Case Manager- Remote

Overview

MTF Biologics processes tissue grafts from human donors that are used in a growing array of clinical applications – positively affecting lives across the globe. As a global nonprofit organization that saves and heals lives by honoring donated gifts and serving patients, we collaborate with the medical, scientific, as well as organ and tissue donation communities. Our colleagues include:

• The International Institute for the Advancement of Medicine (IIAM ): a division of MTF Biologics, honors donors of non-transplantable organs and tissue by providing their gifts to the medical research community to combat and cure disease.
• Statline : a division of MTF Biologics, provides specialized communications and technology expertise to organ, tissue, and eye procurement organizations, as well as the hospital and patients that they serve.
• The German Institute for Cell and Tissue Transplantation (DIZG ): our sister organization, further expands our global reach to patients around the world
  
  

Our goal is simple–do what's right for patients, surgeons, tissue donors, and their families through our guiding principles.

Review donor chart information and medical records to ensure that the donors meet the criteria set forth by MTF, and to provide a completed, accurate donor chart for the Donor Eligibility determination and release for processing by the Medical Director.

Responsibilities

• Perform post recovery clinical review of the donor record. The donor record includes critical recovery documentation, medical social history, plasma dilution, relevant communicable disease (serology) test results, authorization for tissue donation, relevant medical records, autopsy, reports, and any other pertinent information submitted or communicated by the Recovery Partner and other facility that impacts donor eligibility.
• Identification, evaluation, and coordination of required corrections for discrepancies and/or omissions that impact donor eligibility.
• Review charts for regulatory compliance with MTF policies, industry standards and all applicable regulatory guidelines.
• Track and monitor the production of Fresh Tissue and Special grafts to ensure a high priority initial review, reconciliation of discrepancies and Medical Director review within the time sensitive requirements.
• Interaction and communication, verbal or written, with Recovery Partners to obtain relevant information or required corrections that impact donor eligibility.
• Provide a complete, comprehensive donor chart to the MTF Medical Director for evaluation, Donor Eligibility determination and tissue release authorization.
• Review and evaluate weekly tracking and information reports to ensure timely process flow in the review of donor charts.
• Daily interaction and collaboration with Team Case Coordinator to coordinate and ensure timely process flow in the review of donor charts.
• Interaction with NOCC team regarding screening issues or with other MTF department when necessary (Planning, Quality Assurance, Donor Log-In, etc.) as a resource or to obtain relevant information.
• Interaction with other Donor Services workgroups to discuss program issues, problems, and successes.
• Assist on special projects and perform additional duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Associate's Degree

Years of Experience: 3 - 5 years

Other: 3-5 years RN broad based clinical experience in critical care nursing or 5+ years of tissue banking experience.

Specific Licenses and/or Certifications: CTBS

Other: Within one year of hire

Specialized Knowledge, Technical Skills, And Abilities

• Registered nurse with a minimum of 3-5 years broad based clinical experience in critical care nursing
• Experience in medical chart review
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required
• Must be computer literate
• Travel as needed
• Must be enthusiastic and extremely energetic, self-directed, service-oriented, highly motivated individual who is goal oriented with a demonstrated ability to plan and manage a fast paced workload
• Fast learner who exhibits creativity and flexibility
• Strong work ethic and dynamic team environment interaction skills are required
• Comfortable communicating in new and unfamiliar environments
• Capable of maintaining open and positive communication with colleagues, peers and staff.
• Open to and supportive of the ideas, issues and needs of others.
• Must exhibit the Donor Services core values of whatever it takes, think beyond self and exceptional service.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Years of Experience: 3 - 5 years

Other: RN

Specific Licenses and/or Certifications: Choose an item.

Other: Current Nursing License

Specialized Knowledge, Technical Skills, and Abilities:

• Registered nurse with a minimum of 3-5 years broad based clinical experience in critical care nursing
• Experience in medical chart review