Procurement Coordinator III - Per Diem - HUP

Description Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines. Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work? Summary: The Procurement Coordinator III coordinates care for patients with end-stage organ failure at the time of donor organ offer through the admission for transplantation or decline of the organ offer. The Procurement Coordinator III has mastered the role, and as such, serves as a lead to Procurement Coordinator I/II. They possess a special expertise in organ allocation and donor-recipient matching who work to optimize the acceptance of organs for transplantation and support quality transplant outcomes for patients with end-stage organ failure. They are responsible for managing the process of donor organ placement for the Penn Transplant Institute solid organ transplant programs including heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, and VCA in collaboration with the local Organ Procurement Organization, (Gift of Life Donor Program), the United Network for Organ Sharing and its affiliate members, the Transplant surgeons, and members of the Penn transplant teams. The procurement coordinator takes first call (DonorNet) for organ offers and accepts or declines the offers based on a protocol and /or discussion with the transplant surgeon or his designee. The Procurement Coordinator organizes all aspects of the recipients OR procedure. The procurement team covers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This individual serves as an integral member of the transplant team in supporting donor-recipient matching and ensuring regulatory compliance with allocation and documentation. The procurement coordinator complies with all regulations and standards set forth by transplant regulatory agencies, accrediting bodies, The Penn Transplant institute, and UPHS. Responsibilities: Procurement CoordinationCoordination of deceased donor transplant organ offers – heart, lung, kidney, liver, pancreas and VCA Clinical screening deceased donor organ offers, utilizing patient demographics, past medical, surgical and social history, laboratory and diagnostic test results and transplant program clinical criteria using the 30-min required timeframe established by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)Present potentially suitable organ offers to the procurement coordinator II-III, transplant surgeon and/or physician for recipient matching of waitlisted patientsCollaborates with the transplant surgeon and other team member to determine donor and recipient suitabilityGenerate test match runs upon request and provide results to the live donor team for end-chain live donor screeningServe as second person to verify recipient blood type for new and waitlisted patients. Acts as the first call person for DonorNet organ offers during scheduled shifts to provide continuous coverage 24/7 Initiate and participate in clinical documentation and interdisciplinary handoffs using practices, documentation systems and adherence to OPTN requirementsDocument transplant program interest and organ offer declines using clinically relevant refusal codes in accordance with OPTN policyInterpret laboratory testing to assess donor : recipient matching including infectious disease serologic testing, COVID testing and associated cycle threshholds, imaging and diagnosticsReview and educate transplant candidates regarding donor parameters that require patient authorization prior to organ acceptance and patient transplantationRequest donor management suggestions (laboratory, diagnostics, medications, etc,) in accordance …

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