Transplant Coordinator

Getinge; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Getinge/Paragonix Technologies seeks a transplant screening coordinator to support partner hospitals. You will screen and manage donor offers, present to designated physicians, and ensure compliance with OPTN guidelines and Paragonix policies. EMR documentation and cross-team collaboration are essential.

The role emphasizes excellent patient and staff communication, timely availability for a 24-hour call, and ongoing training in device usability and SOPs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health science, nursing, general science, or equivalent experience in transplant related field.
• 3 years experience in clinical transplant related field.

Responsibilities

• Screen offers from the OPTN contractor in accordance with transplant center criteria and OPTN policy.
• Maintain training and credentials for hospital, Paragonix, and OPTN systems.
• Provide excellent customer service and clear communication with internal and external staff.
• Be reachable within 5 minutes by telephone during 24-hour call shift.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge on usability of Paragonix devices.
• Collaborate with team to train and evaluate new members.
• Provide patient-facing communication with transplant center recipients and families.
• Document pre and post transplant activities in EMR and OPTN systems.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in health science, nursing, general science, or equivalent experience in transplant related field

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

With a passion for life

Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.

Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it. This role is open to US based candidatesParagonix Technologies, a Getinge company, markets organ transportation devices that safeguard organs during the journey between donor and recipient patients. Our devices incorporate clinically proven and medically trusted hypothermic preservation techniques in a novel suspension system to provide unprecedented physical and thermal protection. Our product portfolio spans cardiac, thoracic, and abdominal preservation devices to improve donor organ quality and extend donor organ transport time. Paragonix also markets transplant services and organ screening to the transplant community. As part of Getinge, a global medical technology company, Paragonix contributes to advancing healthcare through innovative solutions that improve patient outcomes.

Job Overview

This position is to provide organ screening support for Paragonix transplant partners. Coordinators will screen, manage, and present donor offers from the OPTN provider to the appropriately designated physician or their designee per OPTN guidelines, and with adherence to all Paragonix/ Transplant Advocate policies and protocols. Coordinators will also take part in hospital EMR documentation as well as interact with recipient patients as prescribed in the designated protocol.

Job Responsibilities and Essential Duties

• Responsible for screening offers from the OPTN contractor in accordance with transplant center criteria and OPTN policy within their designated assignment.
• Maintaining necessary training and credentials for hospital, Paragonix, and OPTN computer systems.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills with both internal and external staff including relaying clear, concise, and pertinent clinical information.
• Responsible for being reachable within 5 minutes by telephone during their 24-hour call shift.
• Expert knowledge on usability of all Paragonix devices.
• Responsible for working in collaboration with the rest of the team to train and evaluate new members.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills with transplant center recipients and family members.
• Appropriate pre and post transplant documentation within hospital EMR and the OPTN contractor computer system.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in health science, nursing, general science, or equivalent experience in transplant related field.
• 3 years experience in clinical transplant related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• ABTC certification as a CCRN or CPTCUS

BASED SALARY - The base salary for this position is $92,880.

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About us

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.

Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.