Transplant Coordinator / Lung Center

Emory Healthcare•Atlanta, GA

11h

About The Position

The Transplant Coordinator I enhances internal and external quality of services through quality assurance and improvement practices. This person has a holistic view of patient management. He/she develops and maintains nursing practice standards of care for a specific transplant population. Serves as a liaison and provides consultation and education services to support standards of care. Identifies and resolves clinical issues relating to the transplant patient. Collaborates with staff, the patient, and his/her family concerning patient evaluation and discharge planning. Participates in developing the interdisciplinary plan of care ensuring essential protocol medications, pertinent diagnostic tests, and frequency are ordered, completed and reviewed by physician. Maintains appropriate documentation for transplant candidacy and post-transplant follow-up care. Performs related responsibilities as required. Primary duties and responsibilities: Care Coordination and Patient Flow: 1. Coordinates communications with the outpatient transplant population such as transplant clinic visits, community referrals, telephone consultations, arranging for long-range beepers, outpatient treatments, and subsequent hospital admissions. 2. Develops and coordinates a system to organize the flow of patients from initial referral, through evaluation and education, to post-transplant follow-up and referral back to the community. 3. Collaborates with staff, the patient, and his/her family concerning patient evaluation and discharge planning. Clinical Standards and Quality: 1. Enhances internal and external quality of services through quality assurance and improvement practices. 2. Develops and maintains nursing practice standards of care for a specific transplant population. 3. Identifies and resolves clinical issues relating to the transplant patient. 4. Reports signs/symptoms of possible rejection immediately to physician and care team. Team Collaboration and Research: 1. Serves as a liaison and provides consultation and education services to support standards of care. 2. Participates in developing the interdisciplinary plan of care ensuring essential protocol medications, pertinent diagnostic tests, and frequency are ordered, completed and reviewed by physician. 3. Participates in daily patient rounds/huddles with transplant team. 4. Participates in collaborative, interdisciplinary research activities related to transplant patients. 5. Coordinates the collection of clinical data and patient samples for research studies.

Requirements

An Associate's degree in nursing
3 years of recent, clinical, medical-surgical nursing experience
All nurses employed in roles requiring an unencumbered nursing license must have a valid, active license or temporary permit approved by the Georgia Licensing Board
BLS certification
If completing virtual care activities that may include multi-state practice, an active compact/multistate license (eNLC) is required within 60 days of hire. Employees in role prior to 11/09/2025 will have until their next renewal date to achieve compact status.

Responsibilities

Coordinates communications with the outpatient transplant population such as transplant clinic visits, community referrals, telephone consultations, arranging for long-range beepers, outpatient treatments, and subsequent hospital admissions.
Develops and coordinates a system to organize the flow of patients from initial referral, through evaluation and education, to post-transplant follow-up and referral back to the community.
Collaborates with staff, the patient, and his/her family concerning patient evaluation and discharge planning.
Enhances internal and external quality of services through quality assurance and improvement practices.
Develops and maintains nursing practice standards of care for a specific transplant population.
Identifies and resolves clinical issues relating to the transplant patient.
Reports signs/symptoms of possible rejection immediately to physician and care team.
Serves as a liaison and provides consultation and education services to support standards of care.
Participates in developing the interdisciplinary plan of care ensuring essential protocol medications, pertinent diagnostic tests, and frequency are ordered, completed and reviewed by physician.
Participates in daily patient rounds/huddles with transplant team.
Participates in collaborative, interdisciplinary research activities related to transplant patients.
Coordinates the collection of clinical data and patient samples for research studies.
Greets and welcomes all customers utilizing the EHC customer service model.
Serves as a role model of excellent customer service.
Participates as a key contributor to the Press Ganey patient satisfaction initiatives within the department.
Treats all individuals with dignity and respect and participates in activities to improve working relationships within the section.
Maintains confidentiality of information.
Coordinates basic maintenance of office equipment (fax, copier, printers, etc).