Organ Recovery Surgical Coordinator, Lung Transplant Full Time Days

The Organ Recovery Surgical Coordinator reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.The Organ Recovery Surgical Coordinator, under supervision of the Transplant Surgeon or Fellow and with independent decision-making, attends and participates in the procurement of organs to be transplanted, is responsible for the management of the post-procurement organ to be transplanted, with or without organ perfusion technology. Possesses specific knowledge of organ transplantation, including organ preservation, including rate and induction of cooling, actual storage hypothermia temperature, oxygenation, flow and pressure rates. Primary function is on-call management of transplant organ perfusion via any of multiple technologies appropriate and available for the procured organ. Coordinates the organ recovery as needed, which involves communicating with the transplant surgeon(s), Transplant Nurse Coordinators, fellows, transportation, OR and OPO representative to streamline the procurement process. Responsible for administrative and regulatory functions of assigned area, under the supervision of the manager.Responsibilities:Attends organ procurements at local donor hospitals, and participates in the surgical recovery process of the deceased donor in preparation for transplantationIn addition to transplant organ perfusion, is responsible for coordination and management of Normothermic Regional Perfusion in conjunction with the Organ Procurement Organization (OPO).Machine organ perfusion is used to preserve donated organs outside of the body.Technology includes hypothermic organ perfusion, normothermic organ perfusion of the organs and deceased donor normothermic regional perfusionOn-call and Fly-out coverage to support organ perfusion and procurement operational needsResponsible for setting up, operating and maintaining complex perfusion equipment.Provide close monitoring as needed of the procured organ during time on pump prior to transplantation of the organ.Primary focus is on organ procurements completed through Gift of Hope Organ Procurement Organization.Under the supervision of a surgeon, will have clinical management of Organ perfusion technology, maintenance of perfusion equipment and oversight and responsibility for the organ placed on perfusion equipmentCoordinate with other team members for smooth organ recovery processMonitor adherence to protocols and determine perfusion case completionFollow OPTN packaging procedures and prepare surgical area for next perfusion procedureAssist transplant surgeons in post-recovery logistics and recovered organ transportation safetyScrub in and assist clinical team with back benching preparation to ensure donor organs are prepared for transplantationTasks such as assisting in surgeries, managing organ packaging, maintaining perfusion equipment, and ensuring protocol adherence require independent decision-making.Works in collaboration with the surgeon and health care team to achieve optimal patient outcomesPractices at the direction of the surgeon and does not concurrently function as a scrub personTakes oncall responsibilities for deceased donor organ offers, and works with the Transplant Surgeon Coordinate recovery process with other Northwestern Medicine transplant staff members and host OPO.Coordinate and monitor donor surgical recovery in the operating room.Consult and discuss organ viability with on call transplant surgeon.Complete and maintain all data forms required for recovery and transplant services as appropriate.Remain updated on UNOS, OPO and NMHC policies.Additional responsibilities include assisting with living donor organ packaging as needed, implant into transplant recipient: Provides coverage for transplant surgeries in emergent situations, such as multi-organ availability, Kidney Paired donation, other unavailability due to illness, living donor recoveries, or other situations.Escalates problems to the manager or surgeon as appropriate.        Commitment to team development, communication and quality improvement throughout the procurement process.Owner of documentation and data collection of perfusion casesUtilizes recognized expert sources and incorporates appropriate research and related literature into practice.Integrates theoretical knowledge base and clinical expertise in decision making.Attend staff meetings and provide input, as needed, into operational, clinical and regulatory development plansEnvironment of Care Responsibilities:Demonstrates clinical expertise and in-depth knowledge in surgical activitiesRecognizes safety hazards and initiates appropriate corrective actionApplies principles of asepsis and infection control in a skillful mannerApplies knowledge of surgical anatomy, physiology, and operative technique relative to operative proceduresProvides homeostasis by clamping blood vessels, coagulating bleeding points, ligating vessels, and by other means as directed by the surgeonProvides exposure through appropriate use of instruments, retractors, suctioning, and sponging techniques.Handles tissue as directed by the surgeon during the operative procedurePerforms wound closure as directed by the surgeon; utilizes appropriate techniques to assist with closure of body planes.Research responsibilities as directed by Transplant Surgeon:Conduct clinical research studies relevant to organ perfusionSelection of appropriate test methodologies, veri¿cation of procedures and establishing performance characteristicsAssist in the support and development of abstracts and research projects.Design research protocols with scienti¿c knowledge to meet individual study needsPerform pre-clinical studies involving murine, porcine or ovine modelsEnsure compliance with all quality and safety requirementsOrganization of animal studies, conducting experiments, data collection and analysisPrepare abstracts, scienti¿c reports, presentations, publication of resultsDevelop, implement, verify, record new procedures and protocols in the labStandardize and establish new published proceduresIndependently reproduce, evaluate, research and improve currently used techniquesEvaluate innovative techniquesAA/EOE#INDC#LI-AD1