Donor Research Coordinator jobs in Massachusetts

Company Description

Come join our team and become part of what the Boston Globe has recognized as one of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts 2018 - 2023! 

Saving lives through organ and tissue donation is the mission uniting our employees and drives the work we do. 

New England Donor Services (NEDS) coordinates organ and tissue donation in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, the eastern counties of Vermont and Bermuda. Responsible for one of the largest of the 56 Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) that make up the nation’s donation system, NEDS works with over 200 hospitals and serves 14 million people in our region, screening nearly 55,000 potential donor referrals annually. With approximately $110M in operating revenues, NEDS employs 300 clinical and non-clinical staff members throughout New England and across the country.

Our vision is to be a leader in the development and implementation of strategies to increase the life-saving and life-enhancing gifts of organ and tissue donation through effective relationships with our clinical partners, donor families and the communities we serve.

Job Description

Join an exciting, dynamic, professional team whose mission it is to save and enhance lives. As an Organ Clinical Coordinator (OCC) you will be part of a challenging, fast paced environment answering incoming referral calls, screening for donor suitability and coordinating the logistics of organ recoveries and placement for transplantation. At the end of each day, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you contributed to life saving and life enhancing initiatives.

Overview:

NEDS is looking for energetic, hard-working, positive individuals to be a hospital’s and/or transplant center’s first point of contact for organ donation and transplantation. The OCC has regular contact with transplant surgeons and transplant coordinators as well as other key hospital staff members in facilitating the transplant process. The OCC is an exciting, unique, and pivotal role in the world of health care, offering the qualified individual a challenging work life with a primary focus on extending and saving lives through organ transplantation.

Successful candidates can include ER Tech, EMTs, Paramedics, Medical Assistants, RN/LPNs as well as others with some medical or health sciences experience.

Schedule:

12 hour shifts (3 per week) 12 hour on-call shift (1 per week). Shifts are typically 7am to 7pm or 7pm to 7am, with the possibility for a swing shift from 11 am to 11 pm or 2 pm to 2 am. Will work overnights, holidays and weekends. 

Schedule is subject to change and flexibility is a must. 

We are currently hiring for our March/April - Spring 2024 orientation classes. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and one year of relevant experience; or 3 years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Working knowledge of medical terminology
• Experience multi-tasking in a fast-paced healthcare or medical setting
• Excellent communication skills
• Organizational skills and a strong attention to detail
• Ability to work 12 hour shifts
• Comfortable with managing conflict
• Must live within 60-90 minutes from Waltham, MA

Additional Information

HIRING ALERT: NEDS is actively taking precautions to protect our community, staff and partners during this time of medical emergency due to COVID-19. In order to be employed at NEDS, you must be vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19. 

When you join New England Donor Services, you can expect competitive salaries and a great benefit package. Benefits include BCBS Health Insurance, BCBS Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance,1x Annual Salary Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, Short-term Disability Coverage, Long-term Disability Coverage, Long-term Care Coverage, 403b Retirement Contribution, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Discounts through Working Advantage and a generous Paid Time-off Program.

New England Donor Services is an equal opportunity employer and encourages diverse candidates to apply to meet the needs of the multicultural and multilingual communities we serve.