Registered Nurse bei Lifesouth Community Blood Centers

Description

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is looking for an experienced professional to join our team as a Registered Nurse in Gainesville, FL. This position is responsible for traveling to hospitals to perform apheresis procedures. Nurses will only care for one patient at a time and will work alongside hospital nurses and physicians to complete procedures. Nurses will also spend time at the LifeSouth office to coordinate upcoming apheresis procedures and organize necessary documentation.

Training:

Don’t let a lack of apheresis experience stop you from applying! No previous apheresis experience is required. If hired, you will be given sufficient on-the-job training to learn the specialized skills this position requires. Training for this position will be conducted during regular business hours.

Our Benefits

- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plan

- Medical, dental, and vision insurances available to full-time employees the first of the month after 60 days

- Supplemental insurances including life, cancer, accident, and disability

- Access to mental wellness resources and counseling through telehealth

- Free basic life insurance for full-time employees

- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer match each pay period

- Employer funded retirement plan for vested employees & 403b offered

- Access to wages prior to pay day

- Bonus program for nurses

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to

- Coordinate and verify orders to perform therapeutic apheresis procedures

- Perform routine and complex therapeutic plasma exchanges, therapeutic phlebotomy, red cell exchanges, stem cell collections, white cell depletions, and platelet reductions according to standard operating procedures and physician’s directions

- Rotation of on-call nights, weekends and holidays are an expectation of the position; will earn on-call bonus

- Travel to other locations outside of Gainesville to perform procedures

- Maintain patient and center procedural records and billing

- Administer Hepatitis B and Flu vaccinations to LifeSouth employees

Qualifications

- Associates of Science/Nursing (ASN) or Bachelor's degree/Nursing (BSN)

- Active State of Florida Registered Nurse License

- Two years of experience as a nurse

- Must meet hospital credentialing requirements

- CPR certification

- Rotation of on-call nights, weekends and holidays are an expectation of the position; will earn on-call bonus

- Valid driver's license. Must also meet and maintain LifeSouth driver's eligibility requirements

- Must have consistent and reliable transportation

- Previous apheresis, dialysis or ICU experience preferred

Who We Are

LifeSouth is a non-profit community blood bank serving more than 150 hospitals in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee. We are committed to meeting the blood supply needs of hospitals and their patients by providing the highest quality blood components and services. With more than 45 donor centers, 55 bloodmobiles and 2,000 blood drives a month, our LifeSouth team is dedicated to making sure the blood is there when you or your family is in need.

Our Mission

To provide a safe blood supply that meets or exceeds the needs in each community we serve, and to provide a variety of services in support of ongoing and emerging blood and transfusion related activities

This is a full-time position. Starting salary range is $80,000 - $88,000 annually, plus travel and on-call bonus. Criminal background check and drug screen required upon conditional offer of hire. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer/Drug-Free/Tobacco Free Workplace.

The position description may not include all the duties and responsibilities of the job. Duties and responsibilities that are not listed, but which the employee may be expected to perform, will fall within the scope of the skills, knowledge and training for the position.

LifeSouth is a Drug-Free and Tobacco-Free Workplace. LifeSouth is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor as well as an affirmative action employer and provides equal opportunity to all persons, regardless of race, religion, age, gender, disability, status as a protected veteran, national origin, color, or any other classification in accordance with federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, and ordinances. Veterans are encouraged to self-identify as LifeSouth desires to provide protected veterans priority referrals for open positions. LifeSouth complies with all laws and regulations associated with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). LifeSouth is an E-Verify employer.

If you require any assistance to complete the application process or during the interview due to a disability, please contact the LifeSouth region where you are applying or call 1-888-795-2707 to request an accommodation. Applications may be completed at a LifeSouth facility or mailed to corporate headquarters in lieu of the on-line application process.