Job Information
Sharing Hope SC Donor Coordinator in Charleston, South Carolina
Donor Coordinator
Job Details
Level
Experienced
Job Location
Charleston - N. Charleston, SC
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
Associate Degree
Travel Percentage
None
Job Shift
Night Shift
Job Category
Health Care
Description
The Donor Coordinator assesses all donor referrals, educates families on tissue/eye donation, obtains
authorization for tissue/eye donation and coordinates all tissue donor cases.
- Answers and dispatches calls from all existing and target markets to appropriate organ/tissue/eye
donation specialists.
Assesses and inputs donor eligibility into the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
Communicates eligible organ referrals and registry status to Organ Administrator On Call (OAOC).
Communicates potential eye only cases to eye donor center.
Obtains authorization for tissue/eye donor cases.
Enters DRAI interview information into EMR for tissue/eye donor cases and assesses for continued
tissue/eye donor eligibility.
- Facilitates communication of information between TAOC, tissue/eye recovery team members, eye
donor center, transplant centers, next of kin, couriers, charter airlines, ambulance services, other
tissue banks, donor transport, funeral homes, medical examiners/coroners, pathologists, appropriate
processor donor screeners, and other OPO staff.
- Coordinates and maintains concurrent documentation of case progression in EMR for all processed
tissue/eye donor cases.
Resolves communication issues and/or notifies appropriate staff.
Maintains an acceptable authorization rate.
Serves as a resource for tissue/eye donor families.
Promotes effective communication between shifts.
Provides exemplary customer service, including diplomacy at all times.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Associates degree;
One (1) year of experience in a call center preferred;
Healthcare, bereavement, or phone triage experience preferred;
Strong knowledge of medical terminology preferred;Critical thinking skills;
Data entry skills;
Ability to perform well in stressful situations; or,
An equivalent combination of education and experience.