Registered Nurse RN Transplant Coordinator

Banner Health; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 61,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Phoenix is seeking a Registered Nurse RN Transplant Coordinator to join their Heart Transplant team. This role involves managing care for transplant patients, facilitating evaluations, and collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure effective treatment. Candidates should hold a current RN license and have a minimum of two years clinical experience, ideally in transplant settings.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Requires current RN license in state of practice.
• Requires a minimum of two years clinical nursing experience.
• Previous transplant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage individual patients across the transplant health care continuum.
• Coordinate pre-transplant evaluations and post-transplant care.
• Educate patients and families about the transplant process.

Skills

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

RN license

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Registered Nurse RN Transplant Coordinator

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Primary City/State:

Phoenix, Arizona

Department Name:

Pre-Heart Trans-Hosp

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Clinical Care

Better Than Ever for Nurses. Nurses are the heartbeat of health care and we are committed to keeping our nurses’ hearts happy and healthy. This means investing in the holistic health and happiness of our nurses—through better pay, better benefits, better opportunities and a better community.

Be a part of our growth at BUMC Phoenix on our Heart Transplant team. As a RN Heart Transplant Coordinator, you will bring your experience and passion for health care to our Transplant team! You will have the opportunity to build relationships with the goal of making an impact on our patients at such an important time in their lives. You will be an active and engaged change agent; dedicated to the needs of our patients and families. Steadfast to safe, kind, effective, efficient, evidenced-based and high quality clinical care, outcome focused and solution oriented.

In this role, you will be working with both Pre and Post Heart Transplant patients while working with both our Circulatory Support and Transplant team members. This is day shift, Monday - Friday, with call time.

University Medical Center Phoenix is a nationally recognized academic medical center. The world-class hospital is focused on coordinated clinical care, expanded research activities and nurturing future generations of highly trained medical professionals. Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Phoenix campus, long known for excellent patient care, has over 730 licensed beds, several unique specialty units and is the new home for medical discoveries, thanks to our collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix. Additionally, the campus responsibilities include fully integrated multi-specialty and sub-specialty clinics.

Position Summary

This position provides comprehensive management and coordination of care for patients requiring kidney, pancreas, liver, heart, lung or Stem Cell Transplantation The level and intensity of care coordination provided is situational and appropriate based on patient need and payor requirements.

Core Functions

• Manages individual patients across the transplant health care continuum to achieve optimal clinical, financial, operational, and satisfaction outcomes. Facilitates, coordinates, and monitors pre-transplant evaluations, the care of the transplant candidate awaiting transplantation, the care of the transplant recipient post transplant in the outpatient clinic. Facilitates and coordinates the care of the living donor for evaluation, donation and long term follow-up. Collaborates effectively with the interdisciplinary team to plan and implement the patient’s treatment plan, utilizing effective oral and written communication.
• Facilitates the safe, equitable and timely placement of donor organs in conjunction with the donor procurement agency on a 24 hour on call basis in accordance with the regulatory agencies. Possesses advanced knowledge of OPTN/UNOS regulations and allocation policies. Collects and communicates patient information necessary for decision making regarding organ acceptance/rejection for transplant with the organ procurement agency and transplant surgeon. Reviews potential recipient’s current medical status to determine eligibility for transplant. Demonstrates advanced prioritization and critical thinking skills in order to contact/locate patient(s), arrange admission and pre-surgery procedures, schedule surgery and the surgery team, and educate patient/family.
• Interprets and administrates current payor contracts to best meet the financial needs of the patient and program while maximizing facility and program reimbursement. Possesses integral knowledge of multiple payor contracts. Applies this knowledge to assure that services being furnished to the patients are in compliance with contract stipulations. Obtains appropriate transplant authorizations for services rendered for each phase of the transplant.
• Establishes and promotes a collaborative relationship with physicians, third party payers, and other members of the health care team, utilizing effective oral and written communication. Serves as a resource to payors, health care providers, patients, physicians and their office staff for the referral of patients or re-directs to alternate transplant programs as required by insurance constraints. Educates other health care providers, payors and patients on concepts of managed care, managed care networks, transplant networks, individual care policies as it pertains to solid organ transplant.
• Serves as a resource to the community, patients, family members, potential living donors, primary care physicians and payers regarding the transplant process. Develops and presents education and marketing programs. Participates in community and professional education efforts to promote transplantation and organ donation.
• Participates in the transplant program’s quality assurance program. Evaluates current processes, identifies need for change and implements change via process improvement projects to achieve the optimal clinical, financial, operational and satisfaction outcomes. Acts as a change agent by continually monitoring processes to identify opportunities for improvement. Implements change through a multi-disciplinary work group process.
• Internal customers include patients, families, transplant surgeons, transplant interdisciplinary team, management, nursing and medical staff, and other members of the hospital interdisciplinary health care team. External customers include referring physicians and office staff, laboratories, third party payers, pharmacies, community agencies, provider networks, and regulatory agencies.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Requires current RN license in state of practice. BLS certification is required.

Requires a minimum of two years clinical nursing experience; to include a clinical specialty area such as ICU, PCU, CM, OR, ED, Dialysis, Oncology or Telemetry. Must have a working knowledge of care management, resource/utilization management, and hospital and community resources. Must demonstrate clinical proficiency in the care of transplant patients. Requires critical thinking skills to effectively coordinate a large volume of patients simultaneously. Must demonstrate problem-solving abilities, effective oral and written communication skills, and time management skills. Must demonstrate ability to work effectively in an interdisciplinary team format.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree preferred. Previous transplant experience.

Additional Related Education And/or Experience Preferred.

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