LVAD & Heart Transplant Coordinator | Four‑Day Week

Montefiore Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 137,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY is seeking an LVAD Coordinator in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. The role focuses on planning, evaluation, coordination, and facilitation of care for patients requiring mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation.

You will educate VAD patients and families, manage inpatient/outpatient care, and ensure protocol compliance. Remote on-call coverage is required approximately four shifts monthly.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing required.
• Current New York State license and registration as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).
• Current New York State Nurse Practitioner certification and registration OR NCCPA certification.
• Three (3) years of clinical experience in a highly specialized, complex care program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and provides education to ventricular assist device (VAD) patients and their families.
• Coordinates the inpatient and outpatient clinical management of the VAD population.
• Ensures adherence to established protocols and program certification requirements.
• Participates in remote on-call coverage for ~4 shifts per month, managing the LVAD transplant hotline.

Skills

RN license NYS

NP certification or NCCPA

Cardiac care experience

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

Job description

Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY is seeking an LVAD Coordinator in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. The role focuses on planning, evaluation, coordination, and facilitation of care for patients requiring mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation.

You will educate VAD patients and families, manage inpatient/outpatient care, and ensure protocol compliance. Remote on-call coverage is required approximately four shifts monthly.