Registered Nurse - Lung Transplant Coordinator - 10 Hour Days
About The Position
The Lung Transplant Coordinator plans and coordinates all aspects of patient care throughout the continuum of services, from initial referral through follow-up. The role serves as a primary coordinator for an interdisciplinary team and supports patients through the lung transplant process, including facilitating transplantation when organs become available and coordinating recipient care. The coordinator also supports donor management and advocates for patients throughout their care. The position provides nursing care in accordance with organizational nursing standards and plans. It involves responding to patient calls and clinical concerns, documenting care, assessing patient needs and safety, supporting appropriate medical interventions and resource use, and assessing patients’ ability to follow instructions and provide consent. The coordinator uses a systematic approach to identify and meet transplant patients’ educational needs and maintains competency in caring for special populations and people from diverse cultural backgrounds. The coordinator collects and documents clinical, financial, and regulatory data, including data required by OPTN/UNOS/MCS. The role contributes to the development and implementation of guidelines, protocols, pathways, performance improvement efforts, and research activities. It also develops, coordinates, implements, and evaluates educational programs and projects for patients, interdisciplinary team members, personnel, and the community, and represents the Medical Center at regional and national meetings and conferences.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, minimum.
- At least 3 years of critical care or acute care nursing experience.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire.
- California Registered Nurse license upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Plan and coordinate all aspects of patient care from initial referral through follow-up.
- Serve as a primary coordinator for the interdisciplinary team, collaborating with physicians, nurses, social workers, dietitians, pharmacists, financial analysts, case managers, and support staff.
- Facilitate patient progression through the care continuum and assess appropriate medical interventions for effective resource use and quality assurance.
- Respond to patient calls and clinical concerns and document them in the medical record.
- Collect and document data to meet clinical, financial, and regulatory requirements, including OPTN/UNOS/MCS requirements.
- Participate in developing and implementing guidelines, protocols, pathways, performance improvement initiatives, and research activities.
- Provide nursing care consistent with applicable nursing standards, plans, and organizational policies.
- Assess and meet transplant patients’ educational needs.
- 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 provide consent, and intervene appropriately.
- Develop, coordinate, implement, and evaluate educational programs and projects for patients, personnel, interdisciplinary team members, and the community.
- Represent the Medical Center at regional and national meetings and conferences.
- Maintain competency in caring for special patient populations and patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Partner with Organ Procurement Organizations and facilitate the transplant process when organs become available.
- Support donor management and coordinate transplant recipient care.
- Advocate for patients throughout the patient care process.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
