Staci Budde

Assembles procurement and preservation equipment and ensures the correct preservation solutions
are available and prepared for all organ procurement cases, including Donation after Brain Death
(DBD), Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD), and Living Donation Cases, if required
 Manages preservation solutions in the OR and acts as a circulator during organ recovery

Assists with back table sterile set up, packing and perfusion of NRP cases
 Assists with packaging of organs and specimens in accordance with Organ Procurement and
Transplantation Network (OPTN) Policies
 Performs surgical dissection of cadaver kidneys including cleaning fat and obtaining
 Performs pulsatile perfusion, including cannulation of arteries, initiation of pumping, management and
documentation during therapy, removal from pump, and decannulation, if necessary
 Performs ex-vivo normothermic liver perfusion therapy utilizing the OrganOx Metra device, including
device set up and management, associated documentation, transportation of organ on device,
cleaning and return to service of equipment
 Operate cardiac cath laboratory equipment and serve in a first assist role during cardiac
catheterization procedures
 Assist the Tissue Work System (TWS) by learning to recover heart for valves and completing
associated documentation
Provides Organ Preservation for Flyout and Import Cases
 Packs appropriate equipment and preservation solutions required for flyout organ recovery

• Complied with documentation requirements as outlined by governmental regulations.
• Lead educator regarding CHD's and funding Heart disease
• Hosting fundraisers to bring awareness to Congenital Heart Disease.
• Build and maintain relationships with Key donors, Physicians, medical support staff such as social workers to assist with family referrals.
• Donated Defibrillators and AED's to multiple schools and businesses
• Overseeing distribution of grants and scholarships given by our foundation

• Communicated with physicians to provide updates on patient care.
• Answered questions from patients via email, phone and in person.
• Provided in-home therapeutic treatments to patients after Orthopedic surgery as well as General surgeries.

Management of Organ referrals and Organ allocation to maximize donation gifts. Navigation of electronic medical records to validate suitability of Organ donation. Staff deployment for end of life decisions and new referrals. Communication with all of Organ team, Allocation of all organs.

• Communicated with physicians to provide updates on patient care.
• Implemented treatment programs for CHF and COPD exacerbations.
• Assessed treatment plans and made adjustments as needed for maximum benefits.
• Performed Diagnostic and prognostic exams to treat CHF and COPD.
• Staff educator