Registered Nurse - Specialist, Organ & Tissue Donation (Kingston)

Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity!

Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN), part of Ontario Health, is currently seeking a highly motivated casual Organ and Tissue Donation Specialist for the Kingston and surrounding region, with a history of excellence in clinical practice who thrives on making a difference.

The incumbent will report directly to the Manager, Hospital Programs.

This exciting opportunity will allow you to guide each step of the donation process including donor identification through referral indicators, donor suitability assessment, death determination, approach and consent with families, to the medical donor management optimizing organ yield for recipient transplantation.

Here is what you will be doing :

Conducts clinical assessments, clinical evaluations and clinical / medical management of the potential donor in a manner consistent with established guidelines, as well as interacting with the hospital staff to set-up the family approach process

Establishes collaborative approach plans with health care providers (HCP) to enable every potential donor's family the opportunity to donate lifesaving organs and tissues for transplantation

Facilitates ongoing communication with the health care team as required and provides regular updates on the donation process as desired by the donor family

Supports the health care team by requesting resources for tests or procedures required to determine medical suitability as requested by the transplant team

Recovers past medical history from multiple sources, Health Records, Family Doctor, previous admissions to other hospital sites as part of the extensive assessment for exceptional distribution release of organs for transplantation

Negotiates OR resources to support the donor organ recovery surgery

Identifies issues for follow-up and quality control and adherence to Health Canada directives, ensuring the safety of the organ and tissue supply

Works a variety of shifts, including on-call shifts with travel within the Kingston region and the surrounding area

Works the minimum shift requirements :

One 8-16 hour on-call shift per week (includes day, evening, and night shifts)

One weekend per month (Saturday and Sunday)

One statutory holiday per year (when on a Monday with weekend included)

Performs other duties consistent with role profile, as required

Here is what you will need to be successful :

Education and Experience

Nursing Diploma and / or Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario is required

Minimum three (3) years critical care and / or relevant organ and tissue donation experience an asset or a combination of equivalent experience and education

Must be proficient in Microsoft applications

Valid G driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle is required

Knowledge and Skills

Compassionate, dedicated; demonstrates professional leadership skills

Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Self-directed and able to function collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team

Demonstrates sensitivity to spiritual, cultural and other relevant contexts of care

Demonstrates ability to effectively work collaboratively with both clinical and non-clinical stakeholders at multiple levels

Demonstrates excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing

Employment Type : Casual (1 Year Contract)

Employment Location : Kingston and Surrounding Region

Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone;

Black and racialized; members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary; and disabled.

We encourage applicants with accessibility needs to notify us if they have any accommodation needs in the application and / or interview process.

All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.

Note : As part of the initial recruitment screening process, Applicants must confirm that they are Fully Vaccinated against COVID-19.

If Applicants are not Fully Vaccinated, they will be asked to identify any accommodation needs pursuant to a protected ground under the Code.

If no such accommodation is identified, the Applicant will not be eligible to proceed through the recruitment process.