Organ Transplant Nurse Manager

The University of Kansas Health System; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Organ Transplant Manager to lead the daily operations of its transplant program. This pivotal role involves overseeing personnel management, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining clinical quality standards. You will develop and implement staff training programs, manage operational processes, and promote organ donation awareness. Join a dedicated team committed to excellence in patient care and make a significant impact in the field of organ transplantation. If you are a dynamic leader with a passion for healthcare, this is the opportunity for you!

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; master's preferred.
• 2+ years of management experience in healthcare settings.

Responsibilities

• Oversee transplant program operations and personnel management.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and protocols.
• Develop staff orientation and competency programs.

Skills

Personnel Management

Regulatory Compliance

Clinical Quality Oversight

Conflict Mediation

Effective Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

High School Graduate

Job description

Position Title

Organ Transplant Manager at Bell Hospital

Position Summary / Career Interest:

The Organ Transplant Manager is responsible for the daily operations and oversight of transplant program services. This includes personnel management, effective and efficient operational processes, data integrity, regulatory compliance, and clinical quality.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Attend transplant patient selection committee, protocol meeting, and pathology meeting, Donor Advisory Council, and assure department and hospital participation in National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week while promoting organ donation internally and externally.
• Develop and implement staff orientation plans and complete all required orientation documentation.
• Ensure ongoing competency and educational learning management assignments are completed.
• Develop annually and complete monthly QAPI dashboard and report results as required.
• Develop, implement, and assure compliance with transplant protocols and policies including evaluation, waitlist management, informed consent, inpatient and outpatient management, re-evaluation, waitlist notification, ABO verification, donor and recipient organ acceptance, team notification system, donor net, patient care plans, etc.
• Ensure optimal transplant operational department functioning by maintaining adequate staffing, recruitment, and retention.
• Support key roles during vacancy or urgent critical staff coverage issues.
• Assist in attracting and retaining highly competent staff.
• Ensure that personnel management is consistent and equitable in accordance with hospital policies and practices, and staff are trained on HR policies.
• Address staff job performance issues in a timely manner.
• Work with HR in progressive disciplinary processes as required.
• Lead all QAPI planning, Morbidity and Mortality, PDSA, best practice and protocol review and development.
• Mediate conflicts, differences, and misunderstandings between and among patients, clientele, staff, and physicians.
• Model purposeful, direct, and assertive communication with staff, physicians, peers, and department/hospital administration.
• Monitor regulatory requirements and adherence to requirements including JCAHO, CMS, KSDH, UNOS, and reimbursement guidelines on state and federal levels.
• Communicate any policy changes impacting organ transplant services.
• Ensure notification of regulatory agencies of significant changes in the clinical program.
• Conduct audits as needed to validate compliance.
• Oversee all clinical care delivery for quality and patient and staff satisfaction.
• Oversee transplant operations, minimize operating costs, and oversee utilization of labor and supplies.
• Assist with the completion of the transplant budget and review variances with the business analyst or director.
• Perform the professional, clinical, and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree
• High School Graduate
• 2 or more years of management experience

Preferred Education and Experience

• Master's Degree

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing Registered Nurse in the State of Kansas
• Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Must have current active multistate state Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing in the state in which you live OR active single state RN license in good standing in the state you will be working with proof of application for a multistate RN license in the state in which you live. Staff hired prior to 2/1/2024 are required to obtain a multistate state RN license from the state in which they live at the time of their next RN license renewal by 3/31/2026.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Requisition ID:

R-41205

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status, or genetic information.