Ria Belmonte
McCordsville,IN
Summary
Experienced Donor Allocation Coordinator and Surgical Coordinator with strong leadership and relationship-building skills, demonstrated by 21 years of experience in healthcare and Organ Procurement Organizations.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Organ Import Coordinator/Transplant Coordinator
Indiana Donor Network
2022.09 - Current
- Serve as champion for organ placement through engagement with and monitoring of assigned transplant centers.
- Serve as the first point of contact for all transplant center communications, complaints and inquires related to the transplant and allocation program.
- Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis of assigned and affected centers and present data (e.g., organ offers, acceptances, declines, overall utilization, etc.) to key stakeholders to facilitate dialogue around center behavior and possible opportunities to improve organ placement and utilization.
- Seek and implement quality improvement opportunities in collaboration with transplant centers, assisting in development of policies and procedures regarding donation.
- Work with transplant centers to create a strategy for success.
- Facilitate organ turn-down meetings to help them explore and understand the center’s acceptance behaviors.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
DONOR ALLOCATION COORDINATOR
One Legacy
2014.11 - 2022.09
- Allocates and coordinates placement of organs and tissues for life saving transplants.
- Maintained strong customer service by providing real-time communication with transplant coordinators, hospital personnel, and recovery site personnel.
- Ensured compliance with UNOS, AOPO, and CMS standards.
- Contacted research programs to allocate organs for research.
- Verified data integrity and accuracy.
- Maintained calm demeanor during stressful situations to achieve objectives for organ recipients.
SURGICAL COORDINATOR
GIFT OF HOPE ORGAN & TISSUE DONATION
2004.10 - 2014.09
- Assisted the Organ Recovery Coordinators, transplant surgeons, transplant coordinators during organ procurement.
- Managed the recovery of the organs for transplant and ensure the safe transport of the organs to the transplant hospitals.
- Provides organ preservation for local and import cases.
- Assisted the OPO’s Medical Director in the operating room, setting up donor cases.
- Packaged and labeled all the organ according to UNOS policy accepted by the transplant centers.
- Provided kidney pumping for all the donors that meets the perfusion criteria.
- Recovered research organs.
SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
2003.06 - 2004.10
- Provided support for surgical services by assisting with patient care.
- Assisted with transporting, positioning and draping the patient appropriately.
- Responsible for instruments and all the surgical supplies during and after surgery.
- Assisted the surgeon during surgery.
UNIT SECRETARY CV-ICU
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
1997.08 - 2004.10
- Responsible for maintenance of patients chart.
- Schedules in-house patient for any diagnostic procedures.
- Organized and maintained the health record filing system, prepared and processed admissions and discharges.
- Managed and directed incoming calls and transfer to the appropriate person or department.
- Prepared patients chart for surgery, processed physicians and nurses orders.
- Responsible for ordering unit supplies.
Education
SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST CERTIFICATE - undefined
Triton College
River Grove, IL2003
Medical Assistant Certificate - undefined
American Career College
Los Angeles, CA1996
Pre Nursing Classes - undefined
Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL2001
Skills
Lifeport Kidney pumping.
Organ preservationist.
Surgical set up for organ procurements.
Allocation of organs ( Abdominal and Thoracic)
Timeline
Organ Import Coordinator/Transplant Coordinator
Indiana Donor Network
2022.09 - Current
DONOR ALLOCATION COORDINATOR
One Legacy
2014.11 - 2022.09
SURGICAL COORDINATOR
GIFT OF HOPE ORGAN & TISSUE DONATION
2004.10 - 2014.09
SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
2003.06 - 2004.10
UNIT SECRETARY CV-ICU
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
1997.08 - 2004.10
SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST CERTIFICATE - undefined
Triton College
Medical Assistant Certificate - undefined
American Career College
Pre Nursing Classes - undefined
Joliet Junior College
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