Job objective
Care for plasma donor during plasmapheresis activity through successful donor and instrument set-up, through successful collection process, and then successfully disconnect donor and complete initial processing unit of plasma unit. The employee maintains equipment and environment to assure a successful donor outcome and maintains professional and positive attitude to promote a calm and professional environment for the potential donor.
Key responsibility
- Assists in determining the suitability of donors to undergo plasmapheresis prior to venipuncture.
- Responds to and assists with handling donor reactions in accordance with guidelines
- Monitors donor and equipment to ensure health of donors and quality of product.
- Sets up, disconnects and operates the automated plasmapheresis machines including response and evaluation of all autopheresis troubleshooting displays, documentation of exceptions, etc.
- Ensures the proper calibration and maintenance of autopheresis machines and associated equipment.
- May be trained to repair plasma equipment.
- Disconnects and disposes of all contaminated disposable equipment.
- Ensures proper cleaning of equipment and work area between donors.
- Maintains accurate and thorough documentation of production records.
- Ensures donor confidentiality.
- Builds rapport with donors to ensure overall customer satisfaction with the center to support long-term donation.
- Learns and maintains thorough familiarity and compliance with all local competent authority regulations.
- Standard Operating Procedure Manual, Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) and internal company procedures.
- Reports all unsafe working situations or conditions to area lead, supervisor or manager.
Academic experience required
Nurse or Health Technical Institute graduate or equivalent.
Professional experience required
- 1 years of clinical experience.
- Experience with plasma or whole blood, and with cGMP regulated environment preferred.
Computing skills
- MS Office knowledge preferred but not required.
Personal skills
- Communication and customer service skills.
- Organized and able to manage time effectively.
- Ability to work within a highly regulated, labor intensive, fast paced medical environment.
- Ability to understand and follow SOPs and protocols.
Languages
Written and spoken English and Arabic.
Grifols Egypt for plasma derivatives is a joint-venture (JV) company between the Egyptian Government, through the National Service Projects Organization (NSPO) and Grifols, the global leader in plasma medicines with more than 110 years of contribution to improving the health and well-being of people.
This joint venture is the first of its kind in the plasma industry and the first-ever Egyptian source member of the Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA). GEPD is a groundbreaking global public-private alliance that will benefit the entire region.
GEPD is committed to developing the plasma medicines market and achieving self-sufficiency in these critical therapies, which is crucial for the Egyptian healthcare system.
We are combining the expertise of both shareholders to build and operate 20 plasma donation centers throughout Egypt, along with manufacturing facilities including fractionation, purification, and fill-and-finish plants with a processing capacity of up to 1 million liters of plasma annually that can double in the future.
The new manufacturing facility will include a plasma warehouse and a testing laboratory. It will occupy 105,000 square meters strategically located in the administrative capital’s medical city, adjoining various healthcare institutions.
