Clinical Support Associate – OCS Program -Teterboro, NJ

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Job Description: JOB SUMMARY The Clinical Support Associate is an exciting new role that provides potential growth into an OCS Specialist. The Clinical Support Associate plays a key role in supporting the NOP by maintaining organs on the OCS from instrumentation through transplant. RESPONSIBILITIES: This essential responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following: Following extensive training, travel to transplant centers (generally local and regional but may vary) to provide relief to OCS Specialists on lengthy cases, after procured organs have been instrumented and stabilized Maintain and optimize procured organs on the OCS; tasks include, but are not limited to, the following: - Operating the OCS and assessing the organ according to TransMedics protocols and policies with the support of the Organ Management Specialist - Conducting blood sampling - Operating the iStat - Communicating with internal and external contacts - Administering medications to the module - Changing gas tanks - Performing final flush and facilitating organs coming off the OCS - Dispose of used OCS modules and clean and prepare the OCS console for next case - Bring the OCS cons...