The Organ Preservation Coordinator oversees all organ donor perfusion and organ preservation processes for both thoracic and abdominal organs. Additional duties include first assisting and surgical assisting in the organ recovery process, serving as an integral part of the intraoperative leadership. The Organ Preservation Coordinator must have an advanced degree of anatomical knowledge, skills and technical expertise in surgical assisting and the ability to assist the organ recovery surgeon in the removal of deceased donor organs for transplantation.
The Organ Preservation Coordinator works collaboratively with a range of high-level professionals including physicians, hospital administrators, nurses, and others involved in the donation and transplant process. To this audience they are the operative expert for the organ recovery process. Responsibilities include logistical communication during organ recovery, management of supplies, packaging and labeling of organs, operating room set-up, assisting in surgical procedures, recovering organs for research, mechanical preservation of organs after recovery, communicating and documenting interoperative findings appropriately, advanced understanding of organ anatomy to enable discourse with surgeons and other core clinical responsibilities outlined in job duties below.
Organ Perfusion Coordinator's work schedule is one day on shift (24 hours in length) and are off shift for two days (48 hours). They have opportunities to pick up additional shifts if they desire.
