Transplant Coordinator

About Us

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing, and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.

Paragonix Technologies markets organ transportation devices that safeguard organs during the journey between donor and recipient patients. Our devices incorporate clinically proven and medically trusted hypothermic preservation techniques in a novel suspension system to provide unprecedented physical and thermal protection. Our product portfolio spans cardiac, thoracic, and abdominal preservation devices to improve donor organ quality and extend donor organ transport time. Paragonix also markets transplant services and organ screening to the transplant community.

About the Role

This position provides organ screening support for Paragonix transplant partners. Coordinators will screen, manage, and present donor offers from the OPTN provider to the appropriately designated physician or their designee per OPTN guidelines, and with adherence to all Paragonix/Transplant Advocate policies and protocols. Coordinators will also take part in hospital EMR documentation as well as interact with recipient patients as prescribed in the designated protocol.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for screening offers from the OPTN contractor in accordance with transplant center criteria and OPTN policy within their designated assignment.
• Maintaining necessary training and credentials for hospital, Paragonix, and OPTN computer systems.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills with both internal and external staff, including relaying clear, concise, and pertinent clinical information.
• Responsible for being reachable within 5 minutes by telephone during their 24-hour call shift.
• Expert knowledge on usability of all Paragonix devices.
• Responsible for working in collaboration with the rest of the team to train and evaluate new members.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills with transplant center recipients and family members.
• Appropriate pre- and post-transplant documentation within hospital EMR and the OPTN contractor computer system.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in health science, nursing, general science, or equivalent experience in a transplant-related field.
• 3 years of experience in a clinical transplant-related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• ABTC certification as a CCRN or CPTC.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance benefits.
• 401k plan with company match.
• Paid Time Off.
• Wellness initiative & Health Assistance Resources.
• Life Insurance.
• Short and Long Term Disability Benefits.
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Commuter Benefits.
• Parental and Caregiver Leave.
• Tuition Reimbursement.

Pay

The base salary for this position is $92,880.