Post Kidney Transplant Coordinator RN

BJC HealthCare • St. Louis, MO

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About The Position

Coordinates the care of solid organ transplant patients and donors. The role involves assessing potential transplant recipients and donors, monitoring postoperative organ function and complications, providing discharge instructions, arranging post-transplant follow-up, monitoring patient status, and supporting patients’ physical, social, and emotional rehabilitation. The coordinator also plans, conducts, and evaluates education about organ donation and transplantation.

The transplant coordinator organizes and manages care before and after transplantation, working with physicians and the interdisciplinary health care team. Nurses receive an extensive orientation specific to transplant patient care, including critical care training. The department focuses on transplant patients and people with diseases that may lead to transplantation.

Requirements

• Nursing diploma or associate's degree in nursing.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• 2–5 years of experience.
• No supervisor experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN).
• 5–10 years of experience.
• Certification as a Clinical Transplant Coordinator.
• Transplant experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage the health care of transplant patients and donors.
• Coordinate care with physicians and the health care team.
• Provide education throughout the continuum of care.
• Document patient assessment and diagnosis, plan of care, implementation and evaluation of care, and teaching for assigned patients.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to identify and resolve problems in patient care management.
• Collect and evaluate existing data to determine the suitability of potential transplant recipients and donors.
• Monitor, evaluate, and report postoperative organ function and complications for transplant recipients and live donors.
• Provide discharge instructions, coordinate post-transplant follow-up care, monitor patient status, and facilitate patient rehabilitation.
• Plan, conduct, and evaluate educational activities regarding organ donation and transplantation.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Legal services
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition assistance available on the first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time
• Adoption assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree