RN ~ Family Care Coordinator/ Registered Nurse- $5,000 Sign on bonus!

LifeLink Foundation•Tampa, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

LifeLink Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives through organ and tissue donation. Founded over four decades ago, LifeLink has grown into a vision-driven organization with over 700 dedicated professionals across various regions. Our mission is to honor donors and save lives, while our vision is to maximize the gift of life and provide hope to donor families and transplant patients. We are guided by our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Legacy, People, and Quality. If you are inspired by purpose, driven by impact, and ready to help save and heal lives, LifeLink is the place for you.

Requirements

Degreed RN
Critical Care experience
Excellent interactive verbal communication skills
Availability to handle rotation of 24/7 call responsibilities and a work schedule that may require response to emergency back-up call coverage
Availability for automobile and possible air travel on a regular basis
Current driver's license with good verifiable driving record

Nice To Haves

Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Passionate about helping others and making a difference
Aligned with LifeLink’s core values of Compassion, Excellence, Legacy, People, and Quality
A collaborator who thrives in a mission-first environment

Responsibilities

Work in conjunction with Hospitals in our service area to respond to referrals and evaluate for the purpose of determining a potential organ/tissue donor.
Apply LifeLink Organ Recovery policies and procedures in performing and documenting donor evaluation, family approach, authorization/donor designation, and the medical/social behavior interview with appropriate family members/associates for the purpose of transplantation.
Participate in rotation call schedule to ensure coverage of this position’s responsibilities 24/7.
Participate in the Family Care Coordinator (FCC) call schedule.
Referral, pre-authorization and authorization responsibilities including onsite referral evaluation to hospitals, review of patient’s hospital chart for medical suitability, understanding of medical management to preserve donation option, determining hospital plan related to brain death testing and/or end of life discussions, determining appropriate time for family discussion related to donation conversation, understanding policy/procedure of both hospital and LifeLink in determination of Brain Death/testing, and following LifeLink policy and procedure and state statutes when determining legal next of kin and documentation of authorization.
Help families navigate the process of organ donation and offer resources and compassion with end of life decisions.
Post authorization responsibilities including case start-up (starting organ donation order set, obtaining blood for serologies, and lymph node cutdown for HLA tissue typing) and reporting to oncoming Vascular Coordinator.
Provide donor families with follow-up information and support as needed.
Work with hospital development and public education program on development initiatives.