Harborview Medical Center - Organ Donation Coordinator

LifeCenter Northwest; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

403(b) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

LifeCenter Northwest seeks an Organ Donation Coordinator to evaluate donor referrals, perform medical evaluations, and collaborate with healthcare teams to optimize donation options. The role includes coordinating with Organ Recovery Coordinators, overseeing DCD, and handling UDRAI while ensuring compliance with SOPs, CMS, UNOS, and AOPO standards.

You will assist in operating room support for organ perfusion, packaging, labeling, and documentation, and engage with DFA and family conversations

Qualifications

• Requires driving license and access to insured car.
• COVID-19 vaccination proof or valid exemption.
• OPO experience or equivalent background/certifications.

Responsibilities

• Respond to ventilated referrals.
• Determine organ donor suitability.
• Conduct family interactions and obtain authorization/disclosure.
• Perform the Uniform Donor Risk Assessment Interview (UDRAI).
• Maintain clinical and regulatory documentation and requirements.
• Coordinate with ME/Coroner.
• Collect blood and ancillary tests.
• Preserve and package organs.
• Support Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD) cases.
• Collaborate with nursing, surgical, and administrative teams.

Skills

Integrity

Collaboration

Courage

Service

Education

Advanced EMT, Paramedic, Respiratory Therapist with BLS/ACLS

Job description

The Organ Donation Coordinator (ODC) supports the mission, goals, and strategic plan of LifeCenter Northwest by evaluating organ donor referrals, conducting medical evaluations on potential organ donors, and developing plans with the healthcare team to maintain donation options. The ODC collaborates with Organ Recovery Coordinators, oversees the Donation After Circulatory Arrest (DCD) process, communicates and documents Medical Examiner or Coroner conversations, and works closely with Donation and Family Advocates (DFA) to conduct compassionate family conversations and the Uniform Donor Risk Assessment Interview (UDRAI). The ODC also supports operations in the operating room by performing organ perfusion, packaging, and labeling recovered organs, all in accordance with LifeCenter Northwest SOPs, CMS regulations, UNOS policy, and AOPO standards.

Responsibilities

• Respond to ventilated referrals
• Determine organ donor suitability
• Conduct family interactions and obtain authorization/disclosure
• Perform the Uniform Donor Risk Assessment Interview (UDRAI)
• Maintain clinical and regulatory requirements and documentation
• Coordinate with ME/Coroner
• Collect blood and ancillary tests
• Preserve and package organs
• Support Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD) cases
• Collaborate interdepartmentally with nursing, surgical, and administrative teams

Behavioral Requirements

• Integrity: trustworthy, reliable, respectful, and accountable.
• Collaboration: work in partnership, seek understanding, and build shared goals.
• Courage: take personal responsibility and face challenges head‑on.
• Service: honor commitments to serve others through professionalism and dedication.

Qualifications

• Advanced EMT, Paramedic, Certified/Registered Respiratory Therapy with BLS and ACLS certifications, or an equivalent background and certifications with OPO experience.
• Valid driver’s license and access to an insured automobile (or ability to arrive and depart from work-related functions).
• Proof of COVID‑19 vaccination or an applicable medical or religious exemption.

Salary and Benefits

Pay range:

• ODC I: $75,918 – $110,112
• ODC II: $83,918 – $121,715

Additional compensation may include Extra Call Pay, Extra Call Worked, Overnight Differential, Holiday Stipend Pay, and a preceptor bonus.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, long‑term disability, travel accident insurance, supplemental voluntary plans, a 403(b) retirement plan with up to 7% employer match, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), quarterly Wellness Reimbursement, paid holidays, 119 hours of PTO annually, Health Time Off, paid living donor leave, two weeks paid jury duty leave after 6 months, and three weeks paid parental leave after one year.

LifeCenter Northwest is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.