Organ Procurement Coordinator - Per Diem

Essential Job Functions

• Must carry a beeper when on-call.
• Performs all responsibilities of the position while promoting a team environment.
• Travel by company vehicle, personal vehicle, small and medium sized chartered planes, helicopters, and chartered limousine services required.
• Maintains healthy, open, honest, professional relationships with members of the CDT team, hospital staff, donor families, medical examiners/coroners and any other professionals they may interact with in the performance of their duties.
• Informs supervisor or director of emergencies and unusual interactions or conflicts involving all those we serve in our broad scope of practice.
• Maintains confidentiality when interacting with patients, families, staff and public per CDT policy and applicable industry regulations and standards.
• Manages use of time to allow for preparation of educational programs and other department activities when completing assigned tasks.
• Accepts responsibility for completing assigned work; seeks assistance from co-workers if needed.
• Compliant with department policy regarding scheduled work time, i.e. begins work on time; informs supervisor in the event of change or absence from scheduled time.
• Familiar with age parameters for acceptance of donated organs and tissues.
• Appropriately rules out organs/tissues that aren’t medically suitable for transplantation.
• Family Dynamics/Consent Process: Obtains informed, legal consent from the families of potential organ/tissue donors. Follows CDT protocols and practices in line with industry standards and applicable regulations. Identifies legal next of kin. Provides information to and offers the option of donation to potential donor families. Ensures timely and appropriate support mechanisms for potential donor families. Acquires accurate medical/social history from next of kin.
• Organ Donor Management: Under the guidance of the CDT medical director, collaborates with medical/nursing staff in the clinical management of the potential organ/tissue donor. Manages organ donor per CDT protocol: Maintains hemodynamic stability (refers to management protocol). Orders appropriate organ/tissue specific tests. Evaluates test results accurately for organ/tissue suitability. Adjusts donor management when appropriate based upon medical data and test results. Coordinates communication with members of the procurement team and other transplant programs in a timely manner.
• Organ Placement: Allocates organs to transplant centers per CDT policy and in compliance with UNOS standards. Enters all donor information accurately into the UNOS computer. Obtains a UNOS potential recipient list. Calls appropriate transplant centers and provides accurate donor and organ specific information. Places procured, non-transplantable organs for research (with consent).
• Operating Room: Coordinates surgical recovery of organs/tissues per CDT policy and procedure. Schedules use of OR in donor facility and communicates special equipment and staffing needs. Communicates with recipient transplant centers. Assures appropriate equipment for procurement is available. Assists in the preservation of organs as required. Packages organs/tissues per CDT and UNOS policy. Arranges for transportation of, or delivers, organs to appropriate transplant centers.
• Office Duties: Documents, notifies, and communicates reportable events to the Director of Clinical Operations.

Qualifications

• Prior organ procurement experience
• Critical care nursing background
• Operating room experience
• Previous experience with the on-call process.
• Physically able to lift 75-100 pounds.
• Able to work extended hours.
• Able to drive company vehicles.
• Able to keep accurate records, perform calculations, follow guidelines, draft policies, and perform technical training.
• Previous data entry and computer experience.