RN Transplant Coordinator, Jewish Hospital, Heart Transplant

UofL Health • Louisville, KY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Transplant Coordinator is responsible for the coordination of care and management of referrals into advanced organ disease programs and pre-transplant candidates. This includes initiating and completing the evaluation, coordination, and timing of testing to determine candidacy for transplant or advanced therapies. The role requires significant independence in managing referrals and pre-transplant patients, promoting health and safety through ongoing communication and collaboration with providers and multidisciplinary team members. The coordinator is responsible for promoting the health and safety by ensuring the ongoing communication and collaboration providers and other multidisciplinary team members. Coordinates referrals and follow-up evaluation of each patient. Collaborates with the multidisciplinary to assure appropriate evaluation per protocol and policies. Is educated and understands general management protocols for organ specific evaluation. Schedule laboratory tests, X rays, biopsy, etc. according to the established protocols. Monitors laboratory results for each patient and knows normal values for the labs, follows patient trends. If abnormal result or trend noted, coordinator responds per protocol or notifies transplant provider of abnormalities and coordinators follow up as directed. Promptly notifies patient (and consultants and other treaters) when patient care issue noted Phone triage of patient calls and MD calls with ongoing education to patients, shares information regarding protocols and general knowledge with PCP’s or other community treaters. Communicates with other team members problems that are occurring so that continuity of care is maintained. Communicates the results of lab tests and biopsies to the patient and their families. Communicates on an ongoing basis with patients. Documents in Transplant Data Base and appropriate hospital and clinic EMR’s conversations with patient, uses To-Do function. Works with multidisciplinary team members in assuring that the psychosocial and financial needs of the patient are being addressed. Maintains accurate and current data base on each patient recording all laboratory, diagnostic tests, biopsy results and changes in medications. Staffs the outpatient transplant clinic. Schedules all clinic visits according to established protocols and the needs of the patients. Staffs the outpatient transplant clinic with providers and other members of multidisciplinary team, prepares nursing assessment, prepares appropriate documents and reports for clinic and documents clearly each encounter when patient seen in clinic (changes to medications, procedures to be scheduled for follow up on, laboratory schedules changes, etc.). Schedules all clinic visits according to established protocols and the needs of the patients. Discuss findings with the transplant provider and appropriate members of multidisciplinary team and carries out the follow-up that is indicated. Maintain compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct. Active involvement in program specific quality and selection meetings, protocol development, and educational programs for community, patients, and staff. Other duties as assigned, including but not limited to cross coverage training.

Requirements

• Licensed or eligible for license in Kentucky
• Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Associate’s degree from accredited college or University
• Four years of experience in a clinical setting

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree from accredited college or University

Responsibilities

• Coordination of the care and management of referrals into advanced organ disease programs and pre-transplant candidate.
• Initiation and completion of the evaluation, coordination, and timing of testing to determine candidacy for transplant or advanced therapies.
• Function with considerable independence in the management of the referrals and pre-transplant patient.
• Promoting the health and safety by ensuring the ongoing communication and collaboration with providers and other multidisciplinary team members.
• Coordinates referrals and follow-up evaluation of each patient.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to assure appropriate evaluation per protocol and policies.
• Schedules laboratory tests, X rays, biopsy, etc. according to established protocols.
• Monitors laboratory results for each patient and responds per protocol or notifies transplant provider of abnormalities.
• Promptly notifies patient (and consultants and other treaters) when a patient care issue is noted.
• Phone triage of patient calls and MD calls with ongoing education to patients.
• Shares information regarding protocols and general knowledge with PCP’s or other community treaters.
• Communicates with other team members about problems to maintain continuity of care.
• Communicates the results of lab tests and biopsies to the patient and their families.
• Documents in Transplant Data Base and appropriate hospital and clinic EMR’s.
• Works with multidisciplinary team members to ensure psychosocial and financial needs of the patient are addressed.
• Maintains accurate and current database on each patient.
• Staffs the outpatient transplant clinic.
• Schedules all clinic visits according to established protocols and patient needs.
• Discusses findings with the transplant provider and appropriate members of the multidisciplinary team and carries out indicated follow-up.
• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures, and standards of conduct.
• Active involvement in program-specific quality and selection meetings, protocol development, and educational programs.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay & Benefits Options
• Paid Vacation, Sick days, and Holidays
• Free tuition to UofL for Part- and Full-time employees for Child/Spouse/Domestic Partner
• 401K with Employer Match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree