Summary
In alignment with Gift of Life Michigan's core purpose and core values, the Procurement Surgeon performs surgical organ recovery. The incumbent is a licensed physician with experience in organ donation, surgical organ recovery, organ transplantation, and surgically recovers deceased donor organs for transplantation and research.
Duties & Responsibilities
The following job duties and responsibilities are stated in broad terms and not intended to be inclusive. Those in bold are essential duties of the position:
- Perform surgical organ recovery to local and national standards for organ transplantation.
- Assist the VP, Donation Optimization, Associate VP, Clinical Operations, or designee in efforts to develop and modify organ recovery protocols designed to maximize the number of donors and number of organs transplanted.
- Provide Gift of Life staff with education on different aspects of surgical organ recovery and preservation techniques.
- Maintain knowledge level of current practices of organ procurement.
- Participate in the proceedings of the Gift of Life Michigan organ committee and advisory board.
- Respond to Gift of Life employee requests for assistance calls.
- Train Organ Recovery Specialists (ORS) in First Assist role, confirms & communicates competency.
- Perform other duties as assigned.