Organ Recovery Coordinator Lead - LifeShare Carolinas - FT Variable
About The Position
Under the supervision of LifeShare's medical director, this role involves rotating on-call medical director extender coverage, evaluating potential donor suitability, and utilizing evidenced-based practice to manage LifeShare donors and optimize organ function. The lead will precept and mentor Organ Recovery Coordinator III teammates, make and execute treatment and clinical care decisions, and perform diagnostics/procedures as applicable. This role works with the organ recovery coordinator (ORC) III to coordinate and provide staffing for the DCC, serving as the intraoperative care provider with "head of the bed" management including airway and ventilator management, lung recruitment and Valsalva maneuvers, hemodynamic monitoring and treatment, and medication administration. The lead will also oversee DCC equipment management, including regulatory compliance with CLIA, CMS, UNOS, and FDA requirements, maintenance, and quality control. Additionally, this role leads and participates in policy development, quality improvement initiatives, outcome measures, and supply chain management functions. The lead coordinates and delivers critical care donor management education to LifeShare Organ Division staff, participates in ORC new hire onboarding, and annual skills fairs and competency evaluations. The role also involves evaluating potential DCC donors with the medical director, which may include onsite, field assessments, and communicating acceptance and collaborating with all pertinent LifeShare teams including family support, ORCs and Operations teams, and MedCenter Air.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a healthcare field or associate's degree in nursing
- Registered Nurse
- Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinator (CPTC)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- 5 years OPO and/or critical care (ICU) nursing experience
- Demonstrates leadership skills and clinical expertise in working with acute and chronic illnesses commonly associated with the brain dead and neurologically injured population
- Demonstrates an advanced level of clinical nursing knowledge, Communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, professionalism, and systems-based practice
- Demonstrates an expert-level understanding of donor suitability, donor management, and organ recovery best practice
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in nursing
- 3 years of critical care nursing experience
- 5 years of OPO experience
Responsibilities
- Rotate on-call medical director extender coverage
- Evaluate potential donor suitability
- Utilize evidenced-based practice to manage LifeShare donors and optimize organ function
- Precept and mentor Organ Recovery Coordinator III teammates
- Make and execute treatment and clinical care decisions
- Perform diagnostics/procedures, where applicable to include mid-lines, arterial lines, bronchoscopy as necessary
- Work with the organ recovery coordinator (ORC) III to coordinate and provide staffing for the DCC
- Serve as the intraoperative care provider providing “head of the bed” management to include airway and ventilator management, lung recruitment and Valsalva maneuvers, hemodynamic monitoring and treatment, and medication administration
- Oversee DCC equipment management including regulatory compliance with all CLIA, CMS, UNOS, and FDA requirements, maintenance, and quality control (QC) procedures
- Lead and participate in policy development, quality improvement initiatives, and outcome measures
- Lead supply chain management functions to include medication, supplies, stocking, and BTM management
- Coordinate and deliver critical care donor management education to LifeShare Organ Division staff
- Participate in ORC new hire onboarding and annual skills fair and competency evaluations
- Evaluate potential DCC donors with the medical director which may include onsite, field assessments
- Communicate acceptance and collaborate with all pertinent LifeShare teams including family support, ORCs and Operations teams, and MedCenter Air
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs
- medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- adoption assistance
- paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
