Pre Kidney Waitlist Transplant Coordinator, 40 hours, Days

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is seeking a transplant nurse coordinator to support organ donors and candidates across pre-, during, and post-transplant care. You will conduct nursing assessments, educate patients and families, and collaborate with pharmacists, social work, nutrition, and other teams in hospital and community settings.

The role emphasizes waitlist management, care coordination, and adherence to nursing standards, with responsibilities for triage, care plans, and ensuring

Qualifications

• RN with eligibility to practice under MA Nurse Practice Act and ANA standards.
• Experience in transplant or critical care nursing is preferred.
• Ability to educate patients and families and coordinate multi-disciplinary care.

Responsibilities

• Waitlist management and transplant readiness including follow-up planning.
• Clinical assessment and care coordination across providers and services.
• Listing and waitlist status changes with documentation in transplant systems.
• Provide nursing education to patients, families, and staff.

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Under the general direction of the Chair, Department of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Diseases, the Administrative Director, and the Associate Chief, Ambulatory Nursing Practice, and within the Lahey Clinic Professional Practice Model, MA Nurse Practice Act and ANA Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics the transplant nurse coordinator is responsible for providing nursing care, education and support to organ donors and transplant candidates, patients on the pre-transplant waiting list and post-transplant patients both in the hospital and in the community.

A transplant nurse coordinator collaborates in the delivery of health care services with other team members including pharmacy, social service, nutrition, radiology, physical therapy, laboratory and case management.

A transplant nurse coordinator interacts with patients in the clinic, performs nursing assessments and consults with other care providers in developing treatment plans.

A transplant nurse coordinator provides telephone triage for pre and post-transplant patients and live donors. Patient, family, and nursing colleague education is an integral part of the transplant nurse coordinator's role.

Job Description:

Essential Position Accountabilities :

1. Waitlist Management and Transplant Readiness

   Manages an assigned population of active and inactive waitlisted patients using an organized tracking system. Establishes individualized follow-up plans based on patient condition, transplant urgency, outstanding requirements, and program protocols. Coordinates periodic reassessments, laboratory testing, diagnostic studies, specialty consultations, and transplant clinic visits. Tracks outstanding and overdue requirements, follows up on results, and escalates delays that may affect eligibility or readiness. Reviews inactive patients regularly, identifies barriers to reactivation, and coordinates completion of the approved plan. Confirms that patient contact information, caregiver support, transportation arrangements, and readiness for transplant admission remain current.

2. Clinical Assessment and Care Coordination

   Assesses patient-reported symptoms, hospitalizations, emergency visits, infections, procedures, medication changes, and changes in functional status. Recognizes changes that may affect transplant candidacy and promptly communicates concerns to the appropriate transplant provider. Reviews clinical results within nursing scope and follows established escalation pathways for abnormal findings. Coordinates care with referring providers, dialysis facilities when applicable, hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, and other community partners. Collaborates with social work, nutrition, pharmacy, financial coordination, and other disciplines to address barriers to transplantation. Provides nursing advice and implements provider orders and approved protocols within the RN scope of practice.

3. Listing and Waitlist Status Changes

   Coordinates the transition from transplant approval to waitlist management, confirming completion of required documentation and authorized listing prerequisites. Enters and verifies assigned candidate information in designated transplant systems according to program procedures and access privileges. Implements and documents authorized listing, activation, inactivation, reactivation, and removal actions. Communicates status changes, the reason for the change, and required next steps to patients, caregivers, and involved providers. Tracks completion of required patient notifications and maintains consistency between the medical record, tracking tools, and transplant systems. Coordinates organ-specific laboratory updates, candidate data updates, and exception-related documentation, as assigned.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:

1. Utilizes the nursing process to promote quality patient care.
2. Develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship and continuing involvement with patients.
3. Coordinates and collaborates with all health care professionals and community resources to ensure that patients benefit from continuity of care and receive all necessary services.
4. Develops teaching tools for transplant candidates, recipients, living donors, social supports/families and nursing colleagues.
5. Acts as a nursing consultant on evidence-based practice in transplantation for colleagues throughout the organization.
6. Participates in the education of inpatient nursing colleagues in the area of normal and abnormal organ function, transplantation and organ donation with emphasis on identifying nursing problems.
7. Participates in appropriate nursing service and hospital committees.
8. Conducts nursing research and prepares articles for publication in professional journals.
9. Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team about treatment decisions.
10. Collaborates with nursing and physician le