Organ Donation Coordinator

Job description

Department Overview The Organ Donation Coordinator (ODC) utilizes healthcare knowledge, expertise, independent industry specific judgement and medical protocols to coordinate all aspects of organ donation for transplant and research in the Cascade Life Alliance (CLA) Donor Service Area (DSA) hospitals in Oregon, southern Washington, and southwest Idaho. Core duties of this position in support of the mission and goals of CLA include: to assessment and evaluation of potential organ donors, communication with donor families, direction of clinical management of the organ donor, evaluation and placement of organs for transplant, coordination of the organ recovery process with transplant and medical teams, and assistance of those teams with the surgical recovery and transportation of organs for transplant and research. This position is based in Southern Oregon. Function/Duties of Position: Uses independent judgment and established parameters to screen for potential organ, tissue, and eye donation in all DSA hospitals; conducts donor management in ICU; places organs for transplant and assist with organ recovery; completes required donor follow up. Collaboration and communication with exte...