Relief Donor Care Officer

Job category: Health, Fitness, Medical and Optometry

Location: Middelburg

Contract: Permanent

Business Unit: Midwit Collections

Remuneration: R 426,864.00

EE position: No

South African National Blood Service has an opportunity for a Registered Professional Nurse in the blood collection department. The incumbent will be required to relief within the Zone as and when required (sometimes at short notice).

Primary Purpose of the job:

To assess the acceptability of a Donor according to a set protocol and perform all the procedures including Whole Blood, Whole Blood Autologous/Designate, Double Red Cell and Apheresis Platelet collections according to Standard Operating Procedures. In addition, ensures collection targets are achieved. These functions are performed routinely.

Key Responsibilities

1. Achieve Quality and Risk compliance
2. Manage Clinic Staff on an ad hoc basis to ensure good relations, teamwork, employee commitment, and professional service delivery
3. Customer Relations
4. Analytical thinking and attention to detail
5. Customer Service Orientation
6. Relationship Building
7. Communication
8. Teamwork

NOTE:
1. All applications will be considered with reference to SANBS' Employment Equity Plan.
2. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not be contacted within three weeks after the closing date.

Furthermore note that no advertisement may in any way make reference to/or exclude anybody based on race, gender etc.

Education:

Registered Professional Nurse (RPN).

BLS Certificate

Experience:

2 Years Registered Professional Nurse experience

• Current registration with SANC.
• Current CPR Certificate to be renewed as required.
• Incumbent may be required to drive a company vehicle from time to time as per operational requirements.
• Current valid code 8 or 10 driver's license
• Must be prepared to work overtime, weekends, and variable hours within the prescribed limits and conditions.
• The incumbent will be required to be on his/her feet for a lengthy period, to carry loads of up to 14kg, assist with loading and off-loading vehicles, and be able to climb stairs.