Organ Placement Coordinator

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🔥 16 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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LifeLink Foundation

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1983

🏥 Healthcare

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Healthcare • Non-profit • Social Impact

LifeLink Foundation is a nonprofit organization that coordinates and promotes organ, eye, and tissue donation to save and improve lives. The foundation operates tissue banks and transplantation immunology services, partners with hospitals, transplant centers, medical examiners, funeral homes, and community organizations, and runs public education, donor registration, family support, and donor legacy programs. LifeLink also manages events, fundraising (LifeLink Legacy Fund), and outreach initiatives to increase donor registrations and support donor families and transplant recipients.

📋 Description

• Direct resources to successfully place organs for transplantation and research while maximizing donor outcomes • Participate in call rotation and communicate with LifeLink transplant coordinators and administrators on call • Coordinate organ and tissue placement with transplant centers, approved research partners, procurement agencies, and OPOs • Use UNet to match donor organs to suitable recipients, communicate donor details and offers, and coordinate acceptances • Coordinate national kidney allocation with UNOS and logistical coordination between procurement agencies and transplant centers • Develop medical and social history narratives for DonorNet and assist with donor evaluation • Ensure Critical Elements are completed and charts are reviewed • Liaise between transplant centers, surgical teams, OPOs, and LifeLink of Puerto Rico; assist with allocation and organ recovery • Adjust logistics for geographic challenges, time zones, transplant center needs, and OPO needs • Obtain and report preliminary and final culture results • Maintain chain of custody and arrange transport of organs and specimens • Document final disposition and organ outcomes • Remotely monitor pulsatile kidney perfusion and communicate information to transplant centers and/or UNOS • Perform placement coordination, documentation, and follow-up during call shifts • Participate in weekly organ placement review calls and meetings • Establish relationships with hospitals, transplant centers, and surgeon groups • Participate in hospital development initiatives and coordinate schedules • Participate in directed research studies • Complete accurate documentation, follow-up, and quality assurance within deadlines • Participate in QAPI activities • Assist with training new coordinators and special projects as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• RN and/or healthcare-related field preferred • Associate degree or better required • Bachelor's degree or better listed as an alternative • Ability to handle multiple priorities effectively and meet deadlines • Above-average demonstrated interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills • Ability to perform effectively in a high-stress environment and manage emotional and physical demands • Ability to manage responsibilities and maintain performance during 24-hour call shifts • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs with assistance • Availability via cell phone 24/7 as scheduled and for non-call emergent situations • Organization and attention to detail • Advanced written, presentation, and interpersonal skills • Advanced ability to multitask • Minimal local travel • Ability to participate in continuing education to maintain certifications and license

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion • Continuing education courses and seminars necessary to obtain CEUs to maintain certifications and license • Staff meetings, workshops, and external forums for upgrading knowledge and skills • Friendly team-oriented work environment