Kalyn Lehner
Summary
Efficiently coordinates organ procurement processes, leveraging strong logistics and communication skills to ensure successful recoveries. Possesses a deep understanding of regulatory standards and medical protocols, enabling maintenance of compliance and prioritization of safety throughout the process.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Placement and Allocation Coordinator III
Southwest Transplant Alliance
09.2023 - Current
- Documents all case-related biopsy results in Electronic Donor Record.
- Facilitates data documentation and reporting mechanisms of infectious disease, cultures, and ABO results following STA and OPTN policy.
- Collaborates with clinical and tissue recovery staff to coordinate order of allocation for all authorized gifts.
- Monitors kidney pumps and communicates pump parameters, biopsy results, anatomy, etc. to surgeons or coordinators at the transplant center.
- Sets up transportation for organs placed.
- Allocates thoracic and abdominal organs for transplant and research.
Materials Management Coordinator II
Southwest Transplant Alliance
03.2022 - 09.2023
- BTM data entry and maintenance
- FDA quality control of managed supplies
- Ordering and stocking of all Clinical and OR supplies
- Coordination with outside suppliers
Surgical Services Coordinator
Southwest Transplant Alliance
04.2021 - 03.2022
- Coordinates long-distance recovery logistics for import organ offers
- Prepares OR and orients OR staff to the surgical phase of recovery
- Monitors organs according to policy
- Packages, labels, and transports organs according to policy
- Prepares recovery equipment and supplies for use in the recovery process as needed
- Performs CST duties when needed in OR
Sterile Processing Technician
Lonestar Ambulatory Surgery Center
12.2020 - 03.2021
- Proper sterilization of instruments
- Wrapping and containing instrument trays
- Inventory, ordering and stocking of supplies
- Staging OR for surgeries
- (Temporary position)
Referral Management Specialist
Virginia Mason Medical Center
07.2019 - 09.2020
- Reviewing and processing inbound patient referrals
- Providing all departments with information needed to schedule
- Checking patients' insurance with Virginia Masons policies to obtain pre authorization if needed
Clinical Service Representative
Virginia Mason Medical Center
10.2018 - 07.2019
- Making sure patients are scheduled and helped appropriately
- Sanitizing sleep equipment
- Make sure providers have all information needed
- Assist sleep technicians with patients sleep studies and scheduling
- Previously worked from 2015-2017
Research Coordinator
Benaroya Research Institute
02.2017 - 10.2018
- Scheduling study participants for study/treatments
- Prepping for visits and collecting specimens
- Preparing samples for scientist
- Cleaning and prepping DME for next visits
- Centrifuging and aliquoting samples
- Freezing and Archive specimens
- Data entry and records of collected specimens
Patient Access Specialist
Virginia Mason Call Center
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Answer calls on a timely matter
- Data entry on patient charts
- Responsible for meeting the needs of patients
ER Access Representative
Children's Mercy Hospital
05.2012 - 12.2012
- Chart creation and data entry to all patients in ER
Education
High school diploma -
Hastings High School
Hastings, NE05.2008
High school diploma -
Metropolitan Community College
Kansas City, MO12.2012
Skills
- Data Entry
- Medical terminology
- Organ and Tissue allocation
- Multitasking and organization
- Hospital/medical experience
- EMR
Certification
Currently working with company for a CPTC
Timeline
Placement and Allocation Coordinator III
Southwest Transplant Alliance
09.2023 - Current
Materials Management Coordinator II
Southwest Transplant Alliance
03.2022 - 09.2023
Surgical Services Coordinator
Southwest Transplant Alliance
04.2021 - 03.2022
Sterile Processing Technician
Lonestar Ambulatory Surgery Center
12.2020 - 03.2021
Referral Management Specialist
Virginia Mason Medical Center
07.2019 - 09.2020
Clinical Service Representative
Virginia Mason Medical Center
10.2018 - 07.2019
Research Coordinator
Benaroya Research Institute
02.2017 - 10.2018
Patient Access Specialist
Virginia Mason Call Center
01.2014 - 01.2015
ER Access Representative
Children's Mercy Hospital
05.2012 - 12.2012
High school diploma -
Hastings High School
High school diploma -
Metropolitan Community College
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