Registered Nurse - Lung Transplant Coordinator - 10 Hour Days

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

The Lung Transplant Coordinator plans and coordinates patient care throughout the continuum of services, from initial referral through follow-up. The coordinator serves as a primary point of coordination for the interdisciplinary team and supports patient progression, advocacy, education, and safe, high-quality care. The role is based in Cedars-Sinai’s Comprehensive Transplant Center, which provides multidisciplinary care for lung transplant patients.

The position also supports donor management and coordinates recipient care as organs become available. It contributes to clinical, financial, and regulatory data collection, practice guidelines, performance improvement, and research activities, and represents the Medical Center at regional and national meetings and conferences.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
• At least 3 years of critical care or acute care nursing experience.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire.
• Registered Nurse license, California, upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate all aspects of patient care from initial referral through follow-up.
• Coordinate with the interdisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, social workers, dietitians, pharmacists, financial analysts, case managers, and support staff, to facilitate patient progression through the care continuum.
• Serve as a patient advocate throughout the care process.
• Develop, coordinate, implement, and evaluate educational programs and projects for patients, personnel, interdisciplinary team members, and the community.
• Collect and document data to meet clinical, regulatory, and financial requirements, including OPTN/UNOS/MCS requirements.
• Participate in developing and implementing guidelines, protocols, pathways, performance improvement activities, and research activities.
• Assess appropriate medical interventions to support effective resource use and quality assurance.
• Respond to patient calls and clinical concerns and document appropriately in the medical record.
• Provide nursing care consistent with applicable nursing standards, care plans, institutional plans, and policies.
• Assess and meet transplant patients’ educational needs using a systematic approach.
• Identify safety concerns and implement measures to provide safe patient care; assess, intervene, and evaluate patients with consideration of clinical and developmental milestones.
• Assess patients’ ability to follow directions and give consent, and intervene appropriately.
• Maintain competency, including the ability to care for special patient populations and patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Represent the Medical Center at regional and national meetings and conferences.
• Partner with Organ Procurement Organizations and facilitate the transplant process when organs become available.
• Support donor management and coordinate transplant recipient care.

What This Job Offers

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