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Organ Procurement Coordinator | LifeQuest | Full-Time | Variable

UF Health

#BLS #ACLS #Critical Care #Emergency Department #Healthcare Regulations #Medical Research #Organ Procurement Organization #Clinical Coordination

Quick overview

Coordinates the organ donation process, including medical management, evaluation, and allocation within critical care and emergency settings. Manages the recovery process in the operating room and provides empathetic donation options to families.

Requirements summary

Requires a degree from an RN, PA, or RT program with specific experience in critical care, emergency care, or organ procurement. Must hold a current Florida license and possess strong computer and communication skills.

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Job description

Overview

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.
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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.