Transplant Coordinator

Getinge•Dallas, TX

About The Position

With a passion for life Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers. Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it. Paragonix Technologies markets organ transportation devices that safeguard organs during the journey between donor and recipient patients. Our devices incorporate clinically proven and medically trusted hypothermic preservation techniques in a novel suspension system to provide unprecedented physical and thermal protection. Our product portfolio spans cardiac, thoracic, and abdominal preservation devices to improve donor organ quality and extend donor organ transport time. Paragonix also markets transplant services and organ screening to the transplant community. Job Summary: This position is to provide organ screening support for Paragonix transplant partners. Coordinators will screen, manage, and present donor offers from the OPTN provider to the appropriately designated physician or their designee per OPTN guidelines, and with adherence to all Paragonix/ Transplant Advocate policies and protocols. Coordinators will also take part in hospital EMR documentation as well as interact with recipient patients as prescribed in the designated protocol.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in health science, nursing, general science, or equivalent experience in transplant related field.
3 years experience in clinical transplant related field

Nice To Haves

ABTC certification as a CCRN or CPTC

Responsibilities

Responsible for screening offers from the OPTN contractor in accordance with transplant center criteria and OPTN policy within their designated assignment.
Maintaining necessary training and credentials for hospital, Paragonix, and OPTN computer systems.
Excellent customer service and communication skills with both internal and external staff including relaying clear, concise, and pertinent clinical information.
Responsible for being reachable within 5 minutes by telephone during their 24-hour call shift. Expert knowledge on usability of all Paragonix devices
Responsible for working in collaboration with the rest of the team to train and evaluate new members.
Excellent customer service and communication skills with transplant center recipients and family members.
Appropriate pre and post transplant documentation within hospital EMR and the OPTN contractor computer system.