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About the Role

The Organ Procurement Coordinator – Per Diem performs a variety of duties directly or indirectly related to increasing the availability of suitable organs and tissues for transplantation. This includes identification and management of the organ donor, organ placement, operating room responsibilities during procurement, and post-donation debriefing.

Responsibilities

• Must carry a beeper when on-call and may be offered the option to work in emergency situations when not scheduled.
• Performs all responsibilities while promoting a team environment.
• Travel by company vehicle, personal vehicle, small and medium sized chartered planes, helicopters, and chartered limousine services is required.
• Maintains healthy, open, honest, professional relationships with team members, hospital staff, donor families, medical examiners/coroners, and other professionals.
• Informs supervisor or director of emergencies and unusual interactions or conflicts.
• Maintains confidentiality per policy and applicable regulations.
• Manages time effectively to allow for preparation of educational programs and other department activities.
• Accepts responsibility for completing assigned work and seeks assistance from co-workers if needed.
• Compliant with department policy regarding scheduled work time.
• Familiar with age parameters for acceptance of donated organs and tissues.
• Appropriately rules out organs/tissues that aren’t medically suitable for transplantation.
• Obtains informed, legal consent from families of potential organ/tissue donors, following protocols.
• 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.
• Collaborates with medical/nursing staff in the clinical management of the potential organ/tissue donor under the guidance of the CDT medical director.
• Manages organ donor per CDT protocol, maintaining hemodynamic stability.
• Orders appropriate organ/tissue specific tests and evaluates results for suitability.
• Adjusts donor management based upon medical data and test results.
• Coordinates communication with procurement team members and other transplant programs.
• Allocates organs to transplant centers per CDT policy and 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).
• Coordinates surgical recovery of organs/tissues per CDT policy and procedure.
• Schedules OR use 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.
• Documents, notifies, and communicates reportable events to the Director of Clinical Operations.
• Completes other tasks as assigned by the Director of Clinical Operations.

Requirements

• Must be physically able to lift 75-100 pounds.
• Must be able to work extended hours.
• Must be able to drive company vehicles.
• Must have the ability to keep accurate records, perform calculations, follow guidelines, draft policies, and perform technical training.
• Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties.
• Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose.
• Reasonable efforts shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Skills

• Prior organ procurement experience
• Critical care nursing background
• Operating room experience
• Experience with the on-call process
• Data entry
• Computer experience

Location

• United States of America

Work Type

• Per Diem
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Entry Level

Education Level

• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

• $70,068.00 - $108,605.00

About the Company

• Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.
• This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes.

Equal Opportunity

• Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.