Transplant Coordinator - Pre Heart Transplant - MSH - Full Time Day
About The Position
The Transplant Coordinator is a Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant with specialized knowledge and skills who coordinates clinical programs and services for designated patient populations within the Transplantation Institute. The role coordinates multidisciplinary screening and evaluation of patients, supports transplant candidacy and waiting-list processes, and provides care coordination and education throughout the transplant journey. The coordinator follows patients during hospitalization and outpatient recovery, helps manage follow-up care and laboratory monitoring, and adjusts immunosuppressive medication as needed during regular lab review. The position also includes professional and administrative responsibilities, such as maintaining clinical competence, supporting quality improvement and risk management, participating in committees, and contributing to policies, standards of care, and support-staff processes.
Requirements
- Baccalaureate degree in Nursing, or a baccalaureate degree in Physician Assistant studies.
- New York State Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant license with current registration.
- Progressive job-related experience specific to the area of responsibility.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Nursing; certification in a specialty area is preferred.
- For the Physician Assistant pathway, a master's degree is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, coordinate, and evaluate clinical programs and services for designated patient populations.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary screening and evaluation of transplant-practice patients at MSH and approved satellite locations.
- Work with transplant coordinator assistants to facilitate visits with other medical specialties as needed.
- Ensure required laboratory tests are performed for potential transplant candidates and that results are updated, including bloodwork sent to Rogosin for tissue typing.
- Participate in recommendations regarding placement of patients on the transplant waiting list and educate patients about living donation when applicable.
- Communicate with active transplant candidates about their waiting-list status and ensure medical clearances are updated regularly.
- Facilitate organ offers from UNOS while on call, communicating with surgeons, fellows, and patients to ensure timely handling; answer patient calls after hours, on holidays, and weekends.
- Follow patients during hospitalization and coordinate consulting services with the transplant team as needed.
- Coordinate outpatient follow-up visits with the transplant team.
- Educate patients and families about transplant medications, lifestyle changes, and outpatient follow-up protocols.
- Assess patient recovery through outpatient-visit compliance, blood-test scheduling, and regular laboratory review; adjust immunosuppressive medication as needed during regular lab review.
- Support the mission, philosophy, goals, and objectives of the Department of Nursing and Mount Sinai Medical Center.
- Maintain clinical competence and accountability for own nursing practice, advocate high standards of practice, and serve as a clinical role model and resource to nursing staff and other healthcare-team members.
- Treat patients, families, and coworkers professionally and with dignity and respect; consider ethical issues in professional practice and maintain attendance, punctuality, and dress-code standards.
- Attend and participate in workshops, seminars, and courses as a presenter or author; keep abreast of current literature and practice trends; and participate in related professional organizations.
- Collaborate with healthcare-team members to develop, implement, and review policies, procedures, and standards of care for designated patient populations.
- Apply knowledge of hospital, departmental, and care-center standards, policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulatory agency standards.
- Participate in continuous quality improvement programs, risk management activities, and committee activities.
- Consider budgetary constraints and financial principles in program development and resource allocation.
- Assist with recruitment, retention, annual evaluations, and disciplinary processes for support staff in the designated organ program.
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Job Type
Full-time
