Clinical Transplant Coordinator Post Transplant

Corewell Health • Grand Rapids, MI

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Solid Organ Transplant is expanding its services in groundbreaking medicine. With over a decade of transplantation experience, we have successfully assembled a world-class team of thoracic surgeons, cardiologists, pulmonologists, anesthesiologists, nephrologists, imaging, and critical care specialists to provide care to patients with advanced heart, lung and kidney disease. Corewell Health is committed to offering these advanced levels of care to our local community and beyond.

This role coordinates transplantation of all recipients, providing follow-up and care across the continuum from pre-transplant, during transplant and post transplant. The coordinator collaborates with members of the health care team to enhance patient care by developing, supporting and educating nursing staff. They make clinical judgments based upon a synthesis of current research, concepts, principles, theories, and outcomes to solve complex problems. This position is an integral member of a larger interdisciplinary team contributing to excellence in patient care, research and teaching.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Nursing
• 5 years of relevant experience nursing experience required
• LIC-Registered Nurse (RN) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required
• CRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association Solid Organ Transplant -Pediatric Heart 1 Year required
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days required

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree Nursing
• at least two years in transplant or critical care or clinical nursing experience in transplant or critical care preferred
• Program development
• CRT-Clinical Transplant Coordinator (CCTC) - ABTC American Board for Transplant Certification Solid Organ Transplant Upon Hire preferred
• Transplant or Donation RN experience highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Facilitates advanced nursing care for patients before and after transplantation along the continuum of outpatient to inpatient as required.
• Coordinates evaluation process for pre-transplant patients and living donors (as applicable) to ensure effective use of hospital and/or clinical resources.
• Assesses post-transplant and post donation (as appropriate) organ function and general health status and collaboratively determines need for additional assessment or intervention.
• Participates in the development and implementation of protocol and standards of care for the transplant patient in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Provides on-call coverage including coordination of activities prior to transplant, the transplantation process when a donor is available (24/7), communication between physicians, local organ procurement organization, patients/families and the medical team involved, blood bank in collaboration with the physician on-call.
• Completes necessary documentation according to the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) guidelines including listing, status changes and post-transplant/post-donation (as applicable) follow-up information.
• Communicates with multidisciplinary team members and patients and families in a timely manner in regard to patient care/issues and to develop discharge plans for patients pre-transplant or post-transplant including referrals for necessary discharge care. Maintains patient transplant record with current data to facilitate communication.
• Educates patients, caregivers and hospital staff along the continuum by developing patient education materials or identifying external resources that are appropriate to assist understanding of processes and procedures surrounding pre-, peri and post-transplant issues.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior