Organ Placement Coordinator

LiveOnNY; New York (NY); Remote; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a mission-driven nonprofit as an Organ Placement Coordinator at LiveOnNY, where you will maximize organ utilization and support transplant teams. This remote night shift role requires a relevant degree and strong communication skills, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits to make a lasting impact.

Benefits

403(b) deferred annuity

Medical/Vision/Dental/Life Insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time Off

Pet Insurance

Cellular plan discounts

Auto Insurance discounts

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Biology or health-related field required.
• Associate's degree with 1-3 years related experience acceptable.
• Excellent communication, computer, and organizational skills required.

Responsibilities

• Maximizing utilization of organs and import offers.
• Providing guidance on OPTN policy compliance.
• Communicating donor information and coordinating transportation.

Skills

Excellent communication

Computer skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Biology

Associate’s degree with one to three years related work experience

Job description

Overview

Ready for a Life-Changing Career? Join LiveOnNY and Make a Lasting Impact

LiveOnNY is a federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) dedicated to honoring, saving, and transforming lives through organ and tissue donation. As a member of our team, you’ll be part of a mission-driven nonprofit organization working alongside more than 100 hospitals to support organ and tissue donors and their families—helping to bring the gift of life to those on the national transplant waitlist.

Serving a vibrant and diverse population of 13 million across New York City and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, and Rockland, LiveOnNY is proud to be one of the highest-performing OPOs in the country. Over the past three years, we’ve seen a 70% increase in organ donation—driven by the compassion and generosity of New Yorkers.

Explore a career where your work truly matters. At LiveOnNY, you’ll grow professionally while helping others live on.

**This role is remote. Must Reside in New York Tri-State area including Ct, PA, and NJ**

The Organ Placement Coordinator (OPC)- Night Shift: is responsible for maximizing the utilization of abdominal and research organs on local donors as well as import offers, and accepted import organs. OPCs are accountable for activities related to the allocation and utilization of organs from local donors. This includes, but is not limited to, receiving, inputting and evaluating all new organ-related referrals, inclusive of phone and electronic referrals, abdominal organ allocation for transplant and research, coordination of operating room timing, travel logistics, communication, and documentation.

Night Shift - 12.5 hour shifts from 7:30PM to 8AM; 3 days a week.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

Night Shift - 12.5 hour shifts from 7:30PM to 8AM; 3 days a week.

Maintains in-depth knowledge of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) policy and provides guidance to the team to ensure compliance.

Serves as the principal source of donor information throughout the allocation and procurement process to transplant centers, UNOS staff, and LiveOnNY Transplant Coordinators. Serves as the organ allocation expert and provides critical thinking and decision-making regarding allocation strategy to prevent organ loss in accordance with applicable laws, organizational policies, and national regulations.

Assists the Donor Center as needed, to take incoming calls, and enter referrals from our hospital partners and donor families.

Effectively and transparently communicates pertinent donor information to transplant programs to protect patient safety and maximize organ utilization.

Arranges ground and air transportation for recovery teams and develops case-specific transportation strategies to minimize organ ischemia time.

Facilitates import kidney and pancreas allocation in accordance with LiveOnNY and OPTN policies, organ, kidney, pancreas, lung and liver organ offers.

Coordinates transportation of blood, tissue typing materials and biopsies to laboratories.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Biology or a health-related field is required

And/or Associate’s degree with one to three years related work experience

Excellent communication, computerand organizational skills required.

LiveOnNY offers a competitive salary & comprehensive benefits package.

• 403(b) deferred annuity
• Medical/Vision/Dental/Life
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time Off
• Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Cellular plan discounts
• Auto Insurance discounts

Night Shift - 12.5 hour shifts from 7:30PM to 8AM; 3 days a week.

**This role is remote. Must Reside in New York Tri-State area including Ct, PA, and NJ**

Salary Range: $65,000-$70,000

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