Life-Saving Organ Donation Referral Coordinator

Gift of Life; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Gift of Life Donor Program is seeking a Referral Coordinator to join our team in the Eastern PA/Delaware region. You will coordinate organ and tissue referrals, assess donor suitability with hospital staff, and obtain consent discussions with families.

Requirements include EMT-P certification or nursing/BS in a medically related field, ACLS/PALS or EMT-P certification, and 3+ years in critical care/trauma or 6 years as a Paramedic; driving in adverse weather is required.

Qualifikationen

• EMT-P certification or Diploma, associate or bachelor’s degree in nursing or a BS in a medically related field is required.
• ACLS or PALS or EMT-P certification is required.
• At least three years’ experience in a critical care/trauma, surgical or comparable clinical environment working as a Registered Nurse or six years as a Paramedic is required.

Aufgaben

• Rotates 48-hour and 72-hour call, during which you must respond to referrals of potential organ donors from hospitals by reporting for duty at specified hospitals within the GLDP service area.
• Evaluates potential organ donors with AOC based on current and past medical and social history.
• Evaluate for donor designation, hemodilution and ABO confirmation.
• In consultation with the AOC and following established guidelines, may make medical management recommendations to the medical and nursing staff of potential organ donors to maintain organ perfusion and oxygenation.
• Assess with the medical staff the care plan, neurological & hemodynamic status, and family communication plan.
• Must be able to drive in adverse weather conditions.
• Review all assessments with the AOC and request labs per Gift of Life protocol.
• Obtain appropriate blood specimens for serological and HLA testing and ME evaluation; communicate with outside agencies to facilitate laboratory testing.
• May coordinate Operating Room recoveries.
• Occasionally speak with potential donor families and obtain authorization and medical/social history.

Ausbildung

EMT-P certification or Diploma, associate or bachelor’s degree in nursing or a BS in a medically related field

ACLS or PALS or EMT-P certification

Jobbeschreibung

Gift of Life Donor Program is seeking a Referral Coordinator to join our team in the Eastern PA/Delaware region. You will coordinate organ and tissue referrals, assess donor suitability with hospital staff, and obtain consent discussions with families.

Requirements include EMT-P certification or nursing/BS in a medically related field, ACLS/PALS or EMT-P certification, and 3+ years in critical care/trauma or 6 years as a Paramedic; driving in adverse weather is required.