Remote Organ Allocation Coordinator

UAB Medicine; Birmingham (AL); Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational assistance

Generous paid time off

Employee assistance and wellness

Paid parental leave

PSLF eligibility

Job summary

UAB Medicine is seeking an Organ Placement Coordinator (OPC) to manage organ allocation, surgical recovery, perfusion, packaging, and transport. The role will receive organ offers and relay them to the transplant surgeon, track cases, and coordinate travel for recoveries.

This remote position requires 12–15 days of 24-hour call per month or equivalent shifts, with weekend/holiday on-call and rotating day/night shifts.

Qualifications

• Vocational certificate or degree in Nursing, EMT, Paramedic, RT, Surgical Technologist or biological sciences.
• Must be licensed or certified in their field as applicable.
• Organ/donor experience preferred or acceptable substitute for education.

Responsibilities

• Allocate organs and coordinate surgical recovery, perfusion, packaging and transport.
• Review organ import offers and communicate with local transplant surgeon.
• Track pending offers and update stakeholders; arrange travel for organ recovery.
• Support abdominal organ allocation for LoH donors; maintain compliance and documentation.

Skills

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Judgment

Follow-through

Education

Nursing (RN)

Emergency Medical Technician

Paramedic

Respiratory Therapy

Surgical Technologist

Biological sciences

Job description

UAB Medicine is seeking an Organ Placement Coordinator (OPC) to manage organ allocation, surgical recovery, perfusion, packaging, and transport. The role will receive organ offers and relay them to the transplant surgeon, track cases, and coordinate travel for recoveries.

This remote position requires 12–15 days of 24-hour call per month or equivalent shifts, with weekend/holiday on-call and rotating day/night shifts.