Liver Transplant Nurse Supervisor

The University of Kansas Health System • Kansas City, KS

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About The Position

The Transplant Supervisor assists and supports the liver transplant team administratively and clinically. This leader assists in supervising, planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating the daily operations and the clinical care teams. This individual has direct reports, is accountable for evaluations, discipline, recruitment, onboarding, and strategic plan initiatives. This individual serves as a professional role model, leader, and daily problem solver for the team they supervise and collaborates with others to establish evidence-based standards of care for the patient populations served. Primary responsibilities also include coordinating the interdisciplinary team approach in the evaluation, treatment, and facilitation of the transplant process as well as follow-up care for individuals who have undergone a liver transplant.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree Nursing
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• 3 or more years RN experience
• 1 or more years relevant specialty experience
• Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing
• As a condition of your employment and continued employment with the health system, you are required to secure a Nurse Compact License (NCL) within 60 days of your date of hire.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

• Master Degree Nursing
• Prior leadership experience
• Certification in specialty field

Responsibilities

• Works with liver transplant team in setting, achieving, and implementing goals for the clinical operations of the program
• Provides training and support to new transplant coordinator staff and other support staff
• Alongside management, fellow leadership, and clinic educator, ensures patient and family education is up to date and in line with evidence-based practice. This can include the development, planning and conducting of education for patients, families, and outreach
• Engages in activities designed to encourage the participation of outside medical facilities, referral sources, and health care team members in the transplant
• Partners with quality and regulatory teams on transplant quality program i.e. QAPI, FACT, UNOS, LEAN, CMSPlans and attends morbidity and mortality meetings, participates in PDCA projects, supports best practice and protocol review and development meetings
• Responds to call 24/7 as scheduled
• Supports clinical operations within the liver transplant programs by performing essential functions of a transplant coordinator: Coordinating the clinical management of patient care under the supervision of transplant providers
• Assures open and clear communication with patients, their families, and the health care team members
• Rounds on inpatient units as needed
• Coordinates and manages comprehensive clinical care of the patient throughout inpatient and outpatient phases of care
• Develops, collects, records, and maintains data registries (UNOS, FACT, VAD and other data base systems)
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• Other duties may be assigned as required.

What This Job Offers

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