Preservationist

As the Preservationist you willl provide organ recovery services of all organs for transplant/research in the Donor Service Area (DSA) hospitals in Oregon southern Washington and southwest Idaho. Organrecovery services includes: transporting recovery supplies to the donor hospital educating and assistinghospital staff with proper donor recovery room set up and procedure organ preservation- including mechanicalperfusion organ and specimen packaging final placement and transportation of organs to the transplanthospitals.

As the organ recovery and preservation subject matter experts the Preservationist also provides guidance tohospital Operating Room staff in educational settings.

Additionally the Preservationist is responsible for office tasks that support the organ recovery andpreservation mission.

• Coordinates all aspects of the surgical recovery for the effective and timelypreservation packaging placement and transportation of organs fortransplant or research

• Manages all aspects of mechanical perfusion while maintaining steriletechnique including cannulation placement on pump implementinginterventions monitoring reporting and delivery.

• Participates in office responsibilities including but not limited to: supply and equipment management meetings trainings committees and special projects.

• Accesses and manages privileged information in 82 partner donor hospitals inorder to fulfill the mission of organ donation. Examples include collection andreporting of culture results and donor management goal data.

• Develops and delivers individualized curriculum to educate partner hospitalstaff regarding the need for coordination and assistance in the organ recoveryprocess. Cooperates with Hospital Development Coordinators in conductingAfter Action Reviews

• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelors of Science Degree with healthcare related focus or equivalent experience
• 2-years recent relevant clinical or donation related experience or equivalent
• Must have a valid drivers license and access to a vehicle

Job Related KnowledgeSkills and Abilities(Competencies):

• Extensive clinical healthcare knowledge base with the ability to quickly and independently exercise sound clinical judgement in an often-stressful environment.
• Excellent communication skills flexible highly motivated a good team member with a positive attitude.
• Must be able to work in an adaptive fashion with a wide range of professional and nonprofessional constituents including but not limited to governmental officials students healthcare staff and the public.

• American Board for Transplant Certification CTP credential
• Operating Room experience
• Kidney perfusion experience
• Certified Transplant Preservationist (CTP) certification required within two years of hire
• Extensive experience as a preservationist in an AOPO accredited OPO

The Preservationist will manage and assist in organ recovery allocation preservation and follow-up ofdonated organs. The Preservationist is on-call for 24 hour periods must travel by charter and commercialaircraft and manage organ recovery and preservation in the hospital OR setting. Additionally there areoffice-based responsibilities and activities as list above.

Benefits

• Medical dental and vision coverage at low or no cost to employees Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents
  
• Several retirement plans to choose from! Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan and University Pension Plan voluntary savings plans (403b 401a and 457b)
  
• Up to 200 hours (equal to 25 full days) a year of paid time off
  
• 96 hours of sick leave a year (prorated by FTE status)
  
• Commuter subsidies
  
• Tuition reimbursement
  
• Employee discounts to local and major businesses