Transplant Coordinator, RN - Transplant (Full Time)

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Boston, MA

7h

About The Position

The Transplant Coordinator - RN provides care to transplant recipients and living donors throughout all phases of transplantation or donation, including evaluation, pre-transplant or pre-donation, surgery, and post-transplant or post-donation. Working in coordination with transplant physicians and surgeons, the coordinator serves as the primary contact for patients, provides ongoing education, monitors patient status, and coordinates care with the transplant team. The role ensures that coordinator responsibilities meet regulatory requirements for a transplant program. Training, evaluation, and competencies are overseen by a Nurse Leader in the department.

This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week and requires remote on-call coverage on nights and weekends on a rotating basis. The role involves providing care to neonatal, young adult, middle-aged, and elderly patients. The position is classified as sedentary work, with occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds and mostly sitting; walking and standing are required occasionally.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• Registered Nurse license.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support Certificate.
• 3–5 years of related work experience.
• Basic familiarity with computers and ability to navigate web-based applications at a basic level.
• Competence to provide patient care to neonatal patients (birth to 6 months), young adults (16–30 years), middle-aged patients (30–60 years), and elderly patients (60 years and older).

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a teaching hospital.
• Specialty area expertise.
• Ambulatory or transplant experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate information from referring physicians, testing, and clinic visits required for potential transplant recipients and living donors, as defined in clinical pathways.
• Provide educational information to recipients, donors, and primary caregivers about transplantation or donation, including pre-transplant care, the operative procedure, post-operative management and monitoring, long-term follow-up, and research protocols.
• Participate in medical and surgical outpatient clinics with collaborating physicians and surgeons.
• Review outpatient lab values and testing results, and work with physicians or surgeons as needed to adjust the care plan.
• Coordinate and facilitate discharge planning with the inpatient team to maintain continuity of care.
• Provide accurate, appropriate, and timely documentation to meet state and federal regulatory requirements.
• Serve as the primary patient contact, monitor patient status throughout the transplant or donation process, and coordinate care with transplant team members.
• Provide rotating remote on-call coverage on nights and weekends.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level