CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA (MPG) - Construction of a new plasma donation center has been largely completed on the site of the former Sacramento-based Dimples Records store at 7830 Macy Plaza Drive in Citrus Heights located across the street from Target and adjacent to the Dollar Tree store.

“We hope to open in early 2023, however, it is too early to comment on a more specific timeline,” said Rhonda Sciarra, director of communications for CSL Plasma, headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

CSL Plasma is a division of CSL Behring, a global biotech leader headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The company operates more than 300 CSL Plasma collection centers across the U.S. and overseas, according to its website.

The 10,000-square-foot commercial building, built in 2005, had been vacant since September 2019. In early 2020, the building received an extensive exterior refresh with added parking spaces in anticipation of new commercial occupancy by the property owner.

Plasma typically collected at CSL Plasma collection centers is used to help manufacture life-saving therapies that are delivered to people suffering rare and serious diseases in more than 100 countries, according to the company.

CSL Plasma posted available jobs in November on its website for Assistant Manager of Quality, Assistant Center Manager and Center Medical Director (CMD) at the new Citrus Heights center.

“Additional positions will be posted as we get closer to opening on our careers section of CSL Plasma.com,” Sciarra said in an email response.

Specific roles at the new Citrus Heights center will include medical reception and support technicians, phlebotomists, nurses (LVNs, LPNs and RNs) and paramedics, as well as Operations and Quality management. A mature center (operating for about three years) employs approximately 60 full-time equivalent roles, or nearly 75 total jobs, including full- and part-time positions, Sciarra said in an earlier interview.

To donate at a CSL Plasma collection center, donors must be in good health, between the ages of 18-74, weigh at least 110 pounds, have no tattoos or piercings within the last 4 months, meet our eligibility and screening requirements and have valid identification and a permanent address, Sciarra said.

“It’s still too early to comment more on what (donor compensation) payment rates will be at the new center,” Sciarra said.

A complete list of donor requirements is available on the web at: www.cslplasma.com/become-a-donor

For a complete list of donation requirements, donors should contact a local CSL Plasma Center and ask to speak to a member of their medical staff. Here is additional information about a first donor visit: https://www.cslplasma.com/become-a-donor