Registered Nurse - Transplant Coordinator

TALENT Software Services; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TALENT Software Services is looking for an experienced professional in Winston-Salem, NC, to join a Hematology/Oncology team. This role involves coordinating patient care before, during, and after transplantation, while managing multiple patients spanning various transplant phases.

Candidates must possess a minimum of 3 years of experience, including Navigator/Case Manager capabilities, and a BLS certification. The schedule includes 40 hours from Monday to Friday, 08:00-16:30, with no call or weekend requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience.
• Must have Hematology/Oncology experience.
• Must have Navigator/Case Manager experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all patient care before, during, and after transplantation.
• Manage multiple patients at varying transplant phases.
• Monitor vital signs, lab results, and diagnostic tests.

Skills

Hematology/Oncology experience

Navigator/Case Manager experience

Clinical assessment skills

Patient confidentiality and HIPAA knowledge

Medication administration skills

Regulatory compliance skills

Education

BLS certification

Tools

Pyxis

EPIC

Job description

RTO Policy

RTO after booking is NOT allowed and is NOT allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call-offs or additional RTO on unit could possibly turn into a Cancel and DNR.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience.
• Hematology/Oncology experience a MUST.
• Navigator/Case Manager experience a MUST.
• Work setting skills: Acute Hospital & Outpatient Clinic.
• Pre-Transplant/Candidates' skills: pre-transplant evaluation and assessment.
• Clinical assessment skills: interpretation of lab results and diagnostic tests related to transplant; medical history of potential/actual donors; monitors vital signs, weight, fluid balance, graft function; reviews and interprets relevant diagnostic and laboratory data.
• Professional knowledge and skills: coordinate all patient care before, during, and after transplantation; patient confidentiality/HIPAA; patient/family education; schedule and track pre- and post-transplant testing; transplant center protocols; transplant team collaboration; understanding of post-transplant health maintenance and long-term care; universal precautions & waitlist criteria.
• Certifications: BLS.

Preferred Qualifications

• Pre-Transplant/Candidates skills: absolute contraindications to transplant; assists with organ offers, acceptance, and recipient preparation; organ allocation process & relative contraindications to transplant.
• Post-Transplant/Recipients skills: coordinates post-transplant care with team; monitors post-transplant patient progress; offers psychosocial support and education on lifestyle adjustments; teaches medication adherence and post-op care plans.
• Clinical assessment and skills: familiarity with organ-specific diseases (e.g., ESRD, cirrhosis, heart failure); identifies signs/symptoms of transplant complications (infection, rejection, etc.); performs comprehensive physical and psychosocial assessments; recognition and management of transplant complications.
• Medication administration skills: coordinates medication adjustments post-transplant with provider; reviews pre-transplant medication regimens for contraindications; teaches medication adherence and self-administration; understanding of pharmacology relevant to transplant patients.
• Regulatory & administrative compliance skills: tracks patient outcomes and reports per regulatory standards.
• Professional knowledge and skills: assisting with scheduling of the OR.
• Certifications: Chemo (ONS/ONCC).

Job Details

• Daily census could be 8; visits could be up to 20 depending on interactions.
• Shift: 40 hours can be offered.
• Will accept 12 weeks.
• 8-hour days; Monday-Friday 08:00-16:30.
• Call requirement: NONE
• Float requirement: NONE
• Weekend requirement: NONE
• Patient diagnoses: hematologic malignancies.
• Special procedures/unit details: peripheral blood transplant cellular therapy. Transplant coordinators follow patient cases from candidate identification through workup/evaluation, cell harvest, and cellular therapy infusion or cell transplant. Patients are in different phases; a coordinator may have 8 or more patients at a time. Coordinators meet with patients several times and schedule all appointments according to a required timeline. Coordinators attend meetings with doctors and staff throughout the week. They must be organized and able to work autonomously.
• Special equipment: N/A.
• Unit systems: Pyxis, EPIC.
• Scheduling type: per the clinic needs.
• Unit orientation: 40 hours; ongoing throughout assignment.
• Scrubs: Not provided.