Registered Nurse Organ Transplant Coordinator Kidney Post Transplant

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. This role 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.

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.

Job Specifics

• Shift Details: Full-time 40hrs/wk. Exempt.

• Spanish Speaking Preferred

• Additional information: After orientation, there is an option for this position to be hybrid (remote and in office).

Benefits:

Intermountain Healthcare offers a generous benefits package that contributes to the overall health and compensation of each caregiver. 

• Various insurance options through Select Health, Intermountain’s insurance company

• Onsite fitness centers and discounts to local gyms

• LiVe Well caregiver incentive program – up to $300 per year

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – including free counseling for caregivers and their immediate family

• Over 302,000 discount offers across 10,000 cities on everything from movie tickets, pizza and the zoo to car rentals and hotels

• Paid Time Off including but not limited to Parental Leave, Long and Short-Term Disability

• 401(k) with up to 6% employer contribution

• Up to $1,500 referral bonus

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Tuition Assistance through Peak - up to $5,200 per year paid to your school as you go

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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).

• Clinical Certification of Transplant Coordinators (CCTC) or obtain within three years of hire/transfer into this job.

•  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 judgement skills demonstrated in a fast-paced, challenging work environment.

• 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 durin