A professional who siphons human blood plasma into pooling bottles for processing or storage. Respnsibilities include:

• Removes cap from donor bottle and punctures stopper with needle.
• Connects vacuum pump to donor and pool bottles, using sterile glass and rubber tubing.
• Opens vacuum valve to siphon plasma into pooling bottle.
• Draws off and labels sample from each pool bottle.
• May introduce sterile, compressed air into pool bottles to transfer plasma to individual containers.