Procurement Transplant Coordinator 1

OneLegacy•Orange, CA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

At OneLegacy, every moment counts. As the nation's largest organ, eye, and tissue recovery organization, we are dedicated to saving lives and sharing hope. Guided by our values of integrity, compassion, stewardship, diversity and inclusion, urgency, innovation and excellence, and collaboration, our team works tirelessly to honor every gift of donation. Come join a team of medical professionals who use skills learned in our physician led training program. As a Procurement Transplant Coordinator, you will provide primary medical care to authorized organ donors in hospital Intensive Care Units and OneLegacy recovery facilities. The care consists of managing hemodynamics and pulmonary function to secure perfusion and oxygenation to the lifesaving organs for transplant. This is the career in medicine that you never knew existed. An exciting and rewarding profession in the field of organ donation, where you will truly save lives and make a difference every day.

Requirements

RN or RT (Bachelor’s degree preferred).
Critical Care patient management (ICU, OR, ER, pre-hospital) experience required.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required at the time of employment.
Required to be Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified within the employees orientation period.
OneLegacy requires employees to maintain a current California driver’s license and vehicle insurance.
Ability to assume responsibility without direct supervision, exercise initiative, judgment and make decisions within the scope of assigned authority.
Ability to keep accurate records, perform statistical analyses and interpret data.
Keyboarding skills for using a personal computer.
Interpersonal skills, including the ability to deal with all levels of management, staff, medical professionals, hospital staff and to work within the individual guidelines of OneLegacy affiliated community donor hospitals, organ transplantation centers, eye and tissue banks.
Excellent communication skills, written and oral, to include the ability to make public presentations.
Instructional skills in written and verbal form.
Ability to perform patient transfers and heavy lifting up to 50 pounds.
Ability to function as an effective and competent team member.
Maintain confidentiality of all information pertinent to organ, eye and tissue donors and recipients, OneLegacy staff, OneLegacy affiliated donor hospitals and affiliated processors.

Nice To Haves

Candidates who are not a licensed RN or RT will be considered for the position of PTC-I at the discretion of the COO/CIO.
Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Assisting hospitals to identify and report potential donor referrals and proceeds through the organ recovery procedure.
Reinforcing and supporting all processes of donation as outlined in the UAGA (Uniform Anatomical Act).
Direct medical donor care, with an emphasis on assessment, resuscitation, physiologic management, organ allocation, documentation, packaging and labeling of organs for transplant or research at the time of recovery.
Directing the medical treatment regimen to meet the assessed needs of the donor in accordance with established medical practices, the donor requirements, policies & procedures, and the practices and goals of OneLegacy.
Identifying and supporting the psychosocial needs of donor families and loved ones with direct aid from OneLegacy family support teams.
Administrative, training, and regulatory responsibilities.
Supporting hospital development in his/her assigned hospitals and conducting professional and public education presentations about organ, eye and tissue donation.
Responding promptly and appropriately to potential donor referrals to assess suitability and enhance the donation process.
Establishing and enhancing relationships with the hospital staff to increase referral activity.
Collaborating with the RTS (Referral Triage Specialist), CRS (Clinical Resource Specialist), SOP (on call Supervisor of Organ Procurement), Medical Director of Referral Management and/or clinical leadership to manage active referrals.
Accessing and reviewing the referring hospital’s medical records charts and transcribing appropriate information to digitalDONOR fields per OneLegacy policies and practices.
Consulting with hospital staff to evaluate current organ function and identify early stages of medical derangements and current organ function.
Formulating a treatment plan at the direction of the Medical Director of Referral Management and advocating on behalf of potential donors and their families for interventions needed to preserve the opportunity for donation and optimize organ function.
Making written and oral reports/recommendations to the attending physician, transplant physician, Medical Director, consulting Intensivist and CRS concerning the status and care of the donor, as appropriate.
Developing and communicating a plan for continuity of care along with the progression of the referral.
Reviewing medical-legal documentation pertaining to brain death declaration for completeness and accuracy according to hospital policy, California Health and Safety codes and current American Association of Neurology Guidelines, and providing direction for revisions when needed.
Performing administrative duties regarding the patient, such as completing digitalDONOR charting, as well as any other forms or documentation required per OneLegacy documentation policies and/or hospital policies.
Implementing and maintaining established policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control; reporting these to the transplant center, physician, resident, family members and public, as appropriate.
Identifying AP (Authorizing Party) and language requirements, documenting pertinent family dynamics and any other relevant information needed to properly assess the AP and/or family members of potential donors in preparation for approach.
Collaborating with the hospital care team, the RTS and/or the Family Care Specialist Resources (FCSR) in the end-of-life discussion to ensure the AP is provided with the opportunity for donation in the most appropriate manner.
Discussing the elements of authorization with the AP and/or family members of potential donors.
Obtaining authorization for donation per UAGA and verifying medical-legal documentation necessary for organ recovery is complete according to OneLegacy policies and procedures.
Completing Donor Risk Assessment Interview (DRAI) and obtaining any required follow-up information.
Responding to donor referrals or assigned donor cases at shift start time unless otherwise instructed by CRS/RTS.
Obtaining accurate medical information for evaluation and evaluating potential organ and tissue donors according to OneLegacy, regulatory and/or credentialing body guidelines.
Discussing and supporting the donation process with family members or Authorizing/Acknowledging Party (AP).
Coordinating all aspects of donor management.
Assuring accuracy and completeness of charting in the hospital and OneLegacy Electronic Medical Record systems.
Collaborating with Medical Examiner/Coroners, tissue recovery staff, hospital staff, social services and clergy.
Coordinating the logistics for multiple organ procurements and allocation cases and maintaining consistent and clear communication with Donor Allocation Coordinator (DAC) regarding organ allocation.
Verifying that all medical-legal documentation necessary for organ procurement is completed according to OneLegacy, governing and/or credentialing body guidelines.
Providing organ allocation staff with organ/donor information, as required.
Responsible for all chart documentation in the OR during recovery and post recovery including review and completion of Confidential Donor File (CDF) at the conclusion of each completed case.
Reviewing Not Brain Dead Status Board (NBD) when in a hospital for an active referral and conducting a site visit on NBD referrals and charting in EMR system.
Participating in “Presence with a Purpose” in collaboration with the Donation Development Coordinator (DDC) to educate hospitals on the donation process along with current and upcoming donation related events.
Coordinating and conducting scheduled education on donation and transplantation in partnership with the DDC in assigned hospital(s).
Participating in OneLegacy signature events such as: OneLegacy Donation and Transplantation Symposium, Donate Life RunWalk, etc. as requested.
Promoting positive relationships with all hospital and clinical staff.
Participating in hospital meetings to assist with presenting information or addressing issues relating to the donation process.
Joining hospital sponsored clinical rounds and/or conducting other case-finding activities.
Debriefing Donation Development Coordinator (DDC) after a case.
Achieving PTC-II status though demonstrated proficiency and documented competencies in all organ operations at the OneLegacy’s recovery center within 24-months of hire date of employment.
Maintaining professional conduct at all times with both internal and external customers.
Cooperating with other personnel to achieve company objectives and maintaining good employee, interdepartmental and public relations.
Meeting with and soliciting advice from the Medical Director(s), Director of Organ Clinical Operations, Supervisor, Donor Management, SOP (Supervisor on call), CRS, Transplant Centers, Attending Physicians, Director of Nursing Services and Nursing Staff concerning donor patient care.
Maintaining an effective and friendly working relationship with health professionals, physicians, consultants and family members involved in every donation process.
Sharing schedule responsibility with other assigned PTC-I staff (seven 12-hour shifts per pay period every two weeks).
Responding to additional work time and shifts as assigned, as needed, to uphold OneLegacy’s mission.
Traveling within OneLegacy’s Donor Service Area to respond to a referral/donor case or other OneLegacy business.
Giving verbal report to oncoming OneLegacy staff when assignment is completed.
Carrying OneLegacy issued electronic devices and appropriate case materials on scheduled work shifts and ensuring that all equipment is working properly.
Enabling and ensuring location services on OneLegacy issued devices work properly during scheduled shifts.
Staying professionally current as required for assigned job function, certification or licensure.
Complying with all UNOS policies, standards and requirements.
Attending staff meetings and scheduled trainings unless on call, post-call or protected time off (UPTO/PTO, bereavement, jury duty, etc.) as deemed necessary by Leadership.
Supporting the organization’s Standards of Professional Conduct as outlined in OneLegacy Policies and Procedures and being the example of OneLegacy’s mission, vision and values.
Observing a code of ethics that requires truthfulness, honesty and personal integrity in all activities.
Performing other duties as assigned.