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UT Health San Antonio · San Antonio, TX

Transplant Donation Specialist

TypePart time
ScheduleNights
Experience2+ yrs
EducationAssociate's
PostedOct 23
✓You’ll need
Education
✓Associates Degree
✓Equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Qualifications
✓Demonstrated knowledge in the coordination of patient care in medical or surgical settings.
✓Demonstrated proficiency and continued growth in the knowledge of tissue/organ transplantation.
✓Proficient with electronic medical records and Microsoft Office.
✓Detail oriented with meticulous planning and organizational skills while balancing multiple priorities.
✓Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
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✓You’ll need
Education
✓Associates Degree
✓Equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Qualifications
✓Demonstrated knowledge in the coordination of patient care in medical or surgical settings.
✓Demonstrated proficiency and continued growth in the knowledge of tissue/organ transplantation.
✓Proficient with electronic medical records and Microsoft Office.
✓Detail oriented with meticulous planning and organizational skills while balancing multiple priorities.
✓Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
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Full employer posting

Under direct supervision, responsible for the planning and implementation of transplantation and living donation related activities that include facilitating solid organ donor organ offers and management of renal pulsatile perfusion. Responsibilities

PM Shift 7p-7a Associates Degree Two (2) years of medical experience, including experience in organ/tissue transplantation and/or donations, or, experience in nursing (i.e. LVN, RN, etc.); or, equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Serves as a liaison to transplant center clients in donation services area.

Registers potential recipients to the national waiting list for transplant in accordance with federal policy. Coordinates the surgical recovery, allocation and transport of transplantable organs. Arranges non-transplantable surgical services for non-transplant surgeries and scheduled living donor cases.

Completes all documentation, communication and data entry to ensure compliance with federal transplant and donation regulatory requirements. Performs pulsatile perfusion on donated organ recovered for transplantation. Medication and Blood Product Administration: Accurately administer protocol medications and blood products to organ perfusion machines to ensure optimal organ function for transplantation.

Perfusion Monitoring: Closely monitor organ perfusion parameters, including vital signs, blood gases, and flow rates, to identify and address potential issues. Machine Operation: Operate and maintain organ perfusion machines, ensuring their proper functioning and calibration. Protocol Adherence: Strictly adhere to established organ perfusion protocols to maintain quality standards and regulatory compliance.

Data Recording and Documentation: Accurately document all procedures, medication administration, and perfusion parameters in accordance with regulatory requirements. Troubleshooting: Identify and troubleshoot technical issues with perfusion machines and organ perfusion processes. Quality Assurance: Contribute to quality improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities for process optimization and standardization.

Performs all other duties as assigned. Qualifications Demonstrated knowledge in the coordination of patient care in medical or surgical settings. Demonstrated proficiency and continued growth in the knowledge of tissue/organ transplantation.

Proficient with electronic medical records and Microsoft Office. Detail oriented with meticulous planning and organizational skills while balancing multiple priorities. Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

Part time · 7pm-7am

About the role

Under direct supervision, responsible for the planning and implementation of transplantation and living donation related activities that include facilitating solid organ donor organ offers and management of renal pulsatile perfusion.