at Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network in Itasca, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Coordinates the allocation of organs from deceased donors via the national organ allocation system; assists in the machine perfusion of deceased donor kidneys.
Essential Functions
The following essential functions are the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Advance Gift of Hope's mission, vision and core values: providing compassionate service, contributing to outstanding teams and engaging as one of our passionate people committed to a positive culture that respects the dignity and worth of each individual. Adhere to all policies and procedures in carrying out the responsibilities of this position.
- Participate in 12-hour night shift (7 PM-7 AM) on-call rotation to coordinate organ allocation; assist in hypothermic machine perfusion of deceased donor kidneys
- Communicate with transplant centers to allocate organs in accordance with OPTN/UNOS policy; document the disposition of these organs
- Use DonorNet to disseminate donor information and organ offer notification; accurately document allocation efforts in the Gift of Hope EMR
- Identify, document and communicate required clinical information to associated Gift of Hope staff, transplant center staff and administrators
- Assist Perfusion Coordinator performing renal dissection / cannulation with non-sterile tasks while in the Perfusion Lab
- Participate in departmental quality assurance initiatives, meetings, educational activities and required training as assigned
- Participate in training and mentoring new staff as assigned
- Other duties as assigned
