Nursing Assistant

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

. Greet and interview potential donors to assess eligibility and suitability to donate .

Posted 9/21/2026part-timeTraralgon • AustraliaMid-LevelSenior💰 A$33 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong customer-facing skills and a passion for delivering exceptional donor experiences while ensuring safety and compliance during blood collection processes. Capable of managing physical demands and flexible scheduling to meet operational needs.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Customer-Facing ExperienceBlood Collection TechniquesDonor MonitoringRegional Travel FlexibilityPositive Donor Experience

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Hard Skills

Blood Pressure TestingHaemoglobin TestingNeedle InsertionBlood CollectionPlasma CollectionPlatelet Collection

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationCustomer Service

Tools & Technologies

Collection EquipmentBlood Donation Machines

Industry Keywords

Donor Eligibility AssessmentBiological Materials HandlingCollection TargetsFortnightly Rotating Roster

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Greet and interview potential donors to assess eligibility and suitability to donate
Create a positive donor experience
Complete routine blood pressure and haemoglobin tests
Set up machines and collection equipment
Safely insert and remove needles to collect whole blood, plasma and platelets
Monitor donors post-donation
Assist donors with rebooking their next donation
Work collaboratively to achieve collection targets
Travel regularly across eastern Victoria, typically 1–2 weeks per month, including occasional overnight stays

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven customer-facing experience
Passion for delivering an exceptional donor experience
Comfortable with needles and blood/biological materials
Ability to occasionally lift between 9–22.7 kg
Ability to frequently stand, walk and bend to set up and pack down machines and blood products
Flexibility to work varied shifts on a fortnightly rotating roster from Monday to Saturday/Sunday, including weekends and afternoon shifts
Willingness and ability to undertake regular regional travel across Victoria’s East
Ability to stay overnight for up to 3 nights during travel
No previous blood collection experience required
Full training provided

Benefits

Comp & perks

Salary Packaging with an option to package up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meals and entertainment
Minimum 5 weeks annual leave (up to 6 weeks)
14 weeks paid parental leave for either parent
Dedicated employee assistance program, Sonder, accessible 24/7 from a phone app
Paid training program combining hands-on practice with online learning
Superannuation
Penalties
Employee wellbeing and diversity support