Travel Outreach RN Heart Failure Coordinator

Baylor Scott & White Health•Dallas, TX

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is for a Travel Outreach RN Heart Failure Coordinator at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, within the Advanced Treatment and Transplant Clinic, focusing on heart failure patients. The role involves 90% travel throughout Texas to see patients, with occasional overnight stays. Baylor Scott and White Health is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas, committed to promoting the well-being of individuals, families, and communities.

Requirements

Associate's degree level.
2+ years of experience working with heart failure patients, or ICU in an inpatient setting.
Willingness to travel (overnight stay may be required at times).
An (RN) Registered Nurse License with no stipulations or restrictions.
Basic Life Support (BLS) and ALS skills required or obtain within (30) thirty days if not already held.

Nice To Haves

Comprehensive skills in nursing and patient care standards and procedures.
Knowledge of rules, laws, regulations, standards, guidelines, certifying bodies, and accrediting bodies relevant to the department.
Knowledge of medical terms, health practices, disease control, medication specs, and side effects.
Respect for, and diligent observance of, professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights.
Excellent communication skills, both spoken and written.
Basic computer skills: Microsoft Office, information security, scheduling systems, payroll systems, electronic medical records, and email use.

Responsibilities

Assess transplant eligibility for patients through interviews with them and their families.
Coordinate tests for transplant candidates, identify issues in results, and arrange necessary care.
Work closely with patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers.
Manage recipient's post-transplant care.
Arrange admissions, lab tests, and clinic visits.
Coordinate with referring and primary care physicians.
Understand test results and identify irregularities.
Set up needed care as directed.
Teach candidates, families, and caregivers about the evaluation process, organ allocation, waiting period, post-operative care, immunosuppression effects, complications, and psychological impact of transplant.
Utilize insurance knowledge to assist with post-transplant prescriptions and coverage issues.
Maintain long-term prescriptions.
Comply with various regulatory policies and maintain records on the transplant waitlist through different online programs.
Coordinate recipient transplants, including using the donor website and communicating with potential recipients.
Assess the health status of potential recipients and notify hospital departments.
Send updates to the transplant team.