Transplant Coordinator (Registered Nurse)

                    

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Job Title

Transplant Coordinator (Registered Nurse)

                        

Location

Weston

                    

Facility

Florida Weston Hospital

                     

Department

Transplant Center-Weston Hospital

                      

Job Code

000197

                     

Shift

Days + Call

                       

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital’s team of caregivers that remain on the leading edge of technology and education, while consistently providing patient-centered healthcare. As part of Cleveland Clinic’s Florida region, Weston Hospital is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Florida regions. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.     

 

As Transplant Coordinator, you will oversee and manage all transplant patient activities at Weston Hospital. You will assist fellow caregivers in creating care plans, reviewing medical information, assembling test results, coordinating transplants, and more, all to support the exceptional experience our community has come to expect. This role helps change the lives of patients and their families every day.  

 

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM – 5:00PM plus on-call requirements. 

 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Assess patients in the outpatient clinic along with the transplant physician. 

• Facilitate plans of care and symptom management with outpatient caregivers. 

• Coordinate scheduling with the administrative coordinator for follow-up appointments. 

• Review with the transplant physician medical information from referring physicians and initiate appropriate communication. 

• Coordinate consultation with other disciplines and obtain follow-up information consult. 

• Coordinate with the hospital unit personnel in the discharge of the transplant patients and donors. 

• Assist in obtaining medications and supplies from the appropriate source according to the patient's insurance coverage. 

• Contact referring physicians and arrange follow up in the local area or at CCF depending upon patients and their activity. 

• Prior to transplant, coordinate with the patient's transplant physician and referring physician in evaluating the patient for the transplant candidacy. This includes facilitating tissue typing of recipient and donor, arranging the timing and collection of pretesting prior to transplant with referring physician and transplant team. 

• Assemble test results of evaluation and arrange further testing if indicated