Medical Examiner Donation Specialist-Night Shift
About The Position
The Medical Examiner Donation Specialist (MEDS) maximizes organ, eye, and tissue donation opportunities at partner coroner and medical examiner offices. The role represents OneLegacy and develops relationships with coroner and medical examiner partners, helps determine tissue suitability for recovery and transplantation, gathers clinical information on applicable referrals, and assists with donor allocation as needed. The position performs donor screening and medical record review, qualifies donors for recovery, obtains coroner/medical examiner release, coordinates recovery logistics, and may perform recovery coordination. The specialist works with OneLegacy colleagues and external partners to support referrals in real time and to develop processes that maximize donation while complying with OneLegacy policies and applicable regulations. This is a full-time, non-exempt position based in person and in the field service area of Azusa and Redlands, California. The work schedule is 80 hours biweekly as determined by the assigned night shift, with availability for evenings, holidays, and weekends as needed. Travel is required by personal or OneLegacy vehicle and/or air. A night shift differential is available.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
- Completion of an EMT program, completion of a Surgical Technologist program, or current or previous licensure as a paramedic.
- Three years of experience in an allied health field such as embalming, physiology, anatomy, mortuary sciences, surgical services, EMS, EMT, emergency room technology, paramedicine, or pathology.
- Previous experience in tissue or organ recovery.
- Must obtain CTBS certification within two years of working in the position.
- Maintain a current California driver’s license and vehicle insurance meeting California minimum coverage standards.
- Pass a coroner office background check.
- Reliable automotive transportation and a reliable cellphone when available to work.
- Ability to work independently without supervision and respond urgently when called in for a recovery.
- Ability to drive at night and excellent night vision.
- Attention to detail.
- Competence using a laptop, desktop computer, or mobile device, and email.
- Availability for evenings, holidays, and weekends as needed; required to drive at night.
- Ability to travel by personal auto, OneLegacy vehicle, and/or air to meeting sites and other locations.
Nice To Haves
- CEBT certification.
- CTBS certification.
Responsibilities
- Account for tissue referral and donation performance at coroner and medical examiner offices.
- Screen coroner and medical examiner cases to identify potential donors and gather information from databases, medical records, and investigation reports.
- Review medical records and assess donor suitability for recovery; perform physical examinations of potential donors.
- Build and maintain working relationships with medical examiner, coroner, sheriff, investigator, and pathologist staff.
- Interview pathologists and obtain cause-of-death and autopsy findings; coordinate recovery timing, specimen collection, autopsy scheduling, and requests for photos, X-rays, and other processing.
- Collect specimens and request specimen holds and releases; obtain authorization to recover consented tissue donors within the coroner or medical examiner jurisdiction.
- Collect post-recovery follow-up information, including autopsy reports, cause of death, and investigation reports, and conduct requested investigator or pathologist consultations.
- Communicate in real time with internal departments regarding organ and tissue donation; report referrals to Family Care Center departments for approach and coordinate with Eye Bank staff regarding autopsy scheduling.
- Enter and document screening information in the electronic medical records system and complete timely chart corrections when requested.
- Transport tissue to the end user.
- Gather clinical information for applicable hospital referrals involving medical examiner or coroner cases.
- Review cases after triage by other coordinators for suitability, accuracy, and completeness.
- Work with Family Care Center shift leads to maintain updates and help manage the digitalDONOR status board.
- Coordinate case recovery logistics, including medical examiner or coroner permission and donor transportation.
- Perform recovery coordination as needed and respond with urgency when called in for a recovery.
- Comply with OneLegacy policies and procedures and applicable FDA, UNOS, CMS, and federal, state, and local requirements.
- Collaborate with OneLegacy team members and medical examiner and coroner partners to assess donation processes and develop and implement policies, procedures, and processes that maximize donation.
- Complete administrative tasks such as medical record acquisition, policy and procedure review, training, meeting attendance, and chart corrections.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans; employer pays 90% of the employee premium cost.
- 19 days of paid time off.
- Two floating holidays.
- 10 holidays.
- Life insurance.
- Supplemental life insurance.
- Wellness plans.
- Employee assistance program.
- Pet insurance.
- Onsite gym.
- Mileage reimbursement for applicable positions.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Employee referral program.
- 403(b) retirement plan with an annual discretionary 8% employer contribution.
- School loan forgiveness.
- Night shift differential available.
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Job Type
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