Organ Procurement Coordinator - Heart & Lung Transplant

Montgomery College; Tennessee; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Dental/vision plan

403(b) retirement plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Disability insurance

Backup childcare

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health's Transplant Center is seeking a skilled nurse to coordinate evaluation and care for transplant patients and living donors. You will educate patients and families about the process, monitor recovery, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal outcomes.

The role requires RN licensure, a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, and ~2 years of related experience. This is an on-site position with varied 24-hour shifts within a leading transplant program.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required.
• 2 years relevant work experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate evaluation of transplant candidates and living donors with physicians and health care professionals.
• Educate patients and families about transplant process, waiting phases, and long-term follow-up.
• Monitor patient progress and provide clinical management post-transplant and post-donation.

Skills

Transplant coordination

Nursing assessment

Patient education

Clinical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Job description

Discover Vanderbilt Health: With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region's largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you'll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region. Organization: TX Organ Proc and Presv Job Summary: Facilitates and coordinates the evaluation of potential transplant and/or living donor candidates. Assists with coordination of care and discharge process for recipients hospitalized for transplantation and living donation and post-operative complications. Provides clinical management transplant recipients and/or living donors, who are followed as outpatients, in collaboration with the transplant team (attending physicians, nurse practitioners, clinical transplant pharmacists, social workers).

Position Hours Variable 24-hour shifts

Department Summary

Vanderbilt Transplant Center is a nationally recognized leader in advanced heart and lung transplantation, providing exceptional outcomes and innovative treatment options for patients with end-stage heart and lung disease. As one of the world's premier transplant programs, Vanderbilt performs a high volume of adult and pediatric transplants while caring for some of the most complex and high-risk patients, including those who may not qualify for transplant at other centers. The program brings together a multidisciplinary team of transplant physicians, surgeons, pharmacists, nurses, and specialists dedicated to delivering comprehensive, patient-centered care. Vanderbilt is a pioneer in breakthrough transplant therapies, including advanced mechanical circulatory support, ECMO, ex vivo organ perfusion, and multi-organ transplantation. Through leading-edge research, clinical innovation, and access to novel treatment approaches, the team continually expands opportunities for patients awaiting life-saving transplants. Known for outstanding survival outcomes, shorter wait times, and coordinated care across the continuum of treatment, Vanderbilt Transplant Center serves patients from across the country and around the world, offering hope and improved quality of life through some of the most advanced heart and lung transplant services available today.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinates the evaluation process of potential transplant candidates and/or living donors in collaboration with physicians and other health care professionals.
• Educates patients and families about the transplant process, evaluation and waiting phases, and long-term follow-up and care, as well as, living donation when applicable.
• Monitors patient progress and provides clinical management during post-transplantation and post living donation.
• Ensures the most current practices of transplantation nursing are utilized, and providing system improvements to support optimal transplant outcomes.
• Ensures referring physician is kept informed about all phases of the transplant process.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Technical Capabilities

Transplant Coordination (Intermediate):

Demonstrates mastery of transplant coordination in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering coordination services without requiring support and instruction from others. Possess sufficient knowledge to provide interventions that maintain or improve physiology, psychological and social health and interventions that facilitate and optimize behavioral changes and treatment adherence with complex, lifelong therapies. Advocates supporting patients and families in planning, implementation and evaluation of care. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.

Nursing Patient Assessment & Evaluation (Intermediate):

Demonstrates mastery of patient assessments and evaluations in practical applications of a difficult nature. Conducts primary care patient interviews and physical examinations. Conducts inquiry with a thorough series of questions when patients state an ailment or complaint in order to accurately identify and elaborate on the problem. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to role model and coach less experienced peers.

Nursing Patient Education (Intermediate):

Demonstrates mastery of patient education in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of providing patient health education services without requiring instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.

Our Nursing Philosophy:

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being. As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing.

Employee Benefits

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and /or vision plan
• 403 (b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short-Long term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• And many more...
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Core Accountabilities

Organizational Impact: Delivers job responsibilities that impact own job area/team with some guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Uses existing procedures, research and analysis to solve standard job related problems that may require some judgement. Breadth of Knowledge: Requires subject matter knowledge within a professional area to meet job requirements. Team Interaction: Individually contributes to project/ work teams.

Core Capabilities

Supporting Colleagues:

• - Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
• - Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
• - Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.

Delivering Excellent Services:

• - Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
• - Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns to supervisors in a timely manner.
• - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.

Ensuring High Quality:

• - Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
• - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.
• - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.

Managing Resources Effectively:

• - Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
• - Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
• - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.

Fostering Innovation:

• - Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
• - Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
• - Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

Position Qualifications

Responsibilities:

Certifications: LIC-Registered Nurse - Licensure-OthersLicensure-Others

Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level: 2 years

Education: Bachelor's

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity.

EOE/Vets/Disabled.

PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART OF ALL WE DO.

Great health care takes great people.

About Us

We invite you to explore careers at Vanderbilt Health, where we value collaboration, embrace continuous learning and foster an environment where everyone can thrive. We're the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with a growing team and an expanding footprint across towns and communities throughout the region. We employ more than 43,000 people who work in inpatient and outpatient clinical care, research and graduate medical education. Our employees also serve in critical supporting roles in administration, information technology and informatics, finance, legal and community affairs, communications and marketing, fundraising, groundskeeping and facilities, and many other departments. Our growing academic health system has more than 2,100 licensed hospital beds at eight hospitals: Vanderbilt University Hospital, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital, Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital, Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital, Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital, Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital. Vanderbilt Health is the Mid-South's largest provider of specialty care, with hundreds of outpatient clinic and surgical locations throughout the region, and Tennessee's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center for adults and children. We are one of the nation's busiest critical care centers, home to Middle Tennessee's only Level 1 Trauma Center and Burn Center for adults and children, and Middle Tennessee's only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. We are the nation's largest transplant center, and last year we performed the most heart transplants than any center worldwide. Vanderbilt Health is an epicenter for biomedical research, winning over $1 billion in annual research awards from government, industry, foundations and donors. We are also a national leader in medical training and education, with the largest clinical training center in the Mid-South and the only training center in Tennessee for many adult and pediatric specialties. Three of our hospitals - Vanderbilt University Hospital, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital - have been awarded a Five-Star Quality Rating from Medicare. We support each other and encourage excellence among every member of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth opportunities, competitive compensation and benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. Join us in advancing health care. Our vision: The world leader in advancing personalized health Our mission: Personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities.