Donation Support Services Evaluation Coordinator (7p-7a)

Network For Hope (NFH); Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401K

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Pet insurance

Wellness programs

Education reimbursement

Flexible schedules

On-the-job training

Job summary

Network for Hope (NFH) in Cincinnati, OH seeks a Donation Support Services Evaluation Coordinator (DSSEC) to assess potential donors and coordinate with hospital staff, tissue processors, and partners, ensuring regulatory compliance throughout the donation process.

The DSSEC will conduct thorough donor evaluations, maintain accurate documentation, provide guidance, train teams, and support SOP development while collaborating with quality and regulatory affairs to uphold standards.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma, or equivalent required; Associates degree, medical-related certification, or some post-secondary education strongly preferred.
• Experience: Two or more years' experience working in an OPO or with tissue processing and distribution. Requires excellent typing and data entry skills, ability to multi-task, experience using multi-line phone systems, EMR and extensive medical terminology specific to healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Back-up position to the DSS staff to obtain and document patient medical and social information from partners.
• Ensure pertinent referral/case information is communicated to internal and external stakeholders.
• Communicate with external partners and provide necessary follow-up.
• Identify final suitability for tissue donors.
• Provide clinical information to tissue team or Administrator on-call.
• Be available for call during scheduled shifts.

Skills

Typing

Data entry

Multi-tasking

Medical terminology

Education

High School Diploma

Associates degree or medical-related certification

Tools

EMR

Job description

At Network for Hope (NFH) the Donation Support Services Evaluation Coordinator (DSSEC) plays a critical role in assessing and facilitating the organ, tissue, and eye donation process. This position involves evaluating potential donors, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The coordinator will perform evaluations, providing expert guidance and support throughout the donation process. The DSSEC works closely with hospital staff, tissue processors, and internal staff members.

Key Responsibilities

Referral Initiation

• Serves as a back-up position to the DSS staff to obtain and document patient medical and social information provided by partners.
• Assures pertinent referral/case information is communicated to appropriate internal and external stakeholders.
• Communicates with external partners and provides necessary follow-up.
• Identifies final suitability for tissue donors.
• Provides clinical information to the tissue team or Administrator on-call.
• Is available for call during scheduled shifts as assigned.

Evaluation

• Conducts thorough evaluations of potential tissue donors.
• Documents and evaluates relevant suitability criteria for all potential tissue donors.
• Understands and applies all internal/external policies, procedures and standards relevant to donor suitability.
• Builds positive, productive and professional rapport with tissue processor staff.
• Works with quality and regulatory affairs to ensure documentation standards are met.

Additional Responsibilities

• Provides ongoing education and training to internal teams and external partners on donor evaluation procedures and best practices.
• Assists in the development and updating of standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to donor evaluations.
• Mentors and supports less experienced team members in the evaluation process.
• Participates in quality assurance initiatives to monitor and improve the effectiveness of the donation evaluation process.

Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma, or equivalent required. Associates degree, medical-related certification, or some post-secondary education strongly preferred.

Experience: Two or more years' experience working in an OPO or with tissue processing and distribution. Requires excellent typing and data entry skills, ability to multi-task, experience using multi-line phone systems, EMR and extensive medical terminology specific to healthcare.

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration: CTBS, Medical Assistant, LPN, or similar preferred.

About Us

Network for Hope is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving and enhancing lives through organ and tissue donation. We work tirelessly to provide exceptional care to our donor families, facilitate organ and tissue recovery, and educate the communities we serve. The dynamic field of organ and tissue donation offers exciting and rewarding employment opportunities for those looking to make a meaningful difference in others' lives.

Benefits

• health, dental, and vision insurance
• paid time off
• 401K
• life and disability insurance
• pet insurance discounts
• wellness programs like Calm
• education reimbursement
• flexible schedules
• on-the-job training to support personal and professional growth

To learn more about NFH, please visit our website at http://www.networkforhope.org.

Network for Hope is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a participant of E-Verify.