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1 Ana Kukulj RN BSN Assistant Coordinators and Their Role in Donation

2 Organ Donation Updates on statistics: 117,000 candidates on waiting list 18% on the list are in California 82% are need of a kidney transplant 2011: 8,100 deceased donors

3 Organ Donation Differences from tissue/eye donation: Patient must have cardiac circulation until time of procurement Approach process occurs prior to cardiac death Approach is non-scripted Cases take approximately 12 to 48hrs

4 Role of the Assistant Coordinator Role: Developed 2011 Per diem position Round on patients Lifesharing is following Respond to non-urgent referrals Night-round on-sites

5 Role of the Assistant Coordinator Purpose: Increase Lifesharing’s presence Aid in staffing challenges Maintain high level of response to referrals Maintain customer service

6 Effects on Donation On-site referrals: Goal: 2 hours from time of referral to on-site visit National benchmark for on-sites is 75% Lifesharing’s goal is 83% for on-sites

7 Effects on Donation 2011 - Began Assistant Coordinator Program: 1,535 referrals Response rate 77-84% 2012 - Full year with Coordinators: 1,663 (8.3% increase) Response rate 86.7%

8 Effects on Donation Increasing Lifesharing's presence On-site for night shift Increased face time in hospitals Utilizing resources Staff retention Expediting cases

9 Role of the Assistant Coordinator Evolving role: More active role assisting procurement coordinators on cases Increasing responsibilities Cross training into other departments of Lifesharing

10 Thank You for helping us make donation possible!


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