NATCO offers Core Competencies for the

• Clinical Transplant Coordinator
• Procurement Transplant Coordinator
• Requestor

Evaluate Your Staff According to the Core Competencies

NATCO has also developed CCTC and CPTC Evaluation Tools to assist in evaluating your staff according to the Core Competencies. 

• CCTC Evaluation Tool
  • Download in Microsoft Excel
  • Download in Adobe .pdf
• CPTC Evaluation Tool
  • Download in Microsoft Excel
  • Download in Adobe .pdf

The Core Competencies for the Transplant Practitioner outline general practitioner/coordinator competencies that are broad in scope to acknowledge the diverse professional practices unique to each transplant center. They are meant to be applicable to both adult and pediatric age groups and cover eight categories, including:

1. Transplant Referral and Evaluation
2. Pre-Transplant Waiting Period
3. Peri-Operative Period
4. Post-Transplant In-Patient Period
5. Post-Transplant Out-Patient Period
6. Living Donation
7. Professional Development
8. Professional Practice

The Core Competencies for the Procurement Practitioner outline general practitioner/coordinator competencies that are broad in scope to acknowledge the diverse professional practices unique to each organ and tissue procurement organization. They are meant to be applicable to both adult and pediatric donors and cover 13 categories, including:

1. Hospital Development and Professional Education
2. Organ and Tissue Donor Evaluation
3. Family Approach and Consent
4. Medical/Social History Interview
5. Medical-Legal Activities
6. Organ Donor Management
7. Organ Allocation
8. Surgical Recovery and Organ and Tissue Preservation
9. Donor Records
10. Family Post-Donation Communication
11. Hospital Post-Donation Communication
12. Professional Development
13. Professional Practice

The Core Competencies for the Requestor outline general family service competencies that are broad in scope to acknowledge the diverse professional practices unique to each transplant center. They are meant to be applicable to both adult and pediatric age groups and cover six categories, including:

1. Legal Status and Historical Background of Organ Donation/Transplantation
2. Practice Standards
3. Clinical Practice
4. Medically and Ethically Sound Practice
5. Family Advocacy
6. Requesting