Transplant Recovery Specialist - Organ Acquisition - Full-Time/Days
Company: Houston Methodist Hospital
Location: Manvel
Posted on: April 23, 2024
Job Description:
At Houston Methodist, the Transplant Recovery Specialist
position is responsible for supporting the organ procurement
services required for transplantation and maintains the
peri-operative phase of recipient transplantation. Primary
responsibilities for this position include logistics management,
preservation, packaging and labeling of organs for transplantation;
facilitating organ offer review and acceptance processes, recipient
admission and pre-operative preparation for transplantation, and
ensuring adherence to current Organ Procurement and Transplantation
Network/United Network of Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) regulations and
allocation policies. The Transplant Recovery Specialist position
communicates with all members of the Organ Procurement Organization
(OPO), Houston Methodist recovery and transplant teams, and
recipient candidate and family to ensure proper coordination of the
organ recovery and transplant events.PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Communicates in an active, positive, and effective manner to
all team members and outside organization partners while
facilitating the critical events of recovery and transplantation.
Collects the appropriate data necessary for decision-making
regarding organ acceptance/rejection for transplant and
communicates with the organ procurement agency and as well as the
physicians/surgeons to relay donor and/or recipient information
accurately and timely to support the transplant event. Participates
in organ pumping/ perfusion per transplant center protocols.
- Identifies and responds to the psychosocial needs of the
transplant candidate/ family/caregivers during the pre-operative
and peri-operative phases of transplantation.
- Fosters teamwork approach in all interactions with peers and
team members, offering assistance. Anticipates needs of other team
members; proactively offering assistance. Contributes to meeting
department score for employee engagement.
SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Participates in organ recovery process according to transplant
center protocol. Ensures proper review of donor verifications
(surgical time-out) prior to recovery with recovery surgeon.
Facilitates transportation arrangements, assures availability of
necessary supplies and equipment for recovery. Accompanies recovery
surgeons to donor facility via applicable transportation. Assists
in surgical recovery procedures as required. Assists in appropriate
organ and tissue-specific preservation procedures. Ensures the
organ packaging and labeling process per protocol are followed.
- Participates in organ transplant process according to
transplant center protocol. Responds timely to initial organ
offers, verifies all donor and recipient information, collects
appropriate data necessary for decision making regarding organ
acceptance/rejection for transplant and prepares a thorough report
for the physician to review. Facilitates admission/transfer of
recipient for transplantation and oversees pre-operative process.
Coordinates timing of event with procurement team and OPO.
- Enters appropriate acceptance and denial codes via DonorNet in
timely manner and alerts appropriate parties for any variances in
allocation documentation immediately. Exhibits ability to timely
remove transplant recipient from waitlist per OPTN/UNOS
regulations.
- Participates in recipient waitlist management review forums as
indicated and monitor appropriate communications affecting
recipient's candidacy. Provide timely notifications at specified
time-points throughout recovery and transplant process and ensure
thorough hand-offs to team members if required. Contributes to
meeting department and organ program targets for process and
patient satisfaction measures.
QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Communicates effectively to ensure proper review of donor
medical history and diagnostic data; allocation sequencing; and
recipient medical information, current medical status, and
crossmatch results if applicable with appropriate members of
recovery and transplant team physicians/surgeons to determine
eligibility for organ acceptance and recipient eligibility for
transplantation.
- Ensures organs and tissues will be recovered, packaged, and
transplanted to maximize utilization in accordance with OPTN/UNOS
policies. Preserves organs and tissue according to OPO and national
standards to ensure maximum viability for transplantation including
pumping/perfusion of organs.
- Ensures adequate tissue typing material is recovered for each
organ and tissue and archiving as well as inclusion of vascular
grafts as required with packaged extra renal organs and tissue.
Ensures proper documentation of extra-renal organ and tissue
anatomy and abnormal findings and kidney anatomy, measurements, and
abnormal findings.
- Operates within Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),
OPTN, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
regulatory compliance throughout the recovery and transplant event
processes. Maintains CMS and OPTN compliant documentation
throughout the phases of the process including by not limited to
logistics documentation, procurement and transplant verification
forms, Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) requests, HM-required
consents, organ donor disclosure, and recovery transplant reporting
records. Contributes to meeting department and organ program
targets for quality, compliance, and safety.
FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Maintains and submits accurate data for hospital-based
statistics and regulatory agencies such as UNOS/UNET, CMS, and
Medicaid to ensure proper department financial management,
compliance with all governmental reporting requirements, and proper
quality outcomes monitoring. These data requirements include, but
are not limited to units of service, recovery logistics tracking,
recovery supply utilization, and UNOS TIEDI forms.
- Utilizes appropriate supply inventory to ensure supply costs
are maximized. Follows protocol for transportation logistics to
maintain expenses in alignment with quality management. Submits
variances timely to management for proper billing management.
Contributes to meeting department and organ program financial
measures on department dashboard.
GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Participates and contributes in department initiatives for
quality and process/performance improvement. Works in collaboration
with team to provide solutions by participating in department
projects and shared governance activities. Provides staff and
community education in the areas of transplant and organ donation.
Participates in department donor awareness events, educational
opportunities, and community activities.
- Identifies and assumes responsibility of own learning needs,
consults with healthcare team experts, and seeks continuing
education opportunities to meet those needs. Ensures own career
discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and
updates the My Development Plan on an on-going basis.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the
employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job
duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise
job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. EDUCATION
- Associate degree or higher or a graduate from an applicable
Health Care Technical program
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Three years of healthcare experience, one year which must be in
direct patient care/contact or Organ Procurement Organization
- Transplant-related experience preferred
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED
- BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA)
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - PREFERRED
- CST - Certified Surgical Technologist (NBSTSA) --
Health-related certification/registry/license AND
- CSFA - Certified Surgical First Assistant (NBSTSA) --
Health-related certification/registry/license
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely
perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills,
competency assessments, and performance evaluations
- Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the
English language necessary to perform the essential functions of
this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or
employee safety or security
- Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians,
family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a
customer service focus and application of positive language
principles
- Skilled at managing complex caseload and ability to
prioritize/triage multiple responsibilities with high level of
critical thinking
- Extremely well-organized and detail oriented, self-directed
- Demonstrates knowledge of, and compliance with, CMS Conditions
of Participation and OPTN/UNOS policies and listing
requirements
- Working knowledge of Microsoft products
SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
WORK ATTIRE
- Uniform No
- Scrubs Yes
- Business professional No
- Other (department approved) No
ON-CALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during
emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless
of selection below.
- On Call* Yes
TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**
- May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area
No
- May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No
Company Profile:
Houston Methodist Hospital is recognized by U.S. News & World
Report as the No. 1 hospital in Texas (two-way tie) and one of
America's "Best Hospitals." As a full-service, acute-care hospital
located in the Texas Medical Center and the flagship hospital of
Houston Methodist, it has evolved into one of the nation's largest
nonprofit teaching hospitals and a leader in innovative medical
research with a comprehensive residency program. Two of Houston
Methodist's primary academic affiliates are among the nation's
leading health care organizations: Weill Cornell Medicine and New
York-Presbyterian Hospital. Houston Methodist also has affiliations
with Texas A&M University and the University of Houston. With
948 operating beds, 85 operating rooms and more than 8,400
employees, Houston Methodist Hospital offers unparalleled care for
thousands of patients from around the world.
Houston Methodist is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of
women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Equal employment opportunity is a sound and just concept to which
Houston Methodist is firmly bound. Houston Methodist will not
engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person
employed or seeking employment with Houston Methodist on the basis
of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or
other characteristics protected by law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor -
priority referral Protected Veterans requested.
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