Nurse B - Tissue Coordinator

Position #: V43218

Expected Start Date: September 29, 2024

Union: SUN

Facility: Regina General Hospital & Pasqua Hospital

Home Base: Regina General Hospital

City/Town: Regina

Department: Saskatchewan Transplant Program

Type: Part-time regular

FTE: 0.75

Shift Information: Days, Nights, Evenings, Weekends, Stats

Hours of Work: 168hrs/6wks;  21 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks

Scheduled hours of work may be reduced (if applicable) during the rotation stipulated when a statutory holiday is recognized during that period.

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440

Job Description:

The incumbent is an expert clinical practitioner who integrates experience, skills and knowledge from nursing theory and principles of adult learning and thrives to make a difference. 

Our mandate includes increasing public awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation, education of health care professionals, and ensuring a safe and effective donation and transplant system in Saskatchewan. Working collaboratively with our stakeholders and fostering organizational and individual growth, we value respect for all, collaborative partnerships, compassionate caring, excellence and stewardship. 

The Deceased Donor Coordinator guides each step of the donation process including donor identification through referral indicators, donor suitability assessment, declaration, approach and consent with families, to the medical donor management optimizing organ and tissue yield for recipient transplantation.  After each donation there is family follow-up and support and information transfer with donation and recipient programs.

Travel Required: No

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Required to meet orientation needs relating to organ and tissue donation
• Critical Care or Emergency Room experience
• Recent (within last 2 years) clinical experience in organ/tisssue donation/transplantation - 1 year of experience
• On posting where there are no candidates with recent (within last 2 years) clinical experience in organ/tissue donation, a minimum 2 years of highly acute care nursing experience  (ex: Critical Care or Emergency Room) will be required to meet the orientation needs relating to organ and tissue donation.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
• Registered or eligible for registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS).

Competencies

• Decision making skills
• Research skills
• Problem solving skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Computer skills
• Assessment skills
• Capability to engage others: Contribute to the creation of healthy teams

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work independently
• Ability to enter data with accuracy and attention to detail
• In depth knowledge of the physiology and pathophysiology related to specific organ and tissue types, the protocols, procedures, standards related to donation, knowledge        of internal and external resources, and disease factors and processes.  
• Demonstrated clinical competence in assessment, care provision and planning.  
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and written/oral communication skills.  
• Ability to set priorities, recognize and maintain confidential information.  
• Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making skills.  
• Demonstrated strong computer and database management skills.  
• Demonstrated research and statistical gathering/interpretative experience.  
• Ability to function as a team member, and to provide safe, client-centered care.  
• Ability to function autonomously and independently.  
• Demonstrated strong theoretical base and assessment skills.  

Other Information

• For more information on the city of Regina please visit https://www.regina.ca/
• 5 years experience of highly acute nursing experience may be considered
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)