RN Coordinator Organ Placement - Baptist Transplant - Days

INTEGRIS Health•Oklahoma City, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Organ Placement Nurse Coordinator is a specialized member of the transplant team and provides 24-hour call coverage for the abdominal solid organ transplant programs for organ offer management/ donor call service, along with patient, physician, and hospital calls. This RN/LPN will work in conjunction with OPOs (Organ Procurement Organizations), on call transplant surgeons and physicians, along with hospital staff to arrange for the successful transplantation of organs. This position requires population specific competencies. Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals as appropriate based on the level of patient contact this position requires. All applicants will receive consideration regardless of membership in any protected status as defined by applicable state or federal law, including protected veteran or disability status.

Requirements

3 years of RN or LPN experience
Associate's degree in Nursing
Current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the State of Oklahoma or current multistate license from a Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) member state OR Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Oklahoma or current multistate license from a Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) 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.
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.
Assumes shifts as assigned by manager.