Transplant Donation Specialist

UT Health San Antonio•San Antonio, TX

About The Position

Under direct supervision, the Transplant Donation Specialist plans and implements transplantation and living donation activities, including facilitating solid-organ donor offers and managing renal pulsatile perfusion. The role serves as a liaison to transplant center clients and coordinates recipient registration, organ recovery, allocation, transport, and related surgical services. It also performs and monitors pulsatile perfusion of donated organs, administers protocol medications and blood products to perfusion machines, operates and troubleshoots equipment, and documents activities to meet regulatory requirements. The position is scheduled for the PM shift, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. It requires an associate degree and two years of medical experience, including organ/tissue transplantation or donation experience, nursing experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. UT Health San Antonio offers a benefits package to eligible employees who work at least 20 hours per week and have an appointment of at least 4.5 months. Benefits described include medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, paid time off, extended illness leave, paid family leave, holidays, and discounts.

Requirements

Associate degree.
Two years of medical experience, including experience in organ/tissue transplantation and/or donations, or experience in nursing (such as LVN or RN), or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of patient-care coordination in medical or surgical settings.
Demonstrated proficiency and continued growth in knowledge of tissue/organ transplantation.
Proficiency with electronic medical records and Microsoft Office.
Detail orientation and meticulous planning and organizational skills while balancing multiple priorities.
Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

Serve as a liaison to transplant center clients in the donation services area.
Register potential recipients to the national waiting list for transplant in accordance with federal policy.
Coordinate the surgical recovery, allocation, and transport of transplantable organs.
Arrange non-transplantable surgical services for non-transplant surgeries and scheduled living donor cases.
Complete documentation, communication, and data entry to ensure compliance with federal transplant and donation regulatory requirements.
Perform pulsatile perfusion on donated organs recovered for transplantation.
Administer protocol medications and blood products to organ perfusion machines to support optimal organ function for transplantation.
Monitor organ perfusion parameters, including vital signs, blood gases, and flow rates, and address potential issues.
Operate and maintain organ perfusion machines, ensuring proper functioning and calibration.
Follow established organ perfusion protocols to maintain quality standards and regulatory compliance.
Document procedures, medication administration, and perfusion parameters in accordance with regulatory requirements.
Identify and troubleshoot technical issues with perfusion machines and organ perfusion processes.
Contribute to quality improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities for process optimization and standardization.
Perform all other duties as assigned.

Benefits

UT SELECT medical insurance, offered free for employees, with family coverage available through payroll deduction.
Free $50,000 group term life insurance and $50,000 basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance, with options to purchase additional coverage.
Three dental insurance plan options through Delta Dental.
Two vision plan options.
Disability insurance.
Flexible spending accounts for qualifying dependent-care and health-care expenses.
Retirement plan eligibility through TRS or ORP, with voluntary retirement programs also available.
Front-loaded paid time off of 128 to 208 hours based on years of service.
Extended Illness Bank accrual of 8 hours per month.
Paid family leave of up to 240 hours after six months of consecutive employment.
Twelve set paid holidays each year.
Discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.