Transplant Coord - Call Team

About the role

This position involves receiving, evaluating, and summarizing cadaver organ donor information for recipients from UNOS and LifeLink of Georgia. The role also includes assisting physicians/surgeons in the allocation of available cadaver organs for transplant patients, transplant activation for liver, kidney, and pancreas, and being responsible for 72 hours (24 or more hours consecutively) for organ offer and transplant activation.

Responsibilities

• Receives, evaluates, and summarizes cadaver organ donor information for recipients from UNOS and LifeLink of Georgia.
• Assists the physicians/surgeons in the allocation of available cadaver organs for transplant patients.
• Transplant activation for liver, kidney, and pancreas.
• Is responsible for 72 hours (24 or more hours consecutively) for organ offer and transplant activation.
• Available for primary call back up.
• Special projects at the direction of administration as needed involving UNOS and or recipient data.
• Call team to cover 6 days (3) 24 hours each per week of 24 hour call for UNOS organ offers and liver, kidney and pancreas transplant activation.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Required Work Experience: 4 years of nursing experience
• Required Critical Care/Procurement Experience: 2 years
• PREFERRED: Licenses and Certifications - RN - Registered Nurse - Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate Licensure

Business Unit

Company Name: Piedmont Atlanta Hospital