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Ontario Health

Public health services administrator

Tissue Coordinator

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeToronto, ON, CanadaCA$36.14 - CA$45.18 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A university degree or college diploma in health sciences, biological sciences, or a recognized equivalent major is required.
  • Ability to work 12-hour shifts in a 24/7 environment, including days, nights, and midday shifts, as well as weekends and statutory holidays.
  • All day shifts must be worked in the office at 483 Bay Street.
  • Ability to maintain and protect patient confidentiality at all times, demonstrating discretion and sound judgment.
  • Demonstrated time-management skills and the ability and flexibility to prioritize multiple tasks and projects in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
  • Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
  • Accuracy and close attention to detail.
  • Strong computer skills.

Responsibilities

  • Assess donors' clinical suitability and complete medical and social histories in consultation with families.
  • Contact families by telephone to explain the donation process and obtain consent to donate.
  • Coordinate cases by offering tissues to tissue banks, providing donor medical and social history, arranging body transfer, negotiating operating-room time and location, and coordinating hospital services.
  • Provide support to donor families.
  • Serve as team lead when assigned.
  • Perform quality assurance and comply with occupational health and safety requirements and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
  • Respond to referring-hospital calls received at the Provincial Resource Centre, conduct preliminary assessments of patient histories, and identify relevant donation options.
  • Provide expert consultation on tissue donation and assess consultations concerning tissue suitability or other medical issues as appropriate.
  • Provide tissue banks complete information about donor and tissue suitability for placement, in compliance with privacy legislation and confidentiality policies.
  • Complete medical and social histories in a timely manner, usually at the time of donation and occasionally at a pre-arranged time to minimize missed opportunities.
  • Approach substitute decision-makers promptly, and re-approach them when necessary, to obtain consent for tissue donation.
  • Learn and apply new approaches and techniques, and participate in ongoing education and evaluation awareness.
  • Liaise with on-site personnel at referring hospitals to complete risk assessments, screening, testing, and evaluation of individual tissue suitability after consent.
  • Work with the coroner's office to facilitate tissue donation and escalate cases to the Regional Supervising Coroner on a case-by-case basis.
  • Obtain temporary surgical privileges for tissue-recovery personnel when necessary, in accordance with referring-hospital policies, and ensure credentialing is completed on time.
  • Coordinate the timing and confirmation of recovery-facility operating-room availability and the arrival of tissue-recovery teams.
  • Convey relevant donor information to appropriate tissue-recovery personnel and the relevant tissue bank.
  • Ensure relevant hospital departments are contacted after tissue recovery to arrange timely transport of the body to a funeral home.
  • Communicate and engage with family members, and inform them when donation opportunities cannot proceed despite signed consent.
  • Take accountability for the group's work during an assigned shift; prioritize and assign active tissue-donation cases, early-referral follow-up and closure, and other follow-up tasks.
  • Oversee assignment of preceptorship to new employees to support learning and completion of orientation objectives.
  • Distribute accurate shift reports and monitor and assign case follow-up and closure with the PRC-Tissue team.
  • Track active organ cases and their status for tissue offering.
  • Use clinical experience and judgment to answer tissue-coordinator questions about tissue suitability before involving the medical officer of the corporation or consulting physician.
  • When not assigned as team lead, ensure tissue coordinators on shift follow the team lead's direction.
  • Ensure timely and accurate data entry in electronic systems and paper charts.
  • Document and report deviations from clinical practice indicators and complaints.
  • Comply with clinical and administrative policies, procedures, and clinical practice indicators.

Desired Qualifications

  • Certification in eye or tissue banking, including Certified Eye Bank Technician or Certified Tissue Banking Specialist; blood banking; Registered Practical Nurse; or paramedic certification.
  • At least three years of work experience in organ and tissue donation, health sciences or a healthcare environment, and tissue recovery and processing.
  • Experience in a healthcare setting or working with patients and their families during times of crisis.
  • In-depth knowledge of biological and health sciences and quality-assurance standards.

About the Company

Ontario Health

Public health services administrator

Ontario Health is a government health authority responsible for coordinating, funding, and delivering health system services across Ontario. It brought together Health Shared Services Ontario into a single organization to streamline operations and support for health providers across the province. How it works: it plans and funds health services, standardizes administrative functions, and collaborates with hospitals, clinics, long-term care, and other providers to ensure Ontarians receive timely, high-quality care. Differentiation: as a public sector entity, it operates on government funding with a mandate to ensure universal access and system-wide coordination, rather than operating as a private or for-profit competitor. Goal: to ensure Ontarians get quality health care when and where they need it, by improving efficiency, coordination, and equitable access across the province.

Company size
11-50
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Canada
Founded
2019

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