Organ Referral Preservation Coordinator I

We are looking for dedicatedindividuals, excited to be a part of our culture!

About the Team
We are looking for dedicated individuals,excited to be a part of our culture!
Working at Donor Network of Arizona (DNA)is more than organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation. We work in thefield of generosity, facilitating the selfless gifts of donation to save andheal lives.
DNA employees use their unique talents tomake the most of every situation, every opportunity, and every donation. Eachposition at DNA plays an important role in the donation process while honoringthe legacy of donors and celebrating the renewed health of recipients.

Current Needs:

Preservation Coordinator
Referral Responder

About the Role:

TheOrgan Referral/Preservation Coordinator (ORPC) is a cross-trained dual role, whichencompasses the referral responder, referral intake/organ allocation and theorgan preservation coordinator roles. Each staff member will have a dedicatedprimary role (i.e. referral responder, referral intake/organ allocation, orOPC).
The staff member performingthe referral responder (RR) role is responsible for maximizing the organreferral and evaluation process in collaboration with the advisor on call(AOC), organ recovery coordinator (ORC), donation and family advocate (DFA),hospital staff, physicians, and medical director as needed.
TheRR is responsible for responding to heart beating ventilated referrals,assessing organ donor suitability, and enhancing the donation process. The RR is responsible for maintaining donor records, assisting donor programdevelopment with post-donor hospital communication, providing donor familysupport, and communication in conjunction with donor family advocate services.For potential organ donors, the RR is responsible for facilitating familyapproach regarding donation and obtaining informed consent, in collaborationwith the ORC and DFA staff if available, as well as performing the medical andsocial history interview. Also, informing the donor family of donordesignation and providing support to the family to proceed with the donorswishes. This includes collaborating with hospital staff todetermine appropriate timing for family counseling and approach.
The referral intake/organallocation role is responsible for screening heart-beat ventilated (HBV) referralsto assess for organ donation referrals and import/local allocation. Responsibilities include assessing HBV referrals for initial organ donorsuitability, collaborating/communicating with the advisor on call (AOC) andRDSS, facilitating transplant center organ offers and transportation, and localabdominal organ allocation - maintaining UNOS policies.

In the organ preservationcoordinator (OPC) role, the staff member is responsible for the procurement,preservation and packaging of cadaveric organs in the operating room on heartbeating and asystolic donors. Performs pre-recovery lymph node biopsies oncadaveric organ donors. Conducts machine preservation of kidneys taken fromasystolic donors.

Additionally this roleperforms organ allocation and takes import call. Precepts incoming OrganPreservation Coordinators and Referral Responders as assigned.

All of these above actions aredone pursuant to Donor Network of Arizona standard operating procedures, CMSregulations, UNOS policy, JCAHO and AOPO standards. The ORPC is delegatedthe authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying outthe assigned duties.

Skills:

Excellent human relations and oral/written communication skills
Provides hospital development education, OR and/or referral response
Shows clinical, communication, and professional growth
Answer telephones
Input data into computer programs
Maintain logs
Maintain patient charts
Ability to support Donor Networks mission, vision, and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence and competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, dedication, personalization, commitment to our community, accountability, and ownership.

Requirements:
Bachelors Degree preferred or medical certification, Licensure/Registration, Surgical Technician, Associates Degree, EMT-P, LPN, RT,RN, previous OPO experience, previous ocular or tissue recovery experience.
Operating room / Surgical scrub or medical field/medical terminology field
2 - 3 Years surgical experience
1 year experience in the medical field/medical terminology or new graduate RN.
Shares 24-hour "on-call" responsibility on a rotating basis with other organ recovery coordinators.
Responds within the established timeframe to potential donor referrals.
Carries a functioning mobile phone while on call.
Is prepared on a daily basis, with all of the necessary supplies, to perform and complete organ donor cases when on call.
Owns or has unlimited access to a motor vehicle while on call.
3 - 5 Years, tissue/ocular recovery

Bachelors Degree preferred or medical certification, Licensure/Registration, Surgical Technician, Associates Degree, EMT-P, LPN, RT,RN, previous OPO experience, previous ocular or tissue recovery experience.
Operating room / Surgical scrub or medical field/medical terminology field
2 - 3 Years surgical experience
1 year experience in the medical field/medical terminology or new graduate RN.
Shares 24-hour "on-call" responsibility on a rotating basis with other organ recovery coordinators.
Responds within the established timeframe to potential donor referrals.
Carries a functioning mobile phone while on call.
Is prepared on a daily basis, with all of the necessary supplies, to perform and complete organ donor cases when on call.
Owns or has unlimited access to a motor vehicle while on call.
3 - 5 Years, tissue/ocular recovery

What We Offer:
Competitive Salary-$25-$31
Dental
Vision
Medical
Employee Assistance Program
403B
Tuition Assistance after 1 year employed
Telemedicine
LTD,STD,LTC
Wellness program
The opportunity to help save and heal lives!