Clinical Recovery Coordinator

ConnectLife•Williamsville, NY

About The Position

Accountable for all activities related to the surgical recovery and safe preservation of organs from donors. This includes, but is not limited to, operating room logistics and communication, maintaining surgical and preservation supplies, organ preservation, obtaining biopsy samples, and organ allocation.

Requirements

High school diploma required or equivalent.
Must have one of the following: One year of clinical hospital experience, cadaver dissection, certified surgical technologist, emergency medical technician, paramedic, military medical training, experience or a degree in Funeral Sciences, or one year experience within ConnectLife in a related field.
Medical terminology required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including but not limited to: Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint, publisher, and data entry required.
Excellent interpersonal and professional skills, written and verbal communication skills required, including communicating with diverse individuals.
Must be able to remain professional in making decisions and handling confidential information.
Must be adaptable to change, detail oriented, and highly organized with the ability to think critically and multi-task while maintaining focus and accuracy through interruptions.
Must have professional appearance and demeanor.
Must have a valid NYS Drivers license and reliable transportation. Some travel required.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or higher in a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintains professional communication and composure while collaborating with medical professionals, hospitals, and donation organizations to facilitate successful transplant outcomes.
Takes 24-hour call as a member of the Organ Services team to provide the necessary needs of the organ donation process.
Works in the operating room managing and assisting with all aspects of the organ recovery process, including but not limited to; education for hospital and transplant staff involved in the recovery process, monitoring of donor hemodynamics, sterile handling of recovered organs, communication of organ anatomy to transplant surgeons, perfusion and preservation of recovered organs, packaging, and labelling of recovered organs.
Responsible for the renal preservation and perfusion duties for local and import organs, to include but not limited to; dissection of vascular patches, cleaning of excess tissue from the organ, performing the collection of biopsy samples, cannulation, preparing vascular patches for perfusion devices and placement of organs on perfusion devices, and closing biopsy sites.
Provides services to the local transplant center for imported organs by transporting and delivering organs, placing organs on a perfusion device, delivery or transportation set up for archive specimens, pathology samples and tissue typing materials.
Takes primary responsibility for the allocation of kidneys, pancreata, and research organs as needed.
Responsible for the recovery of research organs as needed.
Responsible for maintaining knowledge of anatomy of abdominal and thoracic organs.
Assists other staff as appropriate in all aspects of the donor process.
Maintains lab readiness at ConnectLife site and is responsible for maintaining adequate levels of recovery supplies, sterile packaging of supplies, and maintenance of all recovery and perfusion equipment.
Actively participates in office responsibilities including, but not limited to departmental meetings, quality assurance, training, and process improvement.
Ensure that all medical/legal requirements are met before organ recovery.
Ensure compliance with regulatory bodies and ConnectLife policies for organ recovery.
Maintain donor records in compliance with regulatory bodies and ConnectLife policies.
Serves as a clinical resource for Hospital Development by providing educational in-services on the organ donation process when needed. Completes Medical Record Review for any assigned hospitals.
Maintain/obtain any necessary certification and/or education required.