Registered Nurse - Post Liver Transplant Coordinator- 10 Hour Days

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

The Post Liver Transplant Coordinator supports the planning and coordination of routine to moderately complex perioperative and intra-operative transplant processes. The coordinator supports donor offers, collaborates with interdisciplinary services to determine organ viability, partners with Organ Procurement Organizations, and coordinates donor management and transplant recipient care. The role also helps patients progress through the care continuum and provides nursing care, education, assessment, and interventions consistent with Cedars-Sinai standards and plans.

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.
• California Registered Nurse license upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Respond to patient calls and clinical concerns and document them appropriately in the patient’s medical record.
• Participate with the primary coordinator and interdisciplinary team—including physicians, nurses, social workers, dietitians, pharmacists, financial analysts, case managers, and support staff—to facilitate patient progression through the care continuum.
• Assess appropriate medical interventions to support effective resource use and quality assurance.
• Collect and document data to meet clinical, regulatory (OPTN/UNOS/MCS), and financial requirements.
• Participate in developing and implementing practice guidelines, protocols, pathways, performance improvement, and research activities.
• Provide nursing care consistent with nursing standards and applicable plans, codes, and policies identified in the posting.
• Systematically assess and meet transplant patients’ educational needs.
• Identify safety concerns and institute measures to deliver safe patient care; assess, intervene, and evaluate patients while considering clinical and developmental breakthroughs in the patient population.
• Assess patients’ ability to follow directions and instructions and provide consent, intervening appropriately.
• Develop, coordinate, implement, and evaluate educational programs and projects for patients, interdisciplinary team members, and the community.
• Represent the Medical Center at regional and national meetings and conferences.
• Maintain competency skills, including the ability to care for special patient populations and patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Partner with Organ Procurement Organizations and facilitate the transplant process as organs become available for transplant candidates.
• Support donor management and coordinate transplant recipient care.

What This Job Offers

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