Transplant Organ Preservationist

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Transplant Organ Preservationist is responsible for recovery activities related to the allocation, distribution, surgical removal, and preservation of organs for transplantation. Specifically, this involves management of supplies and medication for the case, traveling with surgical teams for organ recovery, set up and maintain sterile fields and back tables in the OR, assisting surgeons during organ recovery procedures, and packaging organs according to regulatory standards. Preservationists have responsibility to deliver organs, blood and tissue samples back to the recipient location, and to ensure all procedures are documented accurately and in compliance with protocols. Full-time position with a guaranteed 40-hour workweek. Additional details regarding schedule, responsibilities, and benefits will be discussed during the interview process. About us: Vanderbilt Health is a leading provider of organ transplantation in the United States, giving hundreds of people new hope and longer life each year. For more than six decades, the Vanderbilt team has been committed to providing lifesaving transplants to people from all over the world. As Tennessee’s only full-service transplant center, we offer the most advanced care for end-stage organ failure in children and adults. Our transplant specialists also perform lifesaving dual-organ transplants, including heart-kidney, heart-liver, heart-lung, kidney-pancreas and liver-kidney.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
2 years of surgical technology, organ preservation or donation experience. Experience in other medical fields, such as RN, EMT, etc., may be considered.
Direct Patient Care, Operating Room
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE (INTERMEDIATE): - Awareness of the capabilities of the specific medical equipment and its characteristics. Able to use the medical equipment to accomplish advanced tasks independently with associated with the specific devices.
SURGICAL EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE (INTERMEDIATE): Demonstrates mastery of the equipment and related devices. Has solid knowledge of performance criteria. Able to use the equipment to accomplish advanced tasks associated with the specific devices. Easily resolves equipment problems.
PROCEDURES KNOWLEDGE (INTERMEDIATE): Demonstrates mastery of procedures knowledge in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to successfully execute complex procedures without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
OPERATING ROOM CARE (INTERMEDIATE): Demonstrates mastery of operating room care in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to successfully execute complex procedures without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
ENVIRONMENTAL STERILITY & SAFETY (INTERMEDIATE): Demonstrates mastery of environmental sterility and safety in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to successfully deliver environmental sterility and safety services without requiring support and instruction.
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT (INTERMEDIATE): Possesses sufficient proficiency to successfully demonstrate Inventory Management skills in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Demonstrates basic expertise with Inventory Management tools, procedures and processes. Monitors material moved into and out of stockroom locations and reconciles inventory balances.

Nice To Haves

Certification: Certified Organ Preservationist OR NBSTSA CST OR NCCT TS-C
Education: Associates or Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Responsibilities

Provides medical/technical support to Organ Recovery teams for the removal of donor organs and tissue including preparation of equipment, medications, clinical guidance, communication, and organ packaging.
Evaluates donor organs for suitability of transplantation.
Monitors preservation parameters during organ recovery surgery and transport to ensure quality outcomes.
Coordinates organ transport and delivery to recipient hospitals, including necessary documentation and communication.
Demonstrates know of principles of decontamination, disinfection, sanitation, and sterilization and applies these principles to reduce infection potential.
Participates in quality assessment and performance improvement activities including but not limited to data entry, data analysis, report compilation, presentations to peers and leaders.
Required to participate in all forms of ground and air travel.