Eye Bank Donor Coordinator I

Baylor College of Medicine • Clutch City, Texas, US • 3w ago

Summary

The Eye Bank Coordinator I is responsible for processing all donor referrals by telephone and at Harris County Medical Examiner’s office; performing initial screening for eligibility determination; obtaining legal consent authorization for donation; triaging donors for recovery technicians; obtaining medical/social history on donors; communicating with all referral sources; coordinating recovery procedure. The candidate will also be responsible for delivery of tissue for scheduled surgeries.

The work schedule is Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00am - 7:00pm.

Job Duties

Documents all information for each referral on a LEBT-Baylor Referral Form.
Logs and screens all potential eye donor candidates at the Harris County Medical Examiner’s office obtaining pre-autopsy release when necessary.
Interviews referring hospital/health care professionals concerning medical history of potential donors to determine donor eligibility.
Performs plasma dilution assessment of potential donors with information obtained from the health care professional to determine whether or not a pre-transfusion blood sample will need to be obtained.
Interacts with immediate family members of potential donors to obtain consent, to complete a medical/social history, and to answer questions regarding eye donation.
Obtains all necessary signatures and follows-through on all necessary paperwork prior to tissue recovery including documentation of serology and autopsy results when necessary.
Coordinates ocular tissue recoveries for each donor with the Eye Bank Recovery Technician and transportation of ocular tissue procured from outlying locations to the LEBT-Baylor Houston office.
Reviews and evaluates donor hospital charts and follows-up on medical histories as needed.
Completes LEBT-Baylor Donor Worksheet for each donor procured which may require utilizing the donor's hospital chart, if applicable.
Initiates and completes all referral/donor entry in the database.
Packs and ships ocular tissue per FDA/EBAA/LEBT-Baylor Policies and Procedures.
Packages blood specimens for timely pick-up and shipment to laboratory.
Interacts with Executive Director and Medical Director concerning medical histories as well as accomplishes special projects as assigned by the Executive Director.
Maintains excellent customer service relations with referring hospitals and OPO's.
Attends Staff Meetings.
Participates and complies with established Quality Assurance policies and assists with routine monitoring upon request.
Performs other job duties as assigned.