Transplant Coordinator - USFTGP Heart Program

Tampa General Hospital•Tampa, FL

11d

About The Position

The Transplant Coordinator is a licensed Registered Nurse (RN) who provides comprehensive coordination of care for solid organ transplant candidates, recipients, and living donors across the full continuum— referral, evaluation, selection and listing, waitlist management, organ offer readiness, transplant event coordination, post-transplant follow-up, and long-term survivorship. The role integrates patient/family-centered care, interdisciplinary communication, education, regulatory compliance (CMS, OPTN/UNOS), and accurate EMR/UNet documentation to optimize outcomes and support program performance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN)
Active RN license – Required
Minimum 2 years of relevant clinical experience (e.g., transplant, critical care, perioperative, ED, procedural, or complex care coordination)
Demonstrated ability to manage time-sensitive, interdisciplinary workflows.
Current BLS
Knowledge of referral-to-survivorship workflows for adult and pediatric transplant patients, including deceased and living donor pathways; immunosuppression principles; rejection/infection surveillance; and common organ-specific complications.
Knowledge of CMS Conditions of Participation, OPTN policies, and required documentation standards; ability to embed compliance steps into routine workflows to maintain continuous regulatory readiness.
Skill in coordinating complex, time-sensitive care across settings; ensuring required steps (orders, consults, documentation) are completed accurately and on time using checklists and standard work.
Skill in accurate, timely documentation within EMR and UNetSM modules; ability to maintain data integrity, complete registry requirements, and identify discrepancies for correction.
Skill in delivering standardized transplant and living donor education, reinforcing adherence, and verifying understanding using teach-back principles across varying levels of health literacy.
Ability to synthesize clinical information, recognize risks or changes in status, and escalate appropriately within established clinical pathways.
Ability to collaborate effectively across all disciplines and care transitions to prevent delays, omissions, or avoidable harm and to support seamless candidate/recipient/living donor workflows.
Ability to maintain accurate waitlist status and documentation, escalate barriers to timely updates, and demonstrate readiness behaviors during organ offers and transplant events; participates in QAPI and required reporting processes.

Nice To Haves

ABTC certification aligned to role (e.g., CCTC® or CCTN®), obtained within 12–18 months of eligibility per organizational expectation and ABTC eligibility pathways.
ACLS/PALS may be required based on program assignment and on-call responsibilities (organizational policy-driven).

Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive coordination of care for solid organ transplant candidates, recipients, and living donors across the full continuum— referral, evaluation, selection and listing, waitlist management, organ offer readiness, transplant event coordination, post-transplant follow-up, and long-term survivorship.
Integrates patient/family-centered care, interdisciplinary communication, education, regulatory compliance (CMS, OPTN/UNOS), and accurate EMR/UNet documentation to optimize outcomes and support program performance.
Manages time-sensitive, interdisciplinary workflows.
Coordinates complex, time-sensitive care across settings, ensuring required steps (orders, consults, documentation) are completed accurately and on time using checklists and standard work.
Ensures accurate, timely documentation within EMR and UNetSM modules, maintains data integrity, completes registry requirements, and identifies discrepancies for correction.
Delivers standardized transplant and living donor education, reinforcing adherence, and verifying understanding using teach-back principles across varying levels of health literacy.
Synthesizes clinical information, recognizes risks or changes in status, and escalates appropriately within established clinical pathways.
Collaborates effectively across all disciplines and care transitions to prevent delays, omissions, or avoidable harm and to support seamless candidate/recipient/living donor workflows.
Maintains accurate waitlist status and documentation, escalates barriers to timely updates, and demonstrates readiness behaviors during organ offers and transplant events.
Participates in QAPI and required reporting processes.