Transplant Quality Nurse

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Burlington, MA

62d•$35 - $91

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.Under the direction of the Transplant Quality Manager, Transplant Nurse Manager, Chair, Transplantation and other Department of Transplantation leadership, the Transplant Quality Nurse is responsible for ensuring that transplant-related data is accurate, complete, timely, and compliant with federal regulations and organizational standards. This role blends clinical nursing knowledge with data management and regulatory reporting, and is foundational for maintaining transplant program accreditation.Job Description:Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:

Requirements

BS or BSN required with preference for expertise in nursing
Needs to hold Massachusetts RN license
3 plus years of healthcare experience required. Some experience in the fields of transplantation is preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for accurate and timely reporting of UNOS/OPTN required data including but not limited to: a. Wait-listing patients in UNETb. Completing TEIDI registry forms (TCR/TRR)c. List status 1 justification formsd. Explant pathology Tiedi forms
Maintain regulatory documentation and correspondence while listing liver and kidney transplant candidates
Assist with updating MELD scores for liver transplant candidates, optimizing data for risk adjustment
Monitors post liver transplant patient population to identify candidates eligible for priority kidney transplant points
Completes UNOS graft failure and death forms in Tiedi
Collaborates with LHMC Quality to conduct data validation of SRTR risk adjusted variables
In collaboration with the Transplant Quality Manager, develops, manages and assists with auditing corrective action plans
In collaboration with the Transplant Quality Manager, performs medical chart reviews to analyze quality trends
Assists the Transplant Quality Manager with the RCA process for transplant patient deaths and graft failures.
Working with the Transplant Quality Manager, responds to specific data requests and develops data collection plans, conducts chart review, analyzes and summarizes quality improvement project data for review by the transplant team as well as key stakeholders
Audits transplant protocols and policies to ensure adherence and identify potential areas of improvement
Assists with reviewing safety reports submitted in the STARS module; tracking, following up and collaborating on corrective action plans
Serves as an active participant in the Transplant continuous quality improvement work through various efforts including creation, distribution, and presentation of data
Interacts with various members of the multidisciplinary care team to ensure accurate data capture reviewed at the Transplant Quality meetings
Escalates concerns to department leadership to problem solve when needed