Clinical Transplant Coordinator

Jackson Health • Miami, FL

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About The Position

The Clinical Transplant Coordinator is a professional designated member of the transplant health care team who will be assigned primary responsibility for coordinating clinical aspects of care. The coordinator will work with patients and their families beginning with the evaluation for transplantation and continue through and after transplantation, in a compassionate and tactful manner in order to facilitate access to and provide continuity of care. The coordinator will also work with other members of the transplant team, including physicians, surgeons, nurses, social workers, financial coordinators, and administrative personnel at the transplant program. The Clinical Transplant Coordinator performs independently and seeks support/direction as needed. The Clinical Transplant Coordinator must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of their patients; demonstrate knowledge of growth and development; assess data reflective of patients status; and identify each patients requirements relative to age specific needs.

Requirements

• Generally requires 3 to 5 years of related experience.
• Associate's degree in Nursing is required.
• BSN degree is strongly preferred.
• Valid Florida RN license is required.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers is required upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Identifies absolute and relative contraindications to transplantation/donation.
• Knowledge of abnormal diagnostic and laboratory testing in pre-transplant patient/living donor population and ability to interpret results and maintain program criteria protocols for inclusion for transplant candidacy/living donation.
• Participates in both patient/living donor, and family education.
• Assist in the evaluation and selection of transplant candidates/potential living donors.
• Assist transplant candidates/living donors with reviewing informed consent information/education and confirm patient understanding.
• Maintains appropriate monitoring of patients' status throughout evaluation and while on the deceased donor organ transplant waiting list/pending donation.
• Knowledge of UNOS and CMS regulations for pre transplant evaluation/living donation.
• Participates in multidisciplinary selection committee meeting.
• Assumes lead in directing responsibility of all patient, donor and family education.
• Maintains communication with patients' referring physicians.
• Contributes to the education and acts as the resource person regarding transplantation and living donation for all staff nurses.
• Prepares patients and living donors for discharge and outpatient follow-up.
• Monitors and follows all diagnostic studies.
• Evaluates patient health status on a regular basis.
• Communicates all patient/living donor issues and concerns to appropriate transplant physicians.
• Coordinates comprehensive care with other team members (i.e. financial coordinator, social worker, dietician, etc.).
• Actively participates in the development of the Multi-Organ Transplant Center and its ongoing Operations Improvement (OI) and patient quality care plans.
• Actively participates in departmental/hospital committees relevant to transplant program.
• Identifies, reports and resolves quality issues as per Institute protocol.
• Actively pursue and maintain CCTC certification within 3- years of hire date.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Associate degree