What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Compliance Coordinator position at Mid-America Transplant Services?
Lifesaving & Life-Changing Work
A career at Mid-America Transplant means giving hope and healing to the 100,000 patients on the transplant waiting list, bringing peace to families in mourning, building a legacy for donors, and stewarding their lifesaving gifts. No matter what role you play or how challenging the work can sometimes be, we find that helping save and celebrate the lives of others often changes your own life in the process. Join the Mid- America Transplant team. It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love.
What We Do
Simply put, we help save lives — and we’re proud to say we’ve been nationally recognized for how well we do it. We conduct and fund game-changing research. We educate the public to prevent medical issues and the need for transplants. We offer grief resources to donor families. Pioneer new facilities and protocols that improve the viability of organ and tissue donations. We provide affordable, temporary housing for transplant patients and their families. Partner with community organizations to drive donor registration. We meet with schools, clergy, and local leaders to share our cause and our message. We stop at nothing because we’re the kind of people who give everything.
The Position
The Quality Compliance Coordinator –Organ is responsible for processing, obtaining, auditing and maintaining donor information to ensure compliance with regulatory and accrediting standards. This includes data abstraction/review, submission and validation of clinical data from the donor record as required by United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and CMS. This position is also responsible for maintaining expert knowledge of policies regarding organ procurement and as a liaison, work closely with various departments in the Organ Work System.
What You’ll Do
- Analyze, review, audit and process donor information and case follow up to ensure accurate completion of donor charts, including import charts, to meet regulatory requirements and maintain organizational compliance
- Obtain follow-up donor and recipient information, final donor testing results and reports
- Perform a quality audit of organ donor charts
- Ensure final closure of the donor chart and completion of case disposition in True North
- Relay appropriate post case information to the transplant centers and OPO’s involved
- Ensure Deceased Donor Reports (DDR) are submitted accurately and timely in DonorNet
- Ensure UNOS reports and required data submissions are submitted within the UNOS designated timeframes
- Critically analyzes medical records and identifies communicable diseases, infections and cancers that require follow up and reporting
- Gathers, prepares, and distributes clinical data to improve partner satisfaction and assist in process improvements.
What You’ll Bring
- 3 years of work experience in a health science environment or OPO experience preferred
- Proficiency with medical/transplant terminology required
- Knowledge of regulatory/accreditation requirements for CMS and UNOS or willingness to learn
- Associate’s degree or equivalent work experience is required
What We’ll Bring
- Health insurance premium option at zero out of pocket for single coverage, eligible on your first day
- 401(k) Retirement Match - offering up to a 5% match of annual salary starting the 1st day of the month following your start date
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – offering up to another 9% contribution of your annual salary after one year
- Paid Life Insurance – four times your salary
- Paid Long Term Disability
- Annual incentive plan in addition to annual salary increases
- Tuition Reimbursement
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
