Transplant Coordinators

Employers

A number of different institutions and organizations require transplant coordinators. There are at least 250 transplant centers across the country and 58 organ procurement organizations; there are also tissue-typing labs. These organizations and centers may be hospital-based, independent, or university-based.

Starting Out

Many transplant coordinators begin their professional careers in other areas such as nursing, business, psychology, social work, or the sciences before they seek a career as a transplant coordinator. Positions for transplant coordinators are advertised nationally in medical publications and on the Internet. NATCO – The Organization for Donation and Transplant Professionals also offers job referral information.