Apheresis Nurse Job Interview

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I applied for the position of Apheresis nurse, when I saw the ad in the weekend newspaper. It's with the American Red Cross. Yesterday they called me and scheduled a phone interview for today. Well, I had the phone interview this morning, this was my very first phone interview, ever. And I'm 54. It was interesting and I think I did well. I have a second interview tomorrow with the Red Cross at 11 am. This will be a person to person interview, this time.

The position sounds so exciting! I would have one month of paid classroom training, then two months of training with a perceptor. I would earn $19.27 an hour, with great benefits! The classroom training will be from 8 to 5 Mon to Friday, weekends off. :studyowl:

This would be such a great change for me. I have worked in long term care for along time, it would be great to have a new challenge and opportunity to learn. Plus I feel I can really make a difference in helping to save lives.

I love long term care, but I always know someday I will lose another wonderful resident, because of the nature of my job. I am really hoping I get this job with the Red Cross. :D

Specializes in Utilization Management.

Thanks, Eric, I'll look it over. Certainly does seem interesting, and it appears that there is a wide patient population as well.

I worked for the American Red Cross as an Aphersis Nurse for 10 years in the 1980's it was very fasinating and fun. I had to leave because unlike you Angioplasty, we were on call. If a premie needed a white cell buffy coat to treat sepsis we were called into work to find a donor at 2 AM. I had two very small children at the time.

We did therapeutic aphersis in the local hopitals also. treating a host of illnesses that were plasma specific. The Donors make tha job great! they are all very warm heated people. Enjoy

I donate platelets all the time, always loved the nurses! My next round is this thursday....

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