Registered Nurse - Transplant Procurement Coordinator - RN

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

7d•$42 - $64•Onsite

About The Position

Mayo Clinic is a top-ranked healthcare provider dedicated to its employees with competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. This role focuses on the procurement of solid organs for transplant teams, primarily in the pre-transplant phase. The coordinator collaborates with physicians, surgeons, and the healthcare team to assess and disposition organ offers, understanding UNOS policy and patient listing status. This includes interpreting data related to blood type, HLA, donor-specific antibodies, waiting list status, body size, and age-specific needs. The role involves coordinating care from organ offer to transportation to the transplant facility, performing nursing and administrative duties, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Daily and weekly duties include attending meetings, documenting patient data, communicating donor follow-up, and maintaining databases. The position requires 24/7 on-call responsibilities on a rotating basis and offers leadership opportunities through community involvement, committee work, and research. Practice is based on ANA standards and ethics, and UNOS guidelines.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited baccalaureate nursing program.
Minimum of three years of RN experience required.
ICU/PCU/ED RN experience or Procurement/Transplant experience within the last 2 years.
Current RN license by applicable state requirements.
Maintains Basic Life Support (BLS) competency.
Strong organizational, critical thinking and decision making skills.
Ability to multi-task and effectively prioritize workload.
Strong communication skills required.
Ability to interact effectively with people at all levels inside and outside Mayo Clinic is required.
Must possess strong computer skills.
Must be able and willing to work independently.

Nice To Haves

At least two years of experience as Transplant or Procurement Coordinator is strongly preferred.
One year in Critical Care or Operating Room preferred.
Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinator (CPTC) or Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator (CCTC) preferred.
Additional certifications may be required by unit guidelines.

Responsibilities

Coordinates all aspects of solid organ procurement for Mayo Clinic Transplant Teams.
Assesses and plans to correctly disposition organ offers suitable for organ transplant, as well as identifying, understanding and articulating when organs are not acceptable.
Demonstrates an extremely high level of competency with multiple organs and UNOS policy.
Assesses data reflective of the patient's listing status and appropriately interprets information relative to blood type, HLA interpretation, donor specific antibodies, status on the national UNOS waiting list, body size, and the patient's age-specific needs.
Collaborates with the Medical and Surgical Directors of organ transplant teams and participates in the interpretation and validation of laboratory test results.
Coordinates care at the time of donor organ offer throughout the immediate pre-transplant process including coordination of transportation to transplanting facility.
Performs nursing and administrative duties including collaboration with on-site Organ Procurement Coordinator for optimal donor management, coordinating surgical procurement of transplantable organs, arranging flight or ground transportation for the Procurement team and each Mayo accepted organ in a timely manner.
Ensures compliance of regulatory procedures and protocols throughout the procurement process.
Assesses, evaluates, and communicates with the procurement team throughout all procurement cases.
Attends Selection Committee meetings, QAPI meetings, Organ Review meetings.
Researches and documents pertinent listing data for patients accepted for transplant.
Communicates donor follow up to appropriate teams.
Maintains database with donor specific information.
Handles 24/7 on-call responsibilities on a rotating basis.
Provides leadership through activities such as community involvement, committee work and participation in research.