Critical Care RN - Organ Procurement Coordinator

About the role

Lifesaving & Life-Changing Work
A career at Mid-America Transplant means giving hope and healing to the 100,000+ patients on the transplant waiting list, bringing peace to families in mourning, building a legacy for donors, and stewarding their lifesaving gifts. No matter what role you play or how challenging the work can sometimes be, we find that helping save and celebrate the lives of others often changes your own life in the process. Join the Mid-America Transplant team. It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love.

Responsibilities

• Autonomously manage the clinical care of brain-dead donor heroes at our facility, including managing donor lab values, hemodynamics, and ventilation to ensure organ viability.

• Perform critical procedures like bronchoscopies, central line placement, and liver biopsies to both evaluate and optimize organ function.

• DCD (Donation after circulatory death) donor management of donor heroes inside our partner hospital facilities.

• Partner with hospital staff to clinically manage donor patients, ensuring organs are optimized for potential transplantation.

• Manage organ allocation according to UNOS and Mid-America Transplant policies.

• Ensure close collaboration with transplant centers and surgeons.

• Cook up OR times and facilitate communication with transplant center staff during organ procurement procedures.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse with either 2+ years of ER experience OR 1+ years of ICU experience required.

• Diverse ICU experience strongly preferred.

• Strong understanding and comfortability using clinical equipment and software systems (i.e. EMRs, navigation of websites).

• A drive and initiative to learn new skills.

• A willingness to work in a totally new environment.

• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

• Ability to work in high-pressure situations and make critical decisions.

Qualifications

• BLS or ACLS Certifications; PALS Certification a plus.

• CCRN certification a plus.

Skills

• Organizational skills.

• Communication skills.

• Decision-making skills.

• Highly detail-oriented.

Benefits

• Health insurance premium option at zero out of pocket for single coverage, eligible on your first day.

• 401(k) Retirement Match - offering up to a 5% match of annual salary starting the 1st day of the month following your start date.

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – offering up to another 9% contribution of your annual salary after one year.

• Paid Life Insurance – four times your salary.

• Paid Long Term Disability Bonus for completing orientation and bonus after one year.

• Clinical ladder bonus for additional earning potential.

• Annual incentive plan in addition to annual salary increases.

Schedule

Weekday Nights. This position works the following:

• Fourteen 12-hour on call shifts (7p-7a)
• In a 28-day period including Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
• Every fourth weekend.