Nurse Coordinator - Hybrid/Remote

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POSITION SUMMARY:

This role is responsible for providing comprehensive medical support to NMDP network and staff for all aspects of donor evaluation and management, donor and recipient adverse events, and investigations of quality incidents involving medical issues.

The role serves as a liaison between the network and other NMDP departments to ensure proper quality procedures related to cellular products and to minimize organizational risk associated with quality incidents and adverse events.

This position can be remote (US) or hybrid.

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ACCOUNTABILITIES:

General:


* Uses medical knowledge to assess complex clinical situations.


* Determines appropriate actions based on clinical judgment and/or in consultation with NMDP physician or designee.


* Communicates professionally and succinctly with involved stakeholders in a manner that is understandable at stakeholders' medical knowledge level.


* Utilizes GTP and cGMP regulations in daily practice.


* Maintains confidentiality as outlined in NMDP policy and procedures.


* Serves as advocate for volunteer stem cell donors.

One or more of the following specialty areas may be assigned:

Donor Medical Assessment:


* Serves as primary NMDP resource for addressing suitability and/or eligibility, to include non-medical factors.


* Performs initial nurse review of medical clearance information.


* Assists NMDP operated donor center and network staff in medical assessment of donors related to research protocol participation.


* Performs donor notification of positive IDM test results.

Donor and Recipient Adverse Events:


* Monitors an NMDP stem cell donor during and after an adverse event


* Investigates and monitors a NMDP recipient qualifying adverse event.


* Prepares data and presents summaries of donor and recipient adverse events for review to appropriate outside agencies as needed.

Quality Assurance:


* Prepares data and presents summaries of donor and recipient adverse events for review to appropriate outside agencies as needed.


* Performs root cause analysis and investigation of events identified in the Quality Incident system or through FormsNet, as applicable.


* Collaborates with Case Management staff and Network members regarding incident recognition, protocol deviations, documentation, follow-up, and other quality assurance issues.


* Acts as liaison with NMDP Quality in identifying and reporting trends related to quality assurance.

Risk Management:


* Acts as liaison with NMDP Quality in identifying and reporting trends related to quality assurance.


* Communicates with key NMDP stakeholders when a serious event is identified as a potential risk management concern.


* Mitigates risk by active participation in problem solving and appropriate interventions during an event as...