Myriam De L. Sparks

• Responded to and followed up on organ and tissue donation referrals, reviewing clinical information to assess medical suitability.
• Educated hospital staff, including new nurses, on organ and tissue donation processes, legal requirements, and best practices.
• Trained and supported Designated Requestors to ensure sensitive and effective family approaches for authorization discussions.
• Acted as a Certified Translator, providing accurate interpretation during clinical and donation-related conversations with non-English-speaking families.
• Analyzed donation-related data and key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor trends, measure outcomes, and drive quality improvement.
• Presented data and insights during hospital critical care meetings, trauma operations meetings, and quality assurance meetings.
• Led the hospital’s Donor Council meetings, coordinating multidisciplinary collaboration to promote donation advocacy and performance improvement.
• Served as a liaison between hospital teams and the organ procurement organization (OPO), ensuring alignment with clinical standards and regulatory requirements.

Night shift in house coordinator at Cook Children's Medical Center and Texas Health Harris DT FW. (2016-2017)

Obtained authorization for organ and tissue donation when working as IHC.

Certified translator by Lifegift.

Manage incoming referrals from receiving the call to going on site for first response.

Enter and complete data appropriately in itransplant in a timely manner.

Communicate in a professional manner with the medical team to establish a plan and next steps regarding the initial process for organ donation when appropriate.

Assess suitability for potential organ donors.

Thoracic Organ Allocation.

Guide the medical team with the process of brain death declaration following hospital policies.

Successfully coordinate diagnostic tests and procedures to optimize the organ donor.

Confident in donor management and thoracic organ allocation.

Coordinate OR with all parties involved, including Pathologist and Anesthesia when required.

Independent and successful referral team lead.

Managed incoming referrals from receiving the call to going on site for first response.

Entered and completed data appropriately in itransplant for new referrals and followups.

Communicated in a professional manner with the medical team to establish a plan and next steps regarding the initial process for organ donation when appropriate.

Assessed suitability for potential organ donors.

Guided the medical team with the process of brain death declaration following hospital policies.

Successfully coordinated diagnostic tests and procedures to optimize the organ donor.

Completely independent donor management, helped with organ allocation and coordinated OR, including, but not limited to, ground transportation, intra operative biopsies, heart flushing and organ packaging per UNOS policy.

Successfully supported Lifelink’s operations in Tampa, FL branch in 2010-2011.

Successfully managed critical neuro ICU patients at the county trauma medical center.

Assisted neurosurgeons in placement of external ventricle drains and monitored intracranial pressures.

Cared for post-operative, vented neuro patients.

Assisted in placement of main lines such as, arterial, central and swan ganz and further monitoring.

Managed IV pumps and high risk medications appropriately.

Monitored hourly vital signs and neuro assessment.

Served as team lead dividing assignments for the shift and solving unexpected situations.

Strong preceptor.

Supported OBGYNs, monitored patient vital signs, administered medications and established a trusted line of communication with expectant mothers.

Actively assisted during labor and delivery.

Worked in operating room, as a circulator RN, for c-sections and other related procedures.

Completed assessment of the newborns and appropriate initial care.