Organ Placement Coordinator - Abdominal Transplant Services

About the role

Join our team as a variable shift, full-time, hybrid Organ Placement Coordinator in the INTEGRIS Health Abdominal Transplant Department, located in Oklahoma City, OK.

About Us

INTEGRIS Health is Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system. We are seeking a dedicated caregiver to join us in our mission to partner with people to live healthier lives.

Responsibilities

• Manages all aspects of deceased donor transplants, from notification of organ offer to offer acceptance through transplantation.
• Assesses the suitability and prepares the potential transplant/organ recipient and live donor for solid organ transplantation.
• Applies recipient and cadaver/live donor selection criteria at time of transplant and coordinates preoperative care for cadaver/live donor and recipient.
• Communicates timely and accurately with transplant surgeons and physicians related to organ offers and with the OPO (Organ Procurement Organizations).
• Notifies, schedules, and updates all transplants, HLA lab, OPO, and hospital team members through all phases of transplant, donor recovery, pre-transplant admission, OR and anesthesia scheduling, and post-transplant.
• Arranges all transportation for organ recovery and/or organ transport as required.
• Contacts transplant recipient(s) for triage/assessment of current status with appropriate documentation and reports back to the transplant physicians for determination of candidacy.
• Completes all required UNET documentation at time of organ offer, for acceptance and denial of organs, and at time of pre- and post-transplant.
• Completes all required notification and documentation required by the transplant program and OPTN (Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network).
• Receives patient phone calls and triages based on program criteria.
• Receives outside physician/hospital calls related to transplant program patients and manages appropriate care per program criteria.
• Assumes shifts as assigned by manager.
• Provides 24-hour call coverage for the abdominal solid organ transplant programs for organ offer management/donor call service, along with patient, physician, and hospital calls.

The Organ Placement Coordinator reports to the Abdominal Transplant Nurse Manager.

Requirements

• 3 years of clinical experience.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• License and Certifications:
  • AAH-RMA (American Allied Health-Registered Medical Assistant) OR
  • AAMA-CMA (American Association of Medical Assistants-Certified Medical Assistant) OR
  • AAMP-RMA (American Association of Medical Personnel-Registered Medical Assistant) OR
  • ARMA-RMA (American Registry of Medical Assistants-Registered Medical Assistant) OR
  • AMT-RMA (American Medical Technologists-Registered Medical Assistant) OR
  • NCCT-NCMA (National Center for Competency Testing-Nationally Certified Medical Assistant) OR
  • NHA-CCMA (National Healthcareer Association-Certified Clinical Medical Assistant) OR
  • ABR-OE (Assessment-Based Recognition in Order Entry) or other nationally recognized credentialing allowing for electronic medical health record (EHR) order entry.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by American Red Cross or American Heart Association within 30 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous transplant experience.

Benefits

• Front-loaded PTO.
• Medical benefits through the extensive INTEGRIS Health network.
• Financial assistance for continued education.
• 24/7 mental health support.