LVAD/Transplant Coordinator

3000 Montefiore Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 137,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Voluntary Benefits

Job summary

Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY seeks an LVAD Coordinator in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. The role leads planning, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients requiring mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation. Evening on-call coverage is required as part of the team.

The position requires a Master’s in Nursing, NYS RN license, and NP or NCCPA certification. Schedule features four-day workweeks with regular daytime hours and specific shift variations.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing is required.
• Current New York State RN license is required.
• NP specialization with NYS certification or NCCPA certification is required.
• Three years of clinical experience in a highly specialized program preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate education for VAD patients and families.
• Manage inpatient and outpatient care for VAD population.
• Ensure adherence to protocols and program certification.
• Participate in remote on-call coverage for LVAD/transplant emergencies.

Skills

VAD coordination

Clinical program experience

Team education

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

New York RN license

Nurse Practitioner certification or NCCPA

Job description

City/State: Bronx, New York

Grant Funded: No

Department: CVTS - Heart Transplant Program

Work Shift: Day

Work Days: MON-FRI, VARIED HOURS

Scheduled Hours: 8:30 AM-6:30 PM

Scheduled Daily Hours: 9.5 HOURS

Pay Range: $137,280.02-$171,600.03

Position Summary

LVAD Coordinator – Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery is seeking an LVAD Coordinator to join its team. In collaboration with physicians and the multidisciplinary healthcare team, the LVAD Coordinator will be responsible for the planning, evaluation, coordination, implementation, and facilitation of all aspects of care for patients and families requiring mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation.

Responsibilities

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

Schedule

Schedule: Four-day workweek. Weekends and holidays off, unless scheduled for remote on-call coverage.

Regular schedule: 8:30 AM–6:30 PM.

Wednesday schedule: 7:30 AM–5:30 PM.

37.5 hours per week.

Education and Skills Required

• 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 specialty certification and registration OR current certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Three (3) years of clinical experience in a highly specialized, complex care program preferred.
• Clinical experience in a highly specialized cardiac care program preferred.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Company Culture

Since its inception in 1884, Montefiore’s mission has been to heal, to teach, to discover and advance the health of the communities we serve. Montefiore's state-of-the-art facilities include the internationally-recognized Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and our Notable Centers of Excellence - Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation. Combined with a growing number of locations for primary and specialty care throughout the Bronx and Westchester County, Montefiore is the ideal organization to apply and hone your expertise.

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Contact

Calling All Nurses! Nurse Recruitment Hotline: [phone]; Monday-Friday: 9am-4pm