| Job Title |
Transplant Coordinator |
| Job Description |
Plans And Coordinates In-hospital Transplant Services,
Solicits Organ Donors, And Assists Medical Staff In Organ
Retrieval For Patients Undergoing Organ Or Tissue
Transplantation: Communicates With Donors, Patients, And Health
Team Members To Ensure Comprehensive Documentation, Including
Informed Consent Of Potential Organ Donor And Transplant
Recipient, Equitable Access To Transplantation System, And
Access To Treatment Alternatives. Analyzes Medical Data Of
Potential Organ Donors And Transplant Recipients From Medical
And Social Records, Physical Examination, And Consultation With
Health Team Members To Perform Preliminary Physical Assessment
And Screen Potential Recipients And Donors. Schedules Recipient
And Donor Laboratory Tests To Determine Histocompatibility Of
Blood Or Tissue Of Recipient And Donor. Compares Collected Data
To Normal Values And Correlates And Summarizes Laboratory
Reports, X Rays, And Other Tests To Assist Physician To
Determine Medical Suitability Of Procedure, To Identify
Potential Complicating Factors, And To Evaluate Recipient And
Donor Compatibility. Solicits Medical And Community Groups For
Organ Donors And Assists Medical Team In Retrieval Of Organs
For Transplantation, Using Medical Instruments. Coordinates
In-hospital Services And Counsels Recipient And Donor To
Alleviate Anxieties And Assist Recipient And Donor Throughout
Procedure. Advises Post-operative Patients On Therapies For
Managing Health After Transplant And Serves As Team Member To
Monitor And Assess Progress Of Patient And Offer Advice And
Assistance To Patient Following Transplant. May Coordinate
In-hospital Services And Be Known As Clinical Transplant
Coordinator (medical Ser.). May Coordinate Organ And Tissue
Procurement Services And Be Known As Procurement Transplant
Coordinator (medical Ser.).
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