In PersonCandidates should live in North Broward or Palm Beach County; reliable personal vehicle required. Mileage reimbursement is provided for work-related travel.
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care
About the job
Requirements
An Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree or higher in nursing, respiratory therapy, paramedic medicine, a related biological science including human donation science, or a medical school degree, including foreign degree programs, is preferred.
Critical care experience or organ donor management experience is preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, is preferred.
Experience with electronic medical records such as Cerner, Epic, or Meditech is preferred.
Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinator certification is preferred and required within 18 months of employment.
A license or certification in nursing, respiratory therapy, or a related biological science is preferred.
The ability to fulfill on-call obligations and work cases for up to 24 consecutive hours is required.
The employee must comply with the organization’s Motor Vehicle Driving Policy and maintain driving-policy compliance.
Work availability may include day shifts, night shifts, weekends, and holidays; schedules are subject to change.
Responsibilities
Evaluate potential organ donor referrals and determine organ and tissue donor suitability using organizational and regulatory guidelines.
Medically manage organ donors and collaborate with hospital staff to achieve optimal organ function.
Allocate donated organs efficiently, equitably, and timely according to organizational and OPTN/UNOS policies.
Coordinate all aspects of organ recovery, including transportation and logistics for organs, blood, tissue-typing materials, and recovery teams.
Identify clinical triggers and encourage timely referrals of potential donors from hospitals.
Review hospital medical records, including illness history, medical history, malignancies, and surgical interventions or treatments.
Apply legal and hospital requirements for death declaration and organ donation, and identify the legal next of kin under state and Uniform Anatomical Gift Act statutes.
Assess family dynamics, hospital support availability, and cultural, religious, emotional, and informational needs.
Obtain informed consent for donation and medical or social history in collaboration with hospital and organizational staff.
Identify organ- and tissue-specific and behavioral risk factors in accordance with organizational and regulatory guidelines.
Provide hospital-based education in collaboration with hospital development staff.
Collaborate with the Coroner and Medical Examiner’s office to satisfy medical and legal requirements for death and organ recovery.
Monitor bedside and laboratory parameters, initiate donor-management directives, maintain optimal ventilation, and seek medical counsel as appropriate.
Collect and label blood, culture, and typing specimens according to procedural requirements.
Review and document laboratory, diagnostic, and procedural information in donor records.
Ensure organs and tissue are recovered and preserved to maximize utilization.
Manage departmental inventory and operate systems that track case supplies.
Maintain documentation, records, and confidentiality according to organizational and OPTN/UNOS policies.
Participate in process-improvement and data-development projects, including case reviews and research opportunities.
Desired Qualifications
Critical care experience or organ donor management experience.
Experience with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Experience with electronic medical records such as Cerner, Epic, or Meditech.
A license or certification in nursing, respiratory therapy, or a related biological science.
Point-of-care testing licensure and training through Nevada Donor Network Clinical Laboratory.
Description
Hiring in North Broward & Palm Beach County Night Shift
Our headquarters is located in Miami Lakes, but we're actively seeking candidates who live in North Broward and Palm Beach County. Reliable personal vehicle required. Mileage reimbursement is provided for work-related travel.
The Procurement Transplant Coordinator I (PTC I) support the mission, goals and strategic plan of the OPO by evaluating potential organ donor referrals, medically managing organ donors, allocating donated organs, and coordinating all aspects of the organ recovery. Additionally, the PTC I promote the mission by assisting in the development and delivery of hospital and professional education, as necessary.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Essential Functions Statement(s)
· Maintains the highest standards of professional conduct and interpersonal relationship development, promoting a positive and collaborative work environment.
· Identifies potential donor clinical triggers to encourage timely referrals of potential donors from hospitals.
· Completes referral evaluations for the purpose of determining organ and tissue donor suitability based on the OPO, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), OPTN/UNOS, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and recommendations.
· Completes hospital medical record review, including history of present illness and past medical history, the presence of past or present malignancies, and all surgical interventions/treatments.
· Demonstrates an understanding of the legal and hospital requirements for death declaration and organ donation.
· Identifies the patient’s legal next-of-kin in accordance with state and Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA) statutes.
· Assesses family dynamics, availability of hospital support system, and family needs (e.g., cultural, religious, emotional, informational).
· Collaborates with hospital and the OPO staff to obtain informed consent to donation as well as medical/social history.
· Identifies organ- and tissue-specific and behavioral risk factors in accordance with the OPO and regulatory guidelines.
· Provides hospital-based education in collaboration with hospital development staff.
· Collaborates with the Coroner and Medical Examiner’s office ensure jurisdictional medical and legal requirements for death and organ recovery are satisfied.
· Knowledgeable of the pathophysiological sequelae of brain death, and endeavors to physiologically manage the donor to achieve optimal organ function within the parameters defined by the associated protocols under the guidance of the AOC and Medical Director (e.g.,
monitor bedside and laboratory parameters, initiate donor management directives, maintain optimal ventilation, and seek medical counsel, as appropriate).
· Collaborates with hospital staff to evaluate and physiologically manage the donor to achieve optimal organ function.
· Understands and complies with procedural aspects and requirements of blood, culture and typing specimen collection and labeling.
· Reviews and documents required information within the donor record, including labs, diagnostics, and procedural records.
· Ensures that donated organs are allocated in an efficient, equitable, and timely manner in accordance with the OPO and OPTN/UNOS policies.
· Ensures organs and tissue will be recovered and preserved to maximize utilization in accordance with the OPO and OPTN/UNOS policies.
· Coordinates transportation and logistics of organs, blood, tissue typing materials, and recovery teams.
· Assists with the management of departmental inventory and operates systems to track case supplies.
· Complies with the OPO and OPTN/UNOS policies regarding documentation, maintenance, and confidentiality of records.
· Utilizes resources with discretion and employs professional laterality, when possible (i.e., utilization of hospital profiles, engagement with donor family and hospital staff, etc.).
· Participates in process improvement and data development projects, including case reviews and research opportunities.
· Fulfills additional individual and departmental directives, obligations, and responsibilities, as designated.
· Employees must adhere to and remain in full compliance with the OPO’s Motor Vehicle Driving Policy as outlined in the Motor Vehicle Records and Driver Safety policy PC.334.
Requirements
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Education: Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree or higher in nursing, respiratory therapy, paramedic medicine, related biological science (including human donation science), or medical school degree (including foreign degree programs) preferred. Experience: Critical care experience or organ donor management experience preferred.
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office products (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) preferred. Experience with electronic medical records (e.g., Cerner, Epic, Meditech) preferred.
Certificates & Licenses: Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinator (CPTC) preferred. License/certification in nursing, respiratory therapy, or related biological science preferred. CPTC required within 18 months of employment.
Point of Care Testing: Individuals that meet state requirements to perform point of care testing it is preferred to get licensed and training from Nevada Donor Network Clinical Laboratory.
Other Requirements: Ability to fulfill on-call obligations; case work up to 24 consecutive hours.
Work schedule may include day (7am - 7pm) shift, night (7pm - 7am) shift, weekends, holidays. All schedules are subject to change.