New York Organ Donor Network Work Values

Daily Duties at New York Organ Donor Network:

Responsible for organizing organ and tissue recovery in hospitals in our Donor Service. • Hired and trained new preservation technicians on kidney dissection to accommodate the quadruple increase in kidney machine pulsatile preservation (MPP), as a result allowing the department to reach MPP on 700- 750 kidneys (~23% of all performed in the US MPP) annually. • Developed and implemented optimized needle biopsy technique to better assess renal allograft quality. The technique has been approved by the NYODN Kidney/Pancreas committee, implemented and published. • Developed two new renal clamps for MPP (The Yushkov Clamp is in production by Krolman, Inc, the Universal clamp is in production by Organ Recovery Systems). • Performed clinical research related to MPP identifying the relationship between MPP parameters and renal allograft one-year and three-year graft function. • Wrote and implemented numerous SOPs standardizing work in Organ Preservation, MPP lab & Tissue Department. • Hired and trained new technicians to perform all types of tissue recovery. Developed three new recovery techniques for scapula recovery, femoral vessels recovery, and long aorto-femoral graft recovery that were accepted and recommended to other OPOs by MTF and Cryolife. • Prepared two projects for Internal Review Board submission. The first project was approved by Western IRB; the second project was reviewed and approved by Columbia, Montefiore, NYU and North Shore IRBs. • Improved the department stature among 9 Medical Examiner offices and 102 hospitals with which it interfaces.

What they like about New York Organ Donor Network:

A hiring company that offers alternative approaches to pay, performance bonuses, and/or equity in the firm is very attractive to you. You're generally less interested in working for an organization offering only traditional, salary-based compensation, one with limited opportunity to acquire equity in the firm, or one that does not actively promote skill development. In addition, you are more likely to choose a company that offers a variety of internal career options, with defined career paths. You view the learning of new skills and development of your expertise as key to your career advancement. These aspects of an organization may become even more important to you as you progress in your field, and are especially critical if you change career or occupation.

Tags

Organ preservation, Management, Research, Analytics, Innovation, Budjeting, Procurement, Dialysis, ICU, Protocol

Skills

Management, Innovation, Healthcare, Clinical research, Public speaking, Medicine, Clinical trials, Budgets, Transplant, Procurement, Dialysis, ICU, Protocol

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