Transplant Coordinator

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for coordinating the complex logistics involved in liver and kidney organ offers, ensuring seamless communication and execution from offer to transplant. Key responsibilities include arranging aviation transportation for procurement teams and organ transport, as well as coordinating ground logistics to support timely and safe delivery. The position also involves notifying patients of organ offers, providing clear instructions, and organizing their transportation and admission to the hospital. Success in this role requires strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage time-sensitive situations with precision and urgency. Facilitates and coordinates the evaluation of potential transplant and/or living donor candidates. Assists with coordination of care and discharge process for recipients hospitalized for transplantation and living donation and post-operative complications. Provides clinical management transplant recipients and/or living donors, who are followed as outpatients, in collaboration with the transplant team (attending physicians, nurse practitioners, clinical transplant pharmacists, social workers).

Requirements

LIC-Registered Nurse - Licensure-Others
Relevant Work Experience
2 years of relevant work experience
Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

Transplant Coordination (Intermediate)
Nursing Patient Assessment & Evaluation (Intermediate)
Nursing Patient Education (Intermediate)

Responsibilities

Coordinates the evaluation process of potential transplant candidates and/or living donors in collaboration with physicians and other health care professionals.
Educates patients and families about the transplant process, evaluation and waiting phases, and long-term follow-up and care, as well as, living donation when applicable.
Monitors patient progress and provides clinical management during post-transplantation and post living donation.
Ensures the most current practices of transplantation nursing are utilized, and providing system improvements to support optimal transplant outcomes.
Ensures referring physician is kept informed about all phases of the transplant process.
Arranges aviation transportation for procurement teams and organ transport.
Coordinates ground logistics to support timely and safe delivery of organs.
Notifies patients of organ offers, provides clear instructions, and organizes their transportation and admission to the hospital.