Donor Management Coordinator II

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The Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency at the University of Miami is currently seeking a full time Donor Management Coordinator 2. The Donor Management Coordinator 2 coordinates and manages cadaver donors for organ procurement with on-call responsibilities. In addition, the Donor Management Coordinator 2 directs clinical support of potential organ donors and educates and provides organ procurement in-services to healthcare professionals. Moreover, the Donor Management Coordinator 2 reports to regulatory agencies, such as the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and participates in continuing clinical research.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Responds to potential donor referrals in all donor service area hospitals within the confines of Dade, Monroe, Broward, Collier, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties, and the Common Wealth of the Bahamas.
• Communicates with the AOC on all donor and referral activity to evaluate donation suitability,
• based on information collected from the patient's hospital chart, current health status, dialogue
• with hospital staff, and physical examination.
• Performs an independent assessment of potential cadaver donors to ensure donor meets medical criteria for donation.
• Requests and interprets laboratory and diagnostic procedures needed for evaluation of suitability and clinical management of potential donors.
• Formulates donor maintenance plan to preserve transplantable organs based on available clinical knowledge.
• Reports clinical information that may be relevant to donation process.
• Ensures that organs for transplantation are appropriately preserved and that consent is obtained in accordance with donor management protocols and Florida statutes.
• Participates and coordinates donation after Cardiac Death (DCD), in collaboration with hospital faculty and staff.
• Performs advanced clinical procedures, including but not limited to, arterial line placement, central
• venous line placement, and bedside lymph node recovery.
• Performs designated duties associated with mentorship and precept of newly hired or promoted clinical staff.
• Maintains IT proficiency to perform on-site field data entry and electronic donor information record maintenance.
• Communicates with the medical examiner to obtain permission for organ donations.
• Ensures that legal and regulatory requirements, and medical standards of practice are met.
• Makes transportation arrangements for organs and recovery teams to the transplant center. Maintains daily log of activities on electronic spreadsheet for cost allocation and QA purposes. Documents clinical potential donor information in the patient's chart.
• Completes UNOS candidate registration forms by gathering required information necessary to run the potential transplant list, requesting another list from UNOS, and calling each transplant center from the list to relay pertinent information.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's or Associate's degree from an accredited University in nursing or medical related field.

Certification and Licensing:

CPTC Preferred. Credential as RN (preferred), CRT, Foreign MD, EMT/Paramedic, etc. with ACLS, PALS, and BLS certifications

Three years Critical Care/Intensive Care work experience or 1 year OPO experience.

Any appropriate combination of education, certifications and/or related experience will be considered.

Credentials/Licensure: CPTC Preferred. Credential as RN (preferred), CRT, Foreign MD, EMT/Paramedic, etc. with ACLS, PALS, and BLS certifications

CPTC must be obtained within two years of hiring.

LAORA will provide the training necessary to achieve this industry best certification.

Clinical:

Performs an independent assessment of potential cadaver donors to ensure donor meets medical criteria for donation, e.g., evaluate suitability and appropriateness of organ donation.

Formulates donor maintenance plan in collaboration with AOC and LAORA Medical Director to preserve transplantable organs on the basis of available clinical knowledge.

Collaborates, coordinates, and implements donor maintenance plan with hospital personnel upon brain death pronouncement.

Participates and Coordinates Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) in collaboration with hospital faculty and staff. Donation after Cardiac Death cases may occur when the family has accepted the patient's irreversible condition and requests their loved one be removed from life support. In the event these patient meets specified neurologic criteria, they can be evaluated for organ donation.

On-call duties for Donor Management Coordinators are on a rotation basis which consists of 12-hour shifts (night shift is 7p-7a, day shift is 7a-7p). On-call responsibilities may be defined as First on-call, Second on-call, etc. which will serve to respond to clinical activity in that order unless otherwise designated by AOC.

Performs advanced clinical procedures including but not limited to arterial line placement, central venous line placement, and bedside lymph node recovery.

Performs designated duties associated with mentorship and precept of newly hired or promoted clinical staff.

Demonstrates advanced proficiency with patient assessment, Pharmacology, ventilator/respiratory care, clinically significant medical ailments, disease process, infection control, etc.

Acts as clinical support resource to DMC I and Designated Requestor/Referral Responder as needed.

Administrative:

Coordinates with hospital personnel and clergy to obtain informed consent for organ and tissue donation from the potential donor's family. This consent process is undertaken in communication with AOC and LAORA Designated Requestor (if available) in accordance with Florida Law and established LAORA policies.

Attends mandatory staff meetings held on a monthly basis to maintain current knowledge of LAORA Policy and Procedures.

Maintains IT proficiency in order to comply with on-site field data entry and electronic donor information record as needed.

Communicates with appropriate Medical Examiner on all cases to obtain permission for organ donation once it has been established the patient meets criteria.

Ensures that legal/regulatory requirements and medical standards of practice are met in the process of pursuing organs and/or tissues.

Communicates and coordinates with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and other transplant centers in the US for placement of organs.

Makes transportation arrangements for organs and recovery teams to the transplant center of destination if/when necessary.

Maintains daily log of activities on electronic spreadsheet for cost allocation and QA purposes which must be submitted on a monthly basis.

Documents clinical potential donor information in the patient's chart in accordance with medical standards of practice and LAORA QA policies and procedures.

Enforce standards established by regulatory agencies in all aspects of interactions with hospital staff and during the donation process.

Complete UNOS candidate registration forms; this consists of gathering required information necessary to run the potential transplant list. After running this list, then request another list from UNOS. Call each transplant center from the list and relay pertinent information.

Performs donor chart audits for QA department as requested by Donor Management Coordinator Supervisor as needed.

Educational:

Assist LAORA Designator Requestor Staff to provide support to grief-stricken families of potential organ donors, as well as enlist LAORA Donor family After-Care Program as a resource for Donor families post donation (if applicable)

Collaborates with Hospital Services Department to educate and provide organ procurement in-services in donor hospital to professionals, e.g., neurosurgeons, trauma physicians, ICU nurses. Develop and maintain working relationships with Donor Service Area hospital personnel for the promotion of organ donation and procurement.

Assists Community Affairs Departments in the coordination, planning, and implementation of educational packages to promote organ donation among the public.

Participate in referring physician, hospital staff, and medical community education as it relates to organ donor awareness and clinical support.

Participate in seminars and workshops as needed to maintain licensure and clinical knowledge.

Research:

Assists with data collection and operational initiatives/processes used for publication and clinical research.

When organs/tissues are deemed unsuitable for transplant and family has consented to research, he/she will participate in allocation of organs/tissues for research.

Maintains licensure and current clinical knowledge published in research journals and presentations to maintain clinical proficiency.

Working Conditions:

Possible exposure to communicable diseases and pharmacological agents with little likelihood of harm if established OSHA precautions are followed.

Occasional need to transfer organs, blood, specimens, and/or tissue samples from one place to another.

Extended hours of travel including long driving distances after business hours to evaluate, manage, and recover organs/tissues for transplant and research

Travel requiring use of air transportation (commercial and private), emergency ground vehicles, ground limousine service, personal vehicle or company vehicle.

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