Organ Recovery Coordinator
About The Position
The Organ Recovery Coordinator is responsible for surgical organ recovery, kidney perfusion, and imported organ processes while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The role performs scrubbing and circulating duties, including setting up sterile fields, assisting with gowning and draping, anticipating surgical needs, managing instruments and specimens, maintaining sterile technique, and supporting postmortem care and quality improvement. The coordinator manages logistics for organ imports, including air and ground transportation, and may accompany surgeons when necessary. The position operates kidney perfusion machines, maintains preservation records, monitors pump metrics, and delivers organs for transplantation. It also manages organ allocation according to LifeNet Health and OPTN/UNOS policies to maximize utilization and ensures accurate, timely documentation of clinical and logistical donor information.
Requirements
- Three years of experience in scrub/surgical technology (including tissue processing, tissue recovery, operating room, or other sterile processing experience), EMT, or paramedic work.
- Valid state driver's license.
Responsibilities
- Perform surgical organ recovery, kidney perfusion, and imported organ processes in compliance with regulatory standards.
- Perform full scrubbing and circulating duties, including setting up sterile fields and assisting with gowning and draping.
- Anticipate surgical needs and manage instruments and specimens while maintaining strict sterile technique.
- Support postmortem care and quality improvement.
- Coordinate logistics for organ imports, including air and ground transportation, and accompany surgeons when necessary.
- Operate kidney perfusion machines, maintain accurate preservation records, and monitor pump metrics.
- Deliver organs for transplantation.
- Manage organ allocation in accordance with LifeNet Health and OPTN/UNOS policies to maximize utilization.
- Ensure precise and timely documentation of clinical and logistical donor information.
Benefits
- Best-in-class benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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