RN - Clinical Donation Specialist

NJ Sharing Network; New Providence (NJ); On-site; USD 64,000 - 89,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

NJ Sharing Network is seeking a Clinical Donation Specialist – Registered Nurse in New Jersey. You will facilitate the organ donation process, ensuring the highest quality of care and compassion for donors and their families. This pivotal role requires clinical judgment and effective communication across teams, offering a chance to truly impact lives.

The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $64,000 to $89,500, along with a comprehensive benefits package ranging from health coverage to tuition reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with active license in good standing.
• Experience in trauma/critical care preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates the organ and tissue donor process.
• Works with families to provide support for organ donation.
• Manages donor physiology to maximize organ viability.
• Coordinates with transplant centers for donor testing.

Skills

Organ and tissue donation knowledge

Clinical judgment

Communication skills

Bilingual: Spanish

Education

RN with active license

Bachelor's degree in biology or medical sciences

Job description

Clinical Donation Specialist – Registered Nurse

Are you a Registered Nurse looking to make a powerful impact with your skills?

At NJ Sharing Network, we’re seeking a passionate and qualified RN in the state of New Jersey to join our team as a Clinical Donation Specialist. In this rewarding role, you’ll help save and enhance lives every day through the gift of organ and tissue donation.

If you’re ready to embark on a new journey in your nursing career and make a meaningful difference, we invite you to apply today to be part of our life‑saving mission!

General Summary

The Clinical Donation Specialist is responsible for facilitating the organ and tissue donor process through assessment, authorization, donor management, organ allocation, and surgical recovery. This position supports the mission of NJ Sharing Network to maximize the recovery and quality of organs and tissue for transplantation while maintaining sensitivity, compassion, and respect for people of all cultures. The CDS works with families to provide support, education and approach for organ and tissue donation and functions independently using good clinical judgment and decision making to solve complex problems. This position requires on‑call status and is required to work extended periods, and overnight shifts. Responsible for all regulatory compliance pertaining to organ and tissue donation.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitates the organ and tissue donor process through assessment, authorization, donor management, organ allocation, and surgical recovery. Functions independently using good clinical judgment and decision making to solve complex problems.
• Follows best practice guidelines as outlined by the Network management team. Maintains competency to perform in the role through ongoing education and training.
• Proficient with onsite evaluations. Responds to donor referrals from local hospitals and ensures that each referral is reviewed for donation suitability.
• Accurately enters all data related to the donor evaluation into POAP while following best documentation practices.
• Works with families to provide support, education and approach for organ and tissue donation. Completes authorization/notification and completes medical social history.
• Huddles with hospital staff to provide guidance, support and education through the brain death and Donation After Cardiac Death processes.
• Manages the physiology of the donor to ensure maximum viability of organs and tissue for transplantation. Implements donor management standing orders, reviews results of testing and identifies needs for additional management.
• Allocates organs according to UNOS policies through the DonorNet System. Works with the transplant centers to perform additional donor testing and screening. Coordinates logistics of the Operating Room with all teams involved.
• Facilitates the organ recovery process in the Operating Room including reviewing documentation according to regulatory agency guidelines, maintains donor stability throughout, completes intraoperative and anatomy paperwork and verifies packaging and labeling of all organs and specimens according to policy.
• Communicates with funeral home, medical examiner and family upon completion of Operating Room.
• Maintains clear and effective communications with interdisciplinary teams.
• Completes chart corrections accurately within defined timeframe to maintain compliance with Network regulatory agencies.
• Attendance at all‑staff, clinical and team meetings as well as case reviews and job specific training are mandatory.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• RN with active license in good standing or a Bachelor’s degree in biology or medical sciences required.
• Experience in trauma/critical care preferred or 1 year of related OPO experience and/or training in a health care/hospital setting preferred.
• Bilingual: Spanish preferred.

Pay Range

Salary: $64,000.00 - $89,500.00

This salary range is based on our market pay structures. Individual compensation is determined by various factors, including but not limited to business needs, local market conditions, internal equity, and candidate qualifications such as skills, licenses, certifications, education, and experience.

Benefits Package

NJ Sharing Network offers eligible employees a competitive benefits package including medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts (FSA); an employee assistance program (EAP); life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick days, and company‑recognized holidays; a 401(k) plan; tuition reimbursement; a transit program; and much more.

You must currently possess valid and unrestricted U.S. work authorization to be considered for this role. Individuals with temporary visas including, but not limited to, F‑1 (OPT, CPT, STEM), H‑1B, H‑2, or TN, or any candidate requiring sponsorship, now or in the future, will not be considered for this role.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

NJ Sharing Network is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex/gender (including pregnancy), marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, religion, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or disability or any other class protected by Federal, State or Local laws.