Nursing Assistant

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

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

Posted 9/17/2026part-timeCannington • 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 operating collection equipment and performing routine health assessments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Customer-Facing ExperienceBlood Collection Process KnowledgeNeedle Handling SkillsAbility To Lift 9-22.7 KgFlexibility For Varied Shifts

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Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills

Blood Pressure TestingHaemoglobin TestingNeedle InsertionBlood CollectionPlasma CollectionPlatelet Collection

Soft Skills

Positive Donor ExperienceCollaborationMotivation To Learn

Tools & Technologies

Collection EquipmentBlood Donation Machines

Industry Keywords

Donor Eligibility AssessmentBiological Materials HandlingHealth Monitoring

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Greet and interview potential donors to assess eligibility and suitability to donate
Create a positive donor experience
Perform 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
Collaborate with the team to achieve collection targets

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 and 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 Sunday, including weekends and afternoon shifts
No previous blood collection experience required
Motivation and curiosity to learn the blood and biological product collection process

Benefits

Comp & perks

Minimum 5 weeks annual leave (up to 6 weeks)
Salary packaging with an option to package up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meals and entertainment
14 weeks paid parental leave with no waiting period for either parent
Employee assistance program, Sonder, accessible 24/7 via a phone app
Paid training program blending hands-on practice with online learning
Superannuation
Penalties, if applicable