Organ Recovery Coordinator Lead LifeShare Carolinas FT Variable

Variable

Pay Range

Major Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of LifeShares medical director rotate on-call medical director extender coverage evaluating potential donor suitability utilize evidenced-based practice to manage LifeShare donors and optimize organ function.
• Precepts and mentors Organ Recovery Coordinator III teammates
• Make and execute treatment and clinical care decisions.
• Perform diagnostics/procedures where applicable to include mid-lines arterial lines bronchoscopy as necessary.
• Work with the organ recovery coordinator (ORC) III to coordinate and provide staffing for the DCC.
• Serve as the intraoperative care provider providing head of the bed management to include airway and ventilator management lung recruitment and Valsalva maneuvers hemodynamic monitoring and treatment and medication administration.
• Oversee DCC equipment management including regulatory compliance with all CLIA CMS UNOS and FDA requirements maintenance and quality control (QC) procedures.
• Lead and participate in policy development quality improvement initiatives and outcome measures.
• Lead supply chain management functions to include medication supplies stocking and BTM management.
• Coordinate and deliver critical care donor management education to LifeShare Organ Division staff participate in ORC new hire onboarding and annual skills fair and competency evaluations.
• Evaluate potential DCC donors with the medical director which may include onsite field assessments. Communicate acceptance and collaborate with all pertinent LifeShare teams including family support ORCs and Operations teams and MedCenter Air.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

Bachelors degree healthcare field or associates degree in nursing

Certification / Registration / License

Registered Nurse Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinator (CPTC) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Work Experience

5 years OPO and/or critical care (ICU) nursing experience

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Demonstrates leadership skills and clinical expertise in working with acute and chronic illnesses commonly associated with the brain dead and neurologically injured population

Demonstrates an advanced level of clinical nursing knowledge Communication interdisciplinary collaboration professionalism and systems-based practice

Demonstrates an expert-level understanding of donor suitability donor management and organ recovery best practice.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

Prolonged standing walking with the ability to bend reach and assist in lifting and moving patients. Coverage of extended hours including nights weekends and holidays. Periods of high stress caring for medically complex and fragile patient population

PREFERRED JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

Bachelors degree nursing

Certification / Registration / License

Registered Nurse Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinator (CPTC) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Work Experience

3 years of critical care nursing experience and 5 years of OPO experience

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Demonstrates leadership skills and clinical expertise in working with acute and chronic illnesses commonly associated with the brain dead and neurologically injured population

Demonstrates an advanced level of clinical nursing knowledge communication interdisciplinary collaboration professionalism and systems-based practice

Demonstrates an expert-level understanding of donor suitability donor management and organ recovery best practice

DISCLAIMER

All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.

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Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications skills relevant experience and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift on call and more based on a teammates job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical dental vision life andShort- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program