Surgical coordinator job description

Interested in a fast-paced, challenging, life-saving working environment that requires travel on private jets to hospitals throughout the western United States? Would you like to make a difference, knowing that you have coordinated sharing the gift of life through organ donation and transplantation? If so, come join our highly motivated surgical organ recovery team! Applicants with a strong operating room background, excellent communication skills, strong task organization abilities, and solid medical knowledge are encouraged to apply.

The Surgical Recovery Coordinator (SRC) primarily functions as our OR circulator. The SRC leads the surgical team, ensuring compliance with various policies and regulations, documenting and charting all organ recovery activities, and performing hands-on procedures as necessary. The SRC also participates in organ preservation and transportation activities and provides machine preservation of kidneys for transplant. You play a critical role in ensuring donated organs for transplant are handled and packaged correctly, with all required documentation to ensure they are available for the designated recipients.

Hours may vary, and you will participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation. 24/7 call shifts will inevitably result in working some nights and/or weekends, and holiday's too. DonorConnect provides generous On-Call pay for these call shifts.

This is a full-time, expected 40 hours/week position. You will often encounter extended workdays associated with being on-call. Generous shift-differential applies outside of normal business hours.

DonorConnect provides a competitive benefits package of medical/dental insurance, vacation pay, sick leave, and a highly competitive 403b (401K for non-profits) plan for your retirement.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
As part of our commitment to provide a healthy and safe work environment, DonorConnect has implemented a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirement*


Training/Education/Certification:
Associate's degree preferred, and/or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience Nursing licensure or Physician Assistant licensure preferred Completion of a Surgical Technologist course (CST preferred), or equivalent education and/or experience Industry certification (CTP, CPTC) within two years of hire
Experience Required:
Minimum one year of Operating Room experience, as a scrub, circulator, or surgical assistant
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Knowledge of medical terminology Knowledge of organ and tissue transplant fields Understanding of the operating room environment Attentive to detail and able to maintain accurate records Able to work well with all levels of personnel in hospital settings and within the differing guidelines of each institution Works well under stressful conditions Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time Ability to lift up to 70 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation Ability to stoop, squat, or bend frequently Exposure to patient elements including communicable disease, bloodborne pathogens, and other common hazards of a clinical setting Ability to reason logically and make sound decisions, to consider alternative and diverse perspectives, to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
DonorConnect is a PROUD Equal Opportunity Employer who Values Diversity in Both Experience and Background!
* Reasonable accommodations (valid religious or medical exemptions) may be made by contacting our HR department.






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Interested in a fast-paced, challenging, life-saving working environment that requires travel on private jets to hospitals throughout the western United States? Would you like to make a difference, knowing that you have coordinated sharing the gift of life through organ donation and transplantation? If so, come join our highly motivated surgical organ recovery team! Applicants with a strong operating room background, excellent communication skills, strong task organization abilities, and solid medical knowledge are encouraged to apply.

The Surgical Recovery Coordinator (SRC) primarily functions as our OR circulator. The SRC leads the surgical team, ensuring compliance with various policies and regulations, documenting and charting all organ recovery activities, and performing hands-on procedures as necessary. The SRC also participates in organ preservation and transportation activities and provides machine preservation of kidneys for transplant. You play a critical role in ensuring donated organs for transplant are handled and packaged correctly, with all required documentation to ensure they are available for the designated recipients.

* Hours may vary, and you will participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation. 24/7 call shifts will inevitably result in working some nights and/or weekends, and holiday's too. DonorConnect provides generous On-Call pay for these call shifts.

* This is a full-time, expected 40 hours/week position. You will often encounter extended workdays associated with being on-call. Generous shift-differential applies outside of normal business hours.

* DonorConnect provides a competitive benefits package of medical/dental insurance, vacation pay, sick leave, and a highly competitive 403b (401K for non-profits) plan for your retirement.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

* As part of our commitment to provide a healthy and safe work environment, DonorConnect has implemented a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirement*

Training/Education/Certification:

* Associate's degree preferred, and/or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience
* Nursing licensure or Physician Assistant licensure preferred
* Completion of a Surgical Technologist course (CST preferred), or equivalent education and/or experience
* Industry certification (CTP, CPTC) within two years of hire

Experience Required:

* Minimum one year of Operating Room experience, as a scrub, circulator, or surgical assistant

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

* Knowledge of medical terminology
* Knowledge of organ and tissue transplant fields
* Understanding of the operating room environment
* Attentive to detail and able to maintain accurate records
* Able to work well with all levels of personnel in hospital settings and within the differing guidelines of each institution
* Works well under stressful conditions
* Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time
* Ability to lift up to 70 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation
* Ability to stoop, squat, or bend frequently
* Exposure to patient elements including communicable disease, bloodborne pathogens, and other common hazards of a clinical setting
* Ability to reason logically and make sound decisions, to consider alternative and diverse perspectives, to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

DonorConnect is a PROUD Equal Opportunity Employer who Values Diversity in Both Experience and Background!

* Reasonable accommodations (valid religious or medical exemptions) may be made by contacting our HR department.

Responsible for scheduling of surgical procedures accurately and in a timely fashion and for coordinating with other departments for follow-up appointments. Perform schedule, receptionist and other support duties.

Greets and directs patients, visitors and vendors. Maintains professional attitude and provides for a positive and welcoming environment. Answers telephone calls and refers messages to appropriate staff members.

Handles routine administrative duties for the medical office. Registers patients in Meditech system the demographics of the patient matching to system information (record numbers, dates of birth, addresses, etc.)

Schedules appointments (physicians, nutrition, psychology, PFT, PAT and anesthesia) making sure that all necessary testing for each patient has been completed prior to surgery. Properly identifies patient in the system and books appointments in accordance with established guidelines and instructions for that particular procedure, visit or test.
Communicates with patient's providers to ensure that patient is cleared for surgery.

Obtains insurance billing information from patients. Prepares and sends bills to private biller for submission to third party payers and HMOs. Must keep abreast of policies of participating HMOs. Stays up to date with insurance policy changes and communicates those changes to them and providers at necessary.

Sets up and maintains office records, patient and office flies, periodically reviewing for accuracy and updating information.

Types correspondence including physician referrals from Dictaphone and/or draft copies with accuracy. Sets up and maintains office records, patient and office files periodically reviewing for accuracy and updated information.

Communicates with insurance companies for authorization of procedure/surgery.

Follows-up with insurance companies on authorizations, ensuring that all required information is complete.

Schedules approved patients with the OR, keeping physician schedule appropriately and notifying other staff when conflicts arise.

Prints and sends reminder letters to patients for future appointments.

Sends physician letters to patients with diagnostic testing results.

Makes calls to patients to confirm appointments and reminds patients that co-payment is due at the time of visit.

Maintains proper documentation in the medical records to ensure compliance with both quality and legal requirements.

Ability to interface with one or more physician offices handling their specific procedures and requirements. Set up physician scheduling daily and pull charts as necessary.

Prepares consent packet materials for following week's schedule.

Communicates with the PACU weekly to review the needs of the post-operative patients.

Communicates with the dietary staff to review the needs of the bariatric population post-operatively.

Attends monthly support group meetings (3 times a year at minimum).

Participates in staff meetings.

Performs other duties as requested.