Eye Bank Coordinator

**Job no**: 890838
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Southern
**Categories**: Administration, Business and Management, Medical, Nursing/Midwifery, Public Health
- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network - Flinders Medical Centre - Surgery & Perioperative Medicine
- Salary $87,817 - $112,041 (Pro Rata) RN2 | $92,017 to $105,461 (Pro Rata) Mes2
- Full Time - Ongoing - Multiple positions available

**Contribute to the professional and effective operation of a quality Eye Bank service**

The Eye Bank Coordinator contributes to the professional and effective operation of a quality Eye Bank service that complies with the Therapeutic Goods Administration Practice and legislation and supports the provision of a competent, reliable, efficient and high quality medical science based service that meets the Eye Bank accreditation standards.

**About the role**:
Reporting to the Eye Bank State Manager, as the Eye Bank Coordinator you will provide an effective coordination role for the care of **donor** families/clients during the eye donation consent and retrieval process.

Duties for the role will include:

- Liaise with clinical staff to provide timely and accurate information relating to the availability and suitability of donor sclera and corneas, including completing documentation in accordance with the relevant policies and procedures,
- Coordinate and organise workloads to ensure the ongoing effective care of Eye Bank families and clients,
- Interpret and support unit philosophy, objectives, policies and standards,
- Participate in quality assurance and/or evaluative research activities within a professional practice setting.

**About you**:

- Proven ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with individuals and groups, including liaising in a sensitive and empathetic manner with families and/or caregivers in times of bereavement, handling conflict and resolving difficult issues associated with organ and tissue donation,
- Ability to be creative, innovative and flexible when approaching scientific or operational issues within a healthcare setting, and organise workloads to meet imposed deadlines,
- Experience in working in areas where confidentiality must be applied and maintained.
- **(RN2) -**:

- Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate,
- Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience.
- **(MeS2) -**:

- Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Laboratory Science) or equivalent.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

**Application Closing Date**:**11.55 pm Sunday 26th January 2025

**Attachments**:

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**Applicant Information**:

- We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref**:890838**

**Advertised**: 09 Jan 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 26 Jan 2025 11:55 PM Cen. Australia Daylight Time