Transplant Nurse Coordinator, Outreach Kidney Transplant Program Full-Time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Chicago, IL

3d • $43 - $70 • Onsite

About The Position

Northwestern Medicine is hiring a Transplant Nurse Coordinator for its Comprehensive Transplant Center’s Program Development/Outreach Team. The role is based in Chicago, Illinois, is not remote, and requires travel throughout Chicago and the greater Chicagoland area to community satellite clinics and dialysis units. The position combines clinical care with outreach, including serving as the lead nurse for kidney transplant evaluations at satellite clinics and educating patients and professionals about kidney transplant options. Bilingual ability is preferred but not required.

Under the supervision of transplant surgeons and physicians, the Registered Nurse coordinates clinical aspects of transplant patient and living donor care throughout the phases of care. The role may involve kidney and pancreas intake, liver and small bowel intake, post-transplant care, or designation as an Independent Living Donor Advocate. The coordinator supports transplant candidate evaluation and education, inpatient and post-discharge care, living donor evaluation and advocacy, research protocol compliance, professional development, community education, and quality management. The position cares for adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients and includes shared on-call and weekend responsibilities as assigned.

The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, on a day shift. The listed hourly salary range is $42.50 to $70.04.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Illinois.
• CPR-Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Minimum 2–3 years of recent and related clinical experience.
• Ability to travel throughout Chicago and the greater Chicagoland area for outreach, dialysis-unit visits, and satellite clinics.
• Bilingual ability is preferred but not required.

Nice To Haves

• Specialty certification in the clinical area of focus.
• Previous transplant or organ-specific experience, such as hepatology, nephrology, hematologic malignancies, hematopoietic stem cell transplant, or cellular therapies.

Responsibilities

• Apply evidence-based practice to nursing care, consult appropriate experts and resources, participate in data collection, and adapt to changes in clinical practice and standards.
• Coordinate transplant candidate and intake activities, including arranging studies to determine candidacy, maintaining candidate lists and documentation, and monitoring patients through evaluation and waiting.
• Work with social work, psychiatry, and patient financial liaisons to assess psychosocial candidacy and financial concerns.
• Perform on-call responsibilities for patients awaiting transplantation; coordinate admissions and communicate patient histories to team members, referring physicians, and dialysis units as appropriate.
• Educate patients and families, facilitate informed consent, assist in living donor evaluation and selection, and participate in multidisciplinary selection committees and clinic activities.
• Participate in inpatient multidisciplinary meetings and rounds; monitor diagnostic studies, update transplant records, maintain communication with referring physicians, and serve as an educational resource for nursing staff.
• Coordinate inpatient education, family communication, discharge preparation, and follow-up; prepare records for weekly multidisciplinary quality review.
• Monitor post-discharge patients and diagnostic studies; assess, plan, and evaluate interventions; provide and document patient and family education; facilitate prescription renewals; communicate concerns to transplant physicians; and coordinate comprehensive care.
• Share on-call and weekend coverage responsibilities as assigned to ensure after-hours and weekend RN Coordinator coverage.
• When designated as an Independent Living Donor Advocate, protect prospective donors’ rights and support their phased evaluation, education, informed consent, and understanding of emotional, medical, procedural, financial, and alternative-option considerations.
• Document donor advocate participation in prospective donors’ medical records and participate in continuing medical education, rounds, multidisciplinary conferences, and in-service education.
• Support research protocol compliance, including obtaining consent, managing blood work orders and results, recognizing adverse effects, and documenting in medical records.
• Maintain continuing education; participate in nursing and hospital committees; submit UNOS data; communicate with insurance payors; and participate in new staff orientation.
• Provide or assist with in-service education for professional staff and community education on transplantation; participate in outreach to patients and referring providers; and work with Gift of Hope and other groups to promote organ donation and transplantation.
• Participate in quality management activities as assigned.
• Provide care to adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• A wide range of benefits intended to support employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events

What This Job Offers

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