RN Coordinator Organ Placement - Abdominal Transplant Svcs

INTEGRIS Health•Oklahoma City, OK

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our team as a variable shift, full-time, RN Coordinator Organ Placement, at INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center Abdominal Transplant Services, in Oklahoma City, OK. INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system, is seeking a dedicated caregiver to join us in our mission to partner with people to live healthier lives. Benefits of being an INTEGRIS Health caregiver include front-loaded PTO, medical benefits through the extensive INTEGRIS Health network, financial assistance for continued education, 24/7 mental health support and more. Take the first step toward growing your career by joining us.

Requirements

3 years of hospital RN, critical care LPN, or Paramedic experience with an associate's degree in nursing OR 1 year of hospital RN, critical care LPN, or Paramedic experience with a bachelor's degree in nursing
RN (Registered Nurse) Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Oklahoma or current multistate license from a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) member state
BLS (Basic Life Support) Issued by American Red Cross or American Heart Association within 30 days of hire

Responsibilities

Manages all aspects of deceased donor transplants, from notification of organ offer to offer acceptance through transplantation.
Assesses the suitability and prepares the potential transplant/artificial organ recipient and live donor for solid organ transplantation.
Applies recipient and cadaver/live donor selection criteria at time of transplant and coordinates preoperative care for cadaver/live donor and recipient.
Communicate timely and accurately with transplant surgeon and physicians related to organ offers and with the OPO.
Notify, schedule, and update all transplant, HLA lab, OPO, and hospital team members through all phases of transplant; donor recovery, pre-transplant admission, OR and anesthesia scheduling and post-transplant.
Arranges all transportation for organ recovery and/or organ transport as required.
Contacts transplant recipient(s) for triage/ assessment of current status with appropriate documentation and report back to the transplant physicians for determination of candidacy.
Complete all required UNET documentation at time of organ offer, for acceptance and denial of organs and at time of pre- and post-transplant.
Complete all required notification and documentation required by transplant program and OPTN.
The RN Coordinator Organ Placement reports to the Abdominal Transplant Nurse Manager.
Receive patient phone calls and triage based on program criteria.
Receive lab critical values and manage per program criteria and policies.
Receive outside physician/hospital calls related to transplant program patients and manage appropriate care per program criteria.
This position may have additional or varied physical demand and/or respiratory fit test requirements. Please consult the Physical Demands Project SharePoint site or contact Risk Management/Employee Health for additional information.
Assumes shifts as assigned by manager.