Pre-Kidney Transplant Coordinator

The Transplant Coordinator delivers and accurately documents direct, age-specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care. This job safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions. This job manifests a high level of expertise in the assessment, coordination and care of the complex patients, families, or communities to actual or potential health problems; prevention of illness and injury; maintenance of wellness; and provision of comfort.

The Transplant Coordinator demonstrates strong clinical experiences in patient care. The position demonstrates a high level of expertise in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of the complex patients and their responses to actual or potential health problems.

The position sssists the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort. The position also provides direction, education, and leadership.

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire:

Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligible

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment:

Current RN licensure in Virginia AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent

Experience REQUIRED:

Minimum of three (3) years of nursing experience in transplant, critical care or medical-surgical nursing

Two (2) years of progressive leadership experience

Demonstrated clinical expertise for population served with a minimum of one (1) year in specialty area

Experience PREFERRED:

Five (5) years of clinical experience in the transplant field Academic Healthcare experience

Advanced Practice Nursing Role or Clinical Leadership experience

Education/training REQUIRED:

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from an accredited School of Nursing

Education/training PREFERRED:

Masters Degree in Nursing Certification in Transplantation

Independent action(s) required:

Follows documented physician/licensed independent provider orders, within the boundaries of the Nurse Practice Act and established standards, policies and practice guidelines.

Organizes and plans work with input from the patient/family with specific outcomes and demonstrated use of sound clinical judgment and resources.

All day-to-day operations of the role are handled independently with minimal assistance.

Advice and guidance are sought from the Manager or Director on an as needed situational basis and when there is a major impact on activity outside the unit.

Actions that are taken without prior approval include daily operational functions and leadership of staff.

Follows documented physician/licensed independent provider orders, within the boundaries of the Nurse Practice Act and established standards, policies and practice guidelines. Organizes and plans work with input from the patient/family with specific outcomes and demonstrated use of sound clinical judgment and resources.

All day-to-day operations of the role are handled independently with minimal assistance. Advice and guidance are sought from the Manager or Director on an as needed situational basis and when there is a major impact on activity outside the unit. Actions that are taken without prior approval include daily operational functions and leadership of staff.

Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable): N/A

Additional position requirements: N/A

Age Specific groups served: Neonatal Pediatric Adolescence Adult

Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate):

Physical: Lifting 20-50 lbs.

Activities: Prolonged sitting, Frequent bending, Walking (distance)

Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading

Emotional: Fast pace environment, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Able to adapt to frequent, change

• Learn and implement internal and regulatory agencies processes, procedures, and guidelines for deceased donor kidney, simultaneous kidney-pancreas (SPK), simultaneous heart-kidney (SHK), and simultaneous liver-kidney transplants (SLK).

• Communicate with referring providers and patients as they begin their evaluation process.

• Provide pre kidney transplant education and consent patients for evaluation and listing on the deceased donor kidney transplant wait list. Candidate will coordinate evaluation diagnostics, specialist referrals, and allied health evaluations and clearances for kidney transplant recipients.

• Learn to analyze medical data of recipients and collaborates on a multidisciplinary team of transplant nephrologists, surgeons, coordinators, social workers, pharmacist, dietician, and financial coordinators to select appropriate candidates for kidney, SPK, SLK, and SHK transplant. Candidate will present patients to the multidisciplinary renal transplant selection committee on a weekly basis.

• List patients on the deceased donor kidney and pancreas wait list.

• Monitor and review inactive patient chart and advocate for their activation in a safe and timely manner.

• Monitor and review actively wait listed patients to ensure they safely remain medically, financially, and psychosocially cleared for transplant.

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