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Job description
Donor Services Coordinator
Works with donor families, donor hospital personnel, and transplant hospital personnel to facilitate efficient recovery of organs for transplantation. Manages donor patients in accordance with established policy and protocols, in addition to consultation with Medical Director and leadership. Utilizes critical thinking skills to manage all aspects of donor case management. Must be able to withstand extended work hours and extensive on-call duties. Must have reliable personal transportation and be able to travel in small aircraft. Assists with hospital development duties, professional, public and outreach educational projects. Services are provided to all DCIDS OPOs (SDS and TDS). As a member of the Float Pool team, call locations will vary based on staffing needs and donation activity.
Major duties and responsibilities include:
Providing extensive on-call recovery services across all DCIDS OPOs to meet the needs of donor patients, donor families, hospital personnel, and transplant centers.
Evaluating and determining patient suitability for donation. Assuming primary responsibility for management of donor patients to optimize the number of organs available for transplant by using established donor management guideline protocols, consulting with hospital nursing, physician staff, Medical Director, and leadership.
Following all state and hospital policies to ensure potential donors are declared according to legal and medical standards.
Coordinating organ placement/organ allocation with transplant programs and surgeons. Providing information necessary to determine medical suitability of organs for designated recipients in accordance with regulatory guidelines including CMS, UNOS, AOPO and company policy. Coordinating with tissue services, as appropriate, to facilitate tissue recovery.
Coordinating and assisting in the surgical recovery of organs and peri-operative management. Assisting in arranging transportation for organ recovery teams. Coordinating surgical recovery/packaging and arranging transportation of organs for transplant and/or research. Possessing a working knowledge of pulsatile preservation. Managing all lab specimens for shipment and delivery to laboratories in accordance with established policies.
Supporting donor families, conducting medical and social history interviews, providing informed consent, and assisting donor families as needed.
Having an understanding of electronic medical records and demonstrating an ability to complete all documentation in DCIDS electronic medical record. Adhering to established AOPO, UNOS and company guidelines regarding documentation.
Collaborating with Hospital Development to prepare and present educational resources to hospital personnel and physicians. Working with selected hospitals to assess the highest donor potential. Conducting hospital rounds to increase OPO visibility, donor and referral follow-up, correspondence with donor hospitals and donation education. Offering feedback mechanism regarding post-referral and recovery initiatives with hospital staff and assisting with implementation of hospital strategic plans.
In addition to call expectations, coordinators are required to complete assigned professional responsibilities and assist with projects and other duties as assigned.
Physical traits include: Must be able to drive to on-call assignments and to/from donor hospitals. Listens and talks to donor families, hospital personnel and physicians. Communicates with new employees and observes performance. Must be able to work in all hospital environments, including the operating room and the ICU. Work with laboratory specimens. Visually assesses donors. Read/write charts, reports, records, and verbally presents a variety of information. Walks, stands and lifts/carries containers (up to 70 lbs.).
Qualifications: Education: RN/PA/RT/Paramedic or related health care degree preferred. Experience: Two to three years of experience as an OPO clinical coordinator with similar responsibilities outlined in job description. Licenses/Certifications: Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinator (CPTC) preferred. Valid driver license required and ability to pass MVR underwriting requirements. May be required to use privately owned vehicle during the scope of company business. Computer Skills: Working knowledge of computers and basic data entry skills required. DCIDS is an EOE/AA employer – M/F/Vet/Disability
Worksite address
nashville, TN, 37247, US
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