The Organ Procurement Coordinator is Primarily responsible for coordinating the donation process of the authorized organ donor including medical management, organ evaluation and allocation while in the critical care unit or emergency department, as well as assisting the surgeons in the operating room during the recovery. Additional responsibilities include responding to LifeQuest service area hospitals when a referral of a potential organ donor is made. Will determine medical suitability and also be trained to offer families the option of organ, tissue and eye donation for transplantation or medical research in a caring, empathetic, culturally and religiously sensitive manner. Provides occasional professional and public education; typically, in the form of in-services to donor hospitals and the general public. Excellent communication skills required, as the coordinator must work effectively and efficiently with transplant surgeons, donor hospital personnel, and donor families while coordinating a highly complex procedure with multiple teams from outside facilities. Complies with local, state and federal guidelines to ensure organs are allocated equitably, recovered, packaged and shipped according to industry standards and federal regulations. Position requires 20 days per month of on-call duties for 24-7 referral response to hospitals.
Qualifications:Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Graduate from an RN or PA program with two years of experience in critical care or emergency care preferred.
Respiratory therapist with five years experience in critical or emergency care, or an individual that has three years' experience in an organ procurement organization (OPO) or contracting with an OPO, or one who has earned a master's degree in human donation sciences.
Must be able to demonstrate computer skills related to web-based applications, hospital electronic health records, Word, Excel and PowerPoint or the equivalent. Previous organ/tissue donation experience and/or certified procurement transplant coordinator preferred.
Motor Vehicle Operator Designation:
Employees in this position: Will operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose as a 'frequent driver' NOTE: A frequent driver is defined as one who uses his/her personal or Shands automobile a) at least once daily, b) at least five individual trips per week or c) drives, on average, over 150 miles per week in the performance of his/her job.
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
If RN, PA or RT--current license in the State of Florida BLS/ACLS preferred