Transplant Coordinator II, RN - Transplant Call Team - Full Time 12 Hour Days (Exempt) (Union)

Keck Medicine of USC•Los Angeles, CA

4d•$151,424 - $246,605•Remote

About The Position

The Transplant Coordinator II, RN is responsible for taking call for the transplant programs. This role involves delegating duties to the Donor Allocation Specialist, reviewing deceased donor organ offers, triaging patient calls, and facilitating the acceptance or refusal of donor organs. The coordinator also manages organ recovery logistics, communicates with patients, and coordinates urgent transplant listings, including evaluating consults, labs, and procedures. This position requires strong critical thinking and communication skills, with the ability to delegate tasks effectively to ensure smooth call operations. The role provides 24/7 coverage on a rotating schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and is a home-based position that may require on-campus meetings and trainings.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree Nursing Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing OR Associate's degree Nursing If graduate of an accredited school of nursing with Associate Degree, must have BSN degree conferred within two years of hire.
5 years Clinical experience in organ donation or transplantation.
Must have excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read and write English proficiently.
Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions and ability to understand, follow and successfully perform duties, including whole blood collection, and apheresis procedures, in accordance with administrative and clinical policies, regulations and procedures.
Registered Nurse - RN (CA DCA)
Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)
Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator - CCTC (ABTC) CCTC or CPTC required. If CPTC certified must obtain CCTC within three years of hire.
Knowledge of computer software is required to operate within the program’s local network, utilizing the Cerner platform and UNOS platform.

Responsibilities

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.
Maintains appropriate documentation for transplant candidacy and post-transplant follow-up care.
Coordinates communications with the outpatient transplant population such as transplant clinic visits, community referrals, telephone consultations, 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.
Participates in collaborative, interdisciplinary research activities related to transplant patients or process improvement activities.
Takes and reviews all deceased donor organ offers when organs become available to transplant candidates and appropriately delegates and supervises the Donor Allocation Specialist in their role of reviewing organ offers.
Facilitates acceptance or refusal of donor organs for transplant and coordinates the organ recovery with the transplant surgeons, Organ and Tissue Donation Team, Histocompatibility lab, as well as communicates with patients receiving the organs.
Executes complex logistical support pertaining to all aspects of organ recovery and placement and performs a thorough review of each potential transplant candidate prior to admission.
Coordinates listing of urgent patients after hours and weekends including evaluation of all consults, labs and procedures.
Maintains composure and professional communication in all interactions with surgeons, potential recipients, Organ and Tissue Donation Staff, and donor hospital staff.
Demonstrates competence in triaging patient calls after hours and escalating calls to the on-call physician when appropriate.
Demonstrates competence and management in the care of people with renal, hepatic, cardiac, and respiratory failure, diabetes, cardiopulmonary disease, hypertension, and other disorders related to transplantation.
Knowledgeable in the management of immunosuppression including a host of adverse reactions and drug interactions.
Demonstrates sound knowledge base of UNOS policy and CMS regulatory requirements in relation to organ allocation, waitlist management as well as ongoing patient status updating.
Ensures all UNOS responsibilities (listing, delisting, disease transmission reporting, donor culture reports management, status updates for all solid organs, etc.) are completed in a timely manner, and work closely with wait list management team as needed.
Responsible for entering and obtaining information in the potential recipient’s chart, and accessing the UNOS database for transplant donors.
Performs other duties as assigned.