Organ Placement Specialist

Overview

Would You Like a Life-Changing Career With Life Gift

Where You Can Grow as an Organ Placement Specialist?

Kick-start the career of a lifetime where you can be a part of our mission of hope, working with an incredible team saving lives while modeling our values of Passion, Compassion, and Professionalism to the Life Gift community.

Life Gift is currently looking for an on-site Organ Placement Specialist who will work collaboratively with all departments within Life Gift, HLA laboratories, and other OPOs and transplant programs to allocate organs for transplantation and research.

Do you possess the attributes to be a successful Organ Placement Specialist and perform the following essential functions?

• Coordinates multiple levels of the allocation of organs for transplant or research according to established Life Gift and OPTN policies.
• Responsible for ensuring timely continuation of the allocation process and maintains logistical oversight of organs for transplant or research that are awaiting final disposition.
• Relays accurate and timely donor medical information from Life Gift EMR system or from the UNET Donor Net system to transplant surgeons and transplant center personnel to facilitate organ placement.
• Facilitate the transportation and laboratory notification for blood and tissue samples sent for donor testing as well as the transportation of recovered organs when necessary.

• Bachelor’s degree with biology/pre-med/nursing/allied health courses or allied health work experience, required.
• Three to five years prior clinical experience in organ procurement and/or transplantation, preferred.

Established in 1987, Life Gift offers hope to the thousands of people in Texas and beyond who need lifesaving organ and tissue transplants. Our organization is diverse by nature, and inclusive by choice. Life Gift strives to reflect the communities where we live and work, and our multi-cultural and diverse team contributes an abundance of talent, abilities, and innovation that have continued to elevate our success.

Life Gift values its team members and offers a variety of highly competitive benefits. Full-time team members have the opportunity to enroll in the following insurance plans: medical, dental, and vision, as well as life insurance, LTD and STD, and FSAs and HSAs that are pre-tax and to which Life Gift contributes. Life Gift also offers an exceptional retirement package that includes 403(b) and 401(a) retirement plans with the opportunity for a generous match.

Additionally, Life Gift offers a tuition reimbursement program to encourage team members to expand their knowledge and further their education. Life Gift recognizes the importance of a work-life balance and encourages team members to take advantage of a generous vacation and sick leave plan.

Life Gift is an equal opportunity employer!

If you are qualified and want to be considered for a career that is life-changing, has purpose, and where you can be a part of an organization that cares about its employees, we encourage you to apply by completing the application at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./