Heart Transplant & VAD Care Coordinator

North Carolina Baptist Hospital; Center (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

North Carolina Baptist Hospital is seeking a Nurse Coordinator for the Advanced Cardiac Care and Transplant/VAD Program. The role involves coordinating the transplant evaluation, preoperative preparation, and intra-operative activities, while ensuring smooth communication among the transplant team, physicians, and families.

Responsibilities include post-operative care, outpatient follow-up, and ongoing program development.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing with a BSN required.
• Five years' experience in cardiology and/or cardiothoracic surgery required.
• Current license as RN in North Carolina. CCT or CPTC preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates patient evaluation data for the transplant team.
• Educates patient and family about transplantation and ventricular assist devices.
• Preoperative planning and ensuring plan of care is communicated to staff.
• Coordinates intra-operative phase and donor heart team logistics.
• Supervises post-op care and ensures orders are followed.
• Arranges outpatient follow-up and discharge needs for transplant/VAD patients.
• Participates in program development and marketing strategies for the transplant program.
• Plans staff education on transplant/VAD topics and maintains manuals.

Skills

Cardiology experience

Cardiothoracic surgery experience

Excellent communication

RN clinical skills

On-call coordination

Education

BSN degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

EMR systems

Job description

North Carolina Baptist Hospital is seeking a Nurse Coordinator for the Advanced Cardiac Care and Transplant/VAD Program. The role involves coordinating the transplant evaluation, preoperative preparation, and intra-operative activities, while ensuring smooth communication among the transplant team, physicians, and families.

Responsibilities include post-operative care, outpatient follow-up, and ongoing program development.