Post Kidney Transplant Coordinator (FT-Day. 40hrs/week) - Center City

Jefferson Health Plans; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Tuition assistance

Retirement plans

Job summary

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. is seeking a Transplant Coordinator (RN) to manage care for kidney and pancreas transplant recipients during and after the procedure.

You will collaborate with the transplant team and referring physicians, deliver postoperative teaching, and support ongoing patient education in the post-transplant clinic. The role requires an RN license with 3+ years of renal/transplant experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Registered Nurse required; plus transplant coordination knowledge is beneficial.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate ongoing care of kidney and/or pancreas transplant recipients post-transplant.
• Monitor progress and ongoing treatment of post-transplant recipients.
• Provide post-operative teaching and ongoing education to transplant patients.
• Assist in operation of the post-transplant clinic.

Skills

Communication skills

Written communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

Job Details

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Transplant Coordinator will coordinate the care of kidney and/or pancreas transplant recipients at the time of transplant and ongoing. Coordinator will work with transplant team and referring physicians to monitor progress and ongoing treatment of transplant recipients. Post-Transplant Coordinator is responsible for
post-operative teaching as well as ongoing education of transplant recipients. Assist in the operation of post transplant clinic hours.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Coordinate ongoing care of kidney and/or pancreas transplant recipients following transplantation
• Monitor the progress and ongoing treatment of post-transplant recipients
• Provide post-operative teaching and continuous education to post transplant recipients
• Assist in the operation of post-transplant clinic
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the core values of the Hospital.

Job Description

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s degree preferred

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION

Registered Nurse required. American Board Transplant Coordinator certification preferred

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum of three years experience with renal and/or transplant patients

Strong communication and writing skills

Proficiency with Microsoft Office computer applications

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.

Primary Location Address

1100-04 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow’s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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