BMT Donor Search Coordinator

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

In this role, your responsibilities will include conducting preliminary search requests for adult and pediatric patients by entering patient information into the NMDP website. You will request search strategy advice from NMDP and send preliminary search results to BMT physicians and nurse coordinators. Formalizing search requests involves reviewing preliminary search results and selecting donors for confirmatory typing as directed by BMT physicians and nurse coordinators.

Additionally, you will complete work‑up requests from BMT physicians and nurse coordinators by submitting collection requests to obtain donor collection dates for patients. Managing and updating all information related to requests submitted by BMT physicians and nurse coordinators will be key, including creating patient folders, updating spreadsheets, and ensuring all relevant parties are informed of any updates. This role requires proficiency in using the NMDP website for entering patient information and managing search requests, excellent communication skills for coordinating with BMT physicians, nurse coordinators, and NMDP, strong organizational skills for managing and updating patient information and requests, and attention to detail to ensure accuracy in all tasks.

In this role, you will be responsible for conducting preliminary search requests from adult and pediatric nurse coordinators by entering patient information into the NMDP website. After completing the preliminary search, you will request search strategy advice from NMDP and send the preliminary search results to BMT physicians and nurse coordinators. To formalize searches, you will return to the NMDP website, review the preliminary search results, and select donors as chosen by BMT physicians and nurse coordinators for confirmatory typing.

Additionally, you will complete work‑up requests from BMT physicians and nurse coordinators by submitting collection requests to obtain donor collection dates for patients. Throughout all requests, you will be responsible for tracking and updating information, including creating patient folders, updating spreadsheets, and ensuring that all parties are informed of any updates.

Minimum High School diploma, GED, or higher.

• Proficiency on computers and able manage entering patient information for donor search requests.
• Excellent communication skills for coordinating with BMT physicians, nurse coordinators, and NMDP.
• Strong organizational skills for managing and updating patient information and requests.
• Attention to detail to ensure accuracy in all tasks.

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U‑M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world's most distinguished academic health systems.

In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world‑class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

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