Organ Procurement Coordinator - LifeQuest (Pensacola) - Variable - Full-Time
Company: UF Health Shands
Location: Gainesville
Posted on: October 31, 2024
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Job Description:
Overview
FTE: 1.0Shift Hours: VARIABLEDays of Week: VARIABLEThe Organ
Procurement Coordinator is pPrimarily responsible for coordinating
the donation process of the authorized organ donor including
medical management, organ evaluation and allocation while in the
critical care unit or emergency department, as well as assisting
the surgeons in the operating room during the recovery. Additional
responsibilities include responding to LifeQuest service area
hospitals when a referral of a potential organ donor is made. Will
determine medical suitability and also be trained to offer families
the option of organ, tissue and eye donation for transplantation or
medical research in a caring, empathetic, culturally and
religiously sensitive manner. Provides occasional professional and
public education; typically, in the form of in-services to donor
hospitals and the general public. Excellent communication skills
required, as the coordinator must work effectively and efficiently
with transplant surgeons, donor hospital personnel, and donor
families while coordinating a highly complex procedure with
multiple teams from outside facilities. Complies with local, state
and federal guidelines to ensure organs are allocated equitably,
recovered, packaged and shipped according to industry standards and
federal regulations. Position requires 20 days per month of on-call
duties for 24-7 referral response to hospitals.
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Keywords: UF Health Shands, Gainesville , Organ Procurement Coordinator - LifeQuest (Pensacola) - Variable - Full-Time, Other , Gainesville, Florida
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