Staff Nurse - DeGowin Blood Center - Donor Center Nurse
University of Iowa

Qualified candidates with a minimum of two years of experience are eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000.

The Department of Pathology is seeking a Donor Center Nurse for our in-house blood and platelet collections team at the UI DeGowin Blood Center. This is your opportunity to be part of the unit that helps supply UI Health Care with life-saving blood products provided by healthy, volunteer donors. This is done through screening blood donors for eligibility, collecting donor samples, and then ensuring our donors are well taken care of during and after their donation. This position is 100% time, Monday-Friday with occasional weekends, 8- or 10-hour shifts between the hours of 7:00 am and 7:30 pm.

Duties to include:

• Screens prospective whole blood and apheresis donors and performs physical examination of the donor using standard interview forms and/or donor computer software.
• Obtains donor samples for determination of laboratory values. Draws pretest, retest and other blood samples as assigned.
• Performs phlebotomy, drawing whole blood units.
• May participate in off-site blood collection.
• Performs record keeping and data collection using manual and computer methods.
• Performs blood component harvesting utilizing cell separators.
• Supervise designated collection staff as directed.

For a full job description, please send an e-mail to the contact listed below.

The Department of Pathology is part of UI Health Care, a comprehensive health sciences center that serves Iowa and the region, as well as patients referred from the United States and overseas. The Clinical Laboratories are well recognized for providing outstanding and comprehensive care to the patients we serve. The breadth and depth of services provided are amongst the best in the country. The educational programs that the department participates in includes medical students, clinical laboratory scientists as well as biomedical scientists. To learn more: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/pathology/about-us

Required Qualifications:

• An Associate's Degree in Nursing, a Diploma in Nursing, a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing, Professional Masters of Nursing and Healthcare Practice (MNHP), MSN/Clinical Nurse Leader or a Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN, MA) is required.
• Current license to practice professional nursing in Iowa.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with blood donors, patients, families, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members as demonstrated through written and verbal interactions.
• General computer skills are required.
• Proven capacity to function with a high degree of autonomy while actively collaborating within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Excellent organization skills and ability to multi-task.

Desirable Qualifications:

• 1-3 years acute care nursing experience.
• Previous experience using electronic medical records.
• Knowledge of university policies and procedures.
• Experience working in a blood donor or apheresis center.
• Experience using highly specialized medical equipment.

Position and Application details:

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a "Relevant File" to the submission:

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

For additional questions, please contact Brenda Carey at brenda-carey@uiowa.edu.

Additional Information

• Classification Title: Staff Nurse
• Appointment Type: SEIU
• Schedule: Full-time

Compensation

• Pay Level: 6
• Starting Salary Minimum: 54,288.00

Contact Information

• Organization: Healthcare
• Contact Name: Brenda Carey
• Contact Email: brenda-carey@uiowa.edu

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