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Procurement Surgeon

Liveonny · Health Care · $93.3M budget · 310 staff · Since 1978

Why Liveonny

FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filed

Recovering organs and tissues for transplants, and raising awareness about donation.

  • Donor services - Liveonny coordinates the recovery of organs and tissue for transplant, which is a complex process and involves medical professionals at many different levels. Organs, such as kidneys, heart, liver, pancreas, intestines, and lungs, have the potential of…$72.3M spent in FY2024
  • Community and government affairs - Liveonny provides public education and community outreach to create awareness about organ and tissue donation for transplantation, and promotes the new york state donate life organ, eye and tissue donor registry through various venues and…$5.9M spent in FY2024
  • Education and hospital services - Liveonny works with the staff at the hospitals to provide the necessary information and support needed to facilitate accurate and timely referral and management of all potential organ and tissue donors. In addition, they work…$4.2M spent in FY2024

Before you apply

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Last physician made
$281,020
Form 990, 2024
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt VII · Sec A
Pays its leaders
$269K–$1.6M
12 officers reported
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt VII · Sec A
Budget
$95.4M
spent in FY2024
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 18
Staff
310
employees
100 volunteers
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 5–6
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Surplus or deficit
−2%
of revenue, FY2024
Concern: revenue was below expenses in the latest filing.
Pt I · Ln 19
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash and securities
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file
IRS status
501(c)(3)
tax-exempt since 1978
Looks good: listed by the IRS.
IRS BMF
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernTap a box for the reason.

About the role

The org's own posting, as written

Overview

Ready for a Life-Changing Career? Join LiveOnNY and Make a Lasting Impact LiveOnNY is a federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) dedicated to honoring, saving, and transforming lives through organ and tissue donation. As a member of our team, you’ll be part of a mission-driven nonprofit organization working alongside more than 100 hospitals to support organ and tissue donors and their families—helping to bring the gift of life to those on the national transplant waitlist.

Serving a vibrant and diverse population of 13 million across New York City and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, and Rockland, LiveOnNY is proud to be one of the highest-performing OPOs in the country. Over the past three years, we’ve seen a 70% increase in organ donation—driven by the compassion and generosity of New Yorkers. Explore a career where your work truly matters. At LiveOnNY, you’ll grow professionally while helping others live on.

The Procurement Surgeon serves as the primary surgical subject matter expert (SME) for deceased donor organ recovery, performing abdominal organ procurements for transplantation and research while providing expert clinical leadership throughout the donation process. This role functions as both an operational recovery surgeon and an educational leader, ensuring excellence, consistency, and regulatory compliance across surgical recovery practices. In addition to operative responsibilities, the Surgical Recovery Procurement Surgeon plays a critical role in training, education, content creation, validation, and competency assessment for surgical recovery staff.

The Surgical Recovery Procurement Surgeon serves as a key contributor to clinical standards, procedure development, and performance improvement initiatives, reinforcing LiveOnNY’s commitment to quality, safety, and continuous learning. The Surgical Recovery Procurement Surgeon must maintain readiness to travel to donor hospitals throughout the Donation Service Area. This role requires schedule flexibility, including nights, weekends, holidays, and off-shift assignments based on operational needs.

Responsibilities

Surgical Recovery & Clinical Leadership Perform deceased donor organ recovery for transplantation and research in accordance with national standards and LiveOnNY protocols, serving as the primary procurement surgeon for abdominal organs. Provide expert intraoperative leadership, modeling professional conduct and ensuring appropriate operating room behavior among all recovery team members. Serve as a clinical consultant to LiveOnNY staff regarding donor suitability, donor management, recovery strategy, and complex or high-risk cases. Communicate directly with transplant centers to discuss donor organ quality, surgical findings, and recovery-related considerations.

Participate in donor case reviews, medical event investigations, and resolution of clinical occurrences involving surgical recovery. Training, Education…

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About Liveonny

From its Form 990

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