Research Lab Technician II

About the role

Develops and maintains nursing practice standards of care for a specific transplant population. Serves as a liaison and provides consultation and education services to support standards of care. Identifies and resolves clinical issues relating to the transplant patient. Collaborates with staff, the patient, and his/her family concerning patient evaluation and discharge planning. Maintains appropriate documentation for transplant candidacy and post‑transplant follow‑up care. Coordinates communications with the outpatient transplant population such as transplant clinic visits, community referrals, telephone consultations, outpatient treatments, and subsequent hospital admissions. Develops and coordinates a system to organize the flow of patients from initial referral, through evaluation and education, to post‑transplant follow‑up and referral back to the community. Participates in collaborative, interdisciplinary research activities related to transplant patients or process improvement activities. Performs related responsibilities as required.

Responsibilities

• Takes deceased donor organ offers when organs become available to transplant candidates and after‑hour patient triage calls for the transplant programs.
• Facilitates acceptance or refusal of donor organs for transplant and coordinates organ recovery with transplant surgeons, Organ and Tissue Donation Team, Histocompatibility lab, and communicates with patients receiving the organs.
• Executes complex logistical support pertaining to all aspects of organ recovery and placement.
• Maintains composure and professional communication in all interactions with surgeons, potential recipients, Organ and Tissue Donation Staff, and donor hospital staff.
• Demonstrates competence in triaging patient calls after hours and escalating calls to the on‑call physician when appropriate.
• Demonstrates competence and management in the care of people with renal, hepatic, cardiac, and respiratory failure, diabetes, cardiopulmonary disease, hypertension, and other disorders related to transplantation.
• Knowledgeable in the management of immunosuppression including a host of adverse reactions and drug interactions.
• Demonstrates sound knowledge base of UNOS policy and CMS regulatory requirements in relation to organ allocation, waitlist management, and ongoing patient status updating.
• Participates in UNOS responsibilities (listing, delisting, disease transmission reporting, donor culture reports management, status updates for all solid organs, etc.) and waiting list