Lung Outreach Transplant Coordinator

University of California - Los Angeles Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 181,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

The Transplant Coordinator at UCLA Health in Los Angeles coordinates referrals, schedules transplant evaluations, and serves as a clinical liaison for patients and referring physicians across inpatient and outpatient settings.

You will work to enhance access to UCLA Health System's lung disease therapies, manage complex caseload, participate in clinical research, and support start-to-finish transplant processes from referral through follow-up in a demanding environment.

Qualifications

• Current California RN license and BSN/MS degree.
• At least 5 years RN experience in critical care and transplant coordination.
• CCTC is required for TC II.
• Experience with transplant evaluation processes and patient care across inpatient/outpatient settings.
• Ability to work with diverse patient populations and coordinate complex care.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate referrals and scheduling for transplant evaluations.
• Serve as liaison between referring physicians and UCLA Health.
• Maintain access to UCLA Health for lung therapies.
• Assist with IRB applications and clinical research screening.
• Monitor patient services satisfaction via feedback from referral sources.
• Manage multiple tasks in a high-stress clinical environment.

Skills

Case management

Lung transplantation knowledge

Communication skills

Interdisciplinary coordination

Clinical liaison

Care coordination

Education

California RN license

BSN or MSN

CCTC certification

Job description

Description

The Transplant Coordinator's responsibilities are related to maintaining and enhancing referral relationships with physicians, payers and major employers. Responsible for servicing clients located in the greater Los Angeles area. Facilitates access to UCLA Health System for advanced lung disease therapies. Clinical Liaison for referred patients, including coordinating/scheduling appointments and transplant evaluations both inpatient and outpatient. Act as Liaison for the referring physicians and clinical practices outside of UCLA main campus; assist in seeing patients, obtain detailed medical history and results of medical investigation and procedures. Assess patient services satisfaction through feedback from patient referral sources. Participate in clinical research projects and screening potential patients that may qualify for clinical trials. Assist with IRB applications. Must have knowledge and expertise in lung transplantation, and advanced lung disease care. These include but are not limited to clinical case management of the transplant recipient involving all phases of the transplant process, from initial referral through outpatient follow up.

Salary range:

TC1: $181,071.365-$243,419.04 (annually)

TC2: $218,175.12 - $260,749.44 (annually)

TC2: must have CCTC

Qualifications

• TC I:Current California Registered Nurse license, graduation from an accredited nursing program and a BSN or Master's degree with 5 years of relevant RN experience with a combination of critical care and transplant coordinator experience (required).
• TC II: Current California Registered Nurse license, graduation from an accredited nursing program and a BSN or Master's degree with a CCTC required and 5 years of relevant RN experience with a combination of critical care and transplant experience (required).
• An ability to case manage all aspects of a transplant patient's medical care from initial evaluation to post transplant follow-up; apply a broad understanding and knowledge of organ transplantation, including immunology, immunosuppression, rejection and other complications of transplantation, drug toxicity, and graft failure.(required)
• Ability to communicate effectively with persons of various cultural backgrounds. Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to interface effectively with patients and their families.
• Excellent organizational skills, proficiency in meeting deadlines, ability to work independently and prioritize workload. Ability to manage numerous concurrent tasks in a high stress environment and deal with change.
• Ability to effectively coordinate and assess patient care and act as a liaison with nursing staff, outside agencies, team physicians, referringphysicians, patients and families. (required)
• Ability to teach about transplantation and medical management issues. (required).
• Ability to walk/navigate throughout the Medical Center campus, including surrounding buildings.Frequent sitting and standing. Ability to lift packages and patient charts up to 25 pounds for distances to 10 feet. Strong typing skill necessary for large volume data entry into transplant database and Care Connect.Ability to handle volume, high stress clinical environment (required)
• Knowledge and experience in lung transplantation and advanced lung disease (required).