LVAD/Transplant Coordinator
About The Position
The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery is seeking an LVAD Coordinator to join its team. In collaboration with physicians and the multidisciplinary healthcare team, the coordinator is responsible for planning, evaluating, coordinating, implementing, and facilitating all aspects of care for patients and families requiring mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation. The position coordinates education and comprehensive inpatient and outpatient clinical management for ventricular assist device patients, and supports adherence to established protocols and program certification requirements. The role follows a four-day workweek totaling 37.5 hours per week. The regular schedule is 8:30 AM–6:30 PM, with a Wednesday schedule of 7:30 AM–5:30 PM. Weekends and holidays are off unless scheduled for remote on-call coverage. The coordinator participates in approximately four remote on-call shifts per month, managing the emergency transplant/LVAD hotline.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Nursing.
- Current New York State license and registration as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).
- Current New York State Nurse Practitioner specialty certification and registration, or current certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
Nice To Haves
- Three years of clinical experience in a highly specialized, complex care program.
- Clinical experience in a highly specialized cardiac care program.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and provide education to ventricular assist device (VAD) patients and their families.
- Coordinate comprehensive inpatient and outpatient clinical management of the ventricular assist device population.
- Ensure adherence to established protocols and program certification requirements.
- Participate in remote on-call coverage for approximately four shifts per month, providing emergency transplant/LVAD hotline management.
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Job Type
Full-time
