Nurse B - Donor Coordinator
About The Position
The incumbent is an expert clinical practitioner who integrates experience, skills and knowledge from nursing theory and principles of adult learning and thrives to make a difference. Our mandate includes increasing public awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation, education of health care professionals, and ensuring a safe and effective donation and transplant system in Saskatchewan. Working collaboratively with our stakeholders and fostering organizational and individual growth, we value respect for all, collaborative partnerships, compassionate caring, excellence and stewardship. The Deceased Donor Coordinator guides each step of the donation process including donor identification through referral indicators, donor suitability assessment, declaration, approach and consent with families, to the medical donor management optimizing organ and tissue yield for recipient transplantation. After each donation there is family follow-up and support and information transfer with donation and recipient programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
- Experience in critical care
- Recent (within last 2 years) clinical experience in organ/tissue donation
- 2 years clinical experience in a highly acute environment (ex. critical or ER)
- Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
- Basic - Communication skills to provide/obtain verbal and/or written opinions/advice
- Intermediate - Decision making skills
- Intermediate - Written Communication Skills
- Intermediate - Computer skills
- Intermediate - Verbal communication skills
- Intermediate - Interpersonal skills
- Intermediate - Problem solving skills
- Knowledge in statistical reporting, research and analysis
- Ability to set priorities
- Ability to recognize and maintain confidential information
- Demonstration of extreme attention to detail
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to meet treatment needs with a client/family centered approach to care
Responsibilities
- Donor identification through referral indicators
- Donor suitability assessment
- Declaration
- Approach and consent with families
- Medical donor management optimizing organ and tissue yield for recipient transplantation
- Family follow-up and support after each donation
- Information transfer with donation and recipient programs
- Increasing public awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation
- Education of health care professionals
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
