction and a safe environment.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining an environment of service excellence as outlined in the Service Excellence standards.

Position Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Specify Degree(s): Nursing
• 1-2 years of previous job-related experience
• Preferred:
• 3-5 years of previous job-related experience

Licensure/Certifications:
Required:

• CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) from American Heart Association
• Current Registered Nurse License State of Illinois

Preferred:

• Hemapheresis Practitioner certification -HP (ASCP)

Computer Skills:

Required:

• Basic Keyboarding Skills

Required Skills:

• Ability to analyze and interpret data
• Ability to communicate verbally
• Ability to deal calmly and courteously with people
• Ability to deal with stressful situations
• Ability to finish tasks in a timely manner
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions and established procedures
• Ability to function independently and manage own time and work tasks
• Ability to maintain accuracy and consistency
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to organize workflow
• Ability to perform basic filing, office procedures and word processing
• Ability to work as an effective team member

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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