Transplant Coordinator

This position is an excellent opportunity to be part of the clinical team that enables organ and tissue donation to provide hope and healing to thousands each year. It offers tremendous career growth opportunities in a highly collaborative, fast-paced, and mission-focused environment.

Who we are:

Gift of Life Donor Program is the nation’s leader in saving and healing lives through the recovery of precious organs and tissues for transplantation. A non-profit federally designated organ procurement organization, we serve more than 11 million people in the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware. Our world-class team is widely recognized for excellence, best practices, and innovation. We partner with leading hospitals throughout our region.

Who we are looking for:

We are seeking compassionate and dedicated individuals within the Philadelphia Metro area who will share our team’s mission to improve the quality of life for patients awaiting transplant by maximizing the availability of donated organs and tissues for transplant. We work to ensure the family of each potential donor is treated with the utmost sensitivity and care and that we support them through each step of the donation process. We are looking for professionals with at least three years Critical Care/Trauma experience as an RN, six years as an EMT-P certification or Diploma.

• Outstanding benefits package including medical, prescription drug, dental and vision insurance; tuition assistance, and employer matched 403(b) up to 11%
• Opportunity to work with welcoming, inclusive co-workers.
• Transplant Coordinators receive a company car.
• Independent work environment within a strong and supportive team
• Help bring comfort and hope to families by coordinating their loved one’s heroic act of organ donation.
• Provide a second chance at life to children and adults on the transplant waitlist.
• Interact with and learn from world-class health professionals every day.

Some of the requirements for the Transplant Coordinator role include:

• At least three years’ experience in a critical care/trauma, clinical environment working in the capacity of Registered Nurse or six years as a Paramedic or Respiratory Therapist.
• Certification in ACLS or PALS preferred.
• Must be able to drive in adverse weather conditions.
• Must be able to drive to any hospital within the Gift of Life service area.

The Transplant Coordinator will coordinate the entire organ and tissue donor process including timely on-site response, clinical assessment, clinical evaluation, and clinical management of the potential donor, as well as interacting with the hospital staff to set-up the family approach process.

Some of what you will be doing as a Transplant Coordinator:

• Rotate 48-hour call to respond to the referrals of potential organ donors from hospitals within the GLDP service area as indicated by individual hospital need including weekends and holidays as schedules. Call is followed by 4 days of non-call with a varied schedule of workdays and off days.
• Evaluate potential organ donors based on current and past medical and social history and coordinate organ and tissue referrals.
• Obtain or verify that all appropriate consents, clearances, and documentation have been obtained from the donor family, donor hospital, administration, attending physicians, medical examiner/coroner.
• Medically manage potential organ donors to maintain adequate organ perfusion and oxygenation.
• Discuss donation options with family members and obtain authorization.
• Allocate donated organs, coordinate all transportation arrangements as necessary, to facilitate arrival and departure of organ and tissue recovery team; and assure that all organs are appropriately labeled, necessary paperwork is completed.
• Coordinates all aspects of organ donation in collaboration with area hospitals and transplant teams
• Support educational programs and develop relationships with health care leaders.