Department Overview:

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OHSU is hiring! We offer a variety of benefits on top of joining a thriving organization:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage at low or no cost to employees
• Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents
• Several retirement plans to choose from! – Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan and University Pension Plan, voluntary savings plans (403b and 457b)
• Up to 200 hours (equal to 25 full days) a year of paid time off
• 96 hours of sick leave a year (prorated for part-time employees)
• Commuter subsidies
• Tuition reimbursement
• Access to group life insurance, disability insurance and other supplemental benefits
• Annual Raises
• Employee discounts to local and major businesses
• Growth/Development Opportunities

Function/Duties of Position:

• Collects pre-screening information on all incoming donor-related calls, documenting information according to CLA’s policies and procedures.
• Evaluates incoming organ referrals for initial donor eligibility and communicates accurate referral information with the Administrator on Call (AOC).
• Monitors current organ referrals to determine and evaluate changes in plan of care utilizing EMR review and communication with the hospital care team.
• Performs initial and subsequent onsite huddles on local referrals.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team to maintain the option of donation for the family.
• Updates relevant internal and external stakeholders on status of active referrals and donor cases.
• Provides real-time education to hospital staff about the donation process.
• Collaborates with the Hospital Development department to ensure customer service needs are met for donor hospital partners.

• Assists onsite Organ Donation Coordinator with various case functions such as chart completion, allocation calls and other logistical tasks as needed.
• Maintains ability to perform case starts in certain circumstances (this includes serology testing, standing orders, basic donor management and chart completion).
• Collaborates with the DFA team to facilitate authorization or disclosure with the legal NOK and accurately conducts a donor risk assessment interview with identified surrogate of the potential organ donor.
• Activates staff for relief as appropriate
• Coordinates logistics when necessary on active organ referrals and donor cases.
• Peer reviews charts, assists with cultures or any other Quality Assurance chart completion tasks as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Associates of Science Degree with healthcare related focus or equivalent experience.
• 2-years recent relevant clinical or educational experience.
• Extensive clinical healthcare knowledge base, with the ability to quickly and independently exercise sound clinical judgement in an often stressful environment.
• Excellent communication skills, flexible, highly motivated, a good team member with a positive attitude.
• Must be able to work in an adaptive fashion with a wide range of professional and nonprofessional constituents including but not limited to governmental officials, students, healthcare staff and the public.
• Must have a valid driver's license and access to a vehicle.
• Compliance with Code of Conduct, Respect in the workplace and Applicable policies, procedures and agreements related to position, department or OHSU as a whole
  
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's of Science Degree with healthcare related focus or equivalent experience.
• Recent donation related experience.

All are welcome: Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.

As an organization devoted to the health and well-being of people in Oregon and beyond, OHSU requires its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.