Job Description

　　Are you ready to bring your expert clinical competencies to a world-class facility recognized as one of the top ten in the country? Do you have a passion for the highest quality and patient happiness? Then please respond to this dynamic opportunity available with one of the best places to work in Southern California! We would be happy to hear from you.

　　The gift of blood helps save lives, and the demand for blood and blood products is great. Every 2 seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood, and more than 50,000 units of blood are needed each year at Cedars-Sinai alone. Our Blood Donor Services team knows how to make the donors' experience as comfortable as possible and respects their time and compassion. We take that extra step to make sure blood donors get the highest-quality experience possible.

　　Summary of Duties:

　　The Per Diem Blood Donor RN functions under supervision by charge nurse or senior licensed technical/clinical personnel

　　Collecting whole blood from voluntary blood donors and performing blood component collection in house and on mobile blood drive sites

　　Serves as a problem-solving resource

　　Performs routine and specialized operational and support functions, such as assessment of health histories of blood and apheresis donors, stocking up supplies and assisting with setting up and breaking down of mobile blood drive sites with equipment and supplies

　　Performs blood component collection by apheresis for red cells, platelets and plasma

　　Participates in special projects and assignments as specified

　　Qualifications

　　Educational Requirements:

　　High School diploma, valid RN license

　　Licenses:

　　Valid RN license

　　BLS upon hire

　　Experience:

　　One year in acute care setting

　　Prior experience in blood donor setting preferred

　　Physical Demands:

　　•Frequent sitting and standing; occasional walking and bending; occasional lifting of materials up to 50 pounds for distances to 10 feet.

　　•Responsiveness to auditory alarms and communication devices, including: telephones, beepers, fire alarms, mechanical failure alarms.

　　•Visual acuity acceptable for performing duties of this position.

　　•Sufficient mobility to access equipment, patients and other customers.

　　About Us

　　Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.

　　About the Team

　　Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.

　　Req ID : HRC1333661

　　Working Title : Registered Nurse Blood Donor - Per Diem 8 Hour Days

　　Department : Blood Bank Donor Services

　　Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

　　Job Category : Nursing

　　Job Specialty : Nursing

　　Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT

　　Primary Shift : Day

　　Shift Duration : 8 hour

　　Base Pay : $67.50 - $68.49

　　Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.