LVAD Program Nurse Coordinator

Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics in Salt Lake City seeks a skilled Registered Nurse to support the LVAD program within the Mechanical Circulatory Support team. The role focuses on patient assessment, education, and coordination of care across inpatient and outpatient settings.

The ideal candidate has a minimum of three years in acute cardiovascular or critical care nursing, current Utah RN license, and readiness for on‑call duties.

Qualifications

• Three years nursing experience within acute care setting in cardiovascular nursing, cardiac surgical nursing, critical care nursing, cardiac transplantation, and/or care of patients with ventricular assist devices / mechanical circulatory support devices.
• Basic computer skills and ability to chart in electronic medical record.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates potential Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) patients using predetermined criteria, schedules testing, compiles information and presents at multidisciplinary weekly team meetings.
• Educates MCS candidates and their caregivers of risks, complications, benefits, life-style changes, operation, maintenance, and ongoing care of their MCS equipment.
• Coordinates inpatient care in various areas of the hospital including intra-operative device management and post-operative preparation for discharge and follow-up needs.
• Coordinates long term management and follow-up care for outpatients post MCS implant.
• Collaborates with Primary Care Physicians and Advanced Practitioners to implement clinical interventions for all MCS patients throughout their care continuum.
• Participates in the development and maintenance of current education materials and provides ongoing education sessions to maintain staff competencies.
• Promotes the University of Utah Health Mechanical Circulatory Support Program to increase patient referrals; this may include participating in outreach meetings, travel, activities with payers and providers, and developing and maintaining relationships with community physicians and nurses.
• Participates in the gathering and entering of data for INTERMACS, the international database for MCS programs.
• Participates in program quality improvement monitoring, initiatives, and projects.
• Works closely with financial coordinators and insurance company case managers to provide MCS information to assist in obtaining procedural coverage approval.
• Oversees utilization of MCS resources within the program's budget and participates in planning for future budgets.
• May supervise and evaluate department support staff.
• Collaborate with heart Transplant Coordinators in providing care in pre-transplant phase for bridge to transplant MCS patients.

Skills

Effective communication

On-Call readiness

Critical conversation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Job description

University of Utah Health Hospitals and Clinics in Salt Lake City seeks a skilled Registered Nurse to support the LVAD program within the Mechanical Circulatory Support team. The role focuses on patient assessment, education, and coordination of care across inpatient and outpatient settings.

The ideal candidate has a minimum of three years in acute cardiovascular or critical care nursing, current Utah RN license, and readiness for on‑call duties.