Columbus OH - Transportation Specialist

Nationwide Organ Recovery Transport Alliance • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

NORA (Nationwide Organ Recovery Transport Alliance) partners with Organ Procurement Organizations, Transplant Centers, Hospitals, Living Donor Networks, and Laboratories across the nation. The organization provides air and ground organ recovery transportation through a “One Call Solution.”

Transportation Specialists serve as part-time, on-call Organ Transport Drivers. They use NORA vehicles for emergency and non-emergency organ procurement transportation, collecting organ storage containers and transporting medical teams, organs, tissues, tissue donors, and supplies. The role may also assist with the respectful movement of tissue donors in accordance with medical, regulatory, and clinical protocols. Shifts are 24-hour on-call shifts, typically two to three per week and not exceeding 30 hours per week. Drivers must be able to report to the location within 30–35 minutes of a transport assignment.

Requirements

• At least five years of driving experience.
• At least 25 years of age.
• Ability to report to the location within 30–35 minutes of a transport assignment location to pick up the assigned vehicle.
• Acceptable state driving record verified through the DMV and reviewed annually.
• Ability to work 24-hour on-call shifts, including weekends and holidays.
• Professional, service-oriented approach.
• Successful background and drug screening; criminal charges and convictions may be considered if substantially related to the position.

Nice To Haves

• Emergency Vehicle Operator Certified (EVOC) professional certification.

Responsibilities

• Lift, push, pull, and carry organ storage containers.
• Operate NORA SUVs and tissue donor transport vans in emergency and non-emergency situations.
• Load and unload transport vehicles with organ storage containers and supplies.
• Safely and efficiently transport medical teams, organs, tissues, and tissue donors.
• Push and pull cots and transfer tissue donors using cots.
• Maintain high standards of customer service, quality, and safety throughout transports.
• Assist with the respectful movement of tissue donors in accordance with medical, regulatory, and clinical protocols.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Sick/personal leave
• Uniform shirts provided
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• On-call pay
• Weekend and holiday hours
• Ongoing training and equipment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed