Registered Nurse Organ Transplant Coordinator
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Job Description:

The Organ Transplant Coordinator is an RN who is responsible for the coordination of care for transplant patients, living donors, and their families. This regulatory required role is a key member of the multidisciplinary transplant team who facilitates the movement of the patient and family through the transplantation or living donation process by providing individualized education, support, and coordination of services across the continuum of care. Thisrole is responsible for clinical aspects of the transplant program including but not limited to education, patient care coordination, organ acquisition, research, data management, quality assessment, and program development.

Job Essentials:

• The Organ Transplant Coordinator manages care of the patient from referral through post-op management, discharge planning, and long term follow-up.
• Through assessment, planning, and advocacy, this role is the liaison between the transplant physicians, referring physicians, transplant recipients and their families, living donors and their families, and outside agencies.
• The incumbent must make independent decisions regarding various aspects of care and treatment within established protocols.
• The coordinator must perform and problem solve through stressful situations. Each coordinator may have a specialty area of focus but will be required to be knowledgeable in other specialties in order to provide on-call coverage.

Minimum Qualifications:

• RN license to practice in state(s) where care is provided.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Unit specific certification as required (BLS, ACLS, PALS, etc).
• RNs hired or promoted into this role need to have or obtain their BSN within three years of hire or promotion.
• Two years of acute care RN experience.
• Available to perform after hour and weekend call rotation.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal problem solving, prioritization, and independent judge
• Experience in a role that requires working well under pressure.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN). Eduation must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
• Clinical Certification of Transplant Coordinators (CCTC).
• Three years acute care or charge nurse experience.
• Two years organ transplant coordination experience.

Physical Requirements:

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess patient needs.

• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, etc.

Location:

Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center

Work City:

Murray

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$43.98 - $63.79

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