RN, Pediatric Transplant Coordinator

Norton Healthcare; North Carolina; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in North Carolina seeks a Registered Nurse to coordinate pre-transplant activities within a Pediatric Abdominal Organ Transplant Program. This role emphasizes patient satisfaction and effective care through collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, requiring a Bachelor's degree in nursing and a valid RN license in North Carolina.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing required.
• Current license as a Registered Nurse in NC required.
• CCTC preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates pre-transplant education and case management.
• Documents the patient's plan of care and ensures compliance.
• Serves as a liaison with dialysis centers.

Skills

Excellent professional and interpersonal skills

Clinical skills

Proficient computer skills

Outstanding customer service skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB SUMMARY:

Coordinates the activities relating to recipient evaluation, pre transplant education, and case management of pre transplant recipients within the Pediatric Abdominal Organ Transplant Program. Promotes patient and family satisfaction and effective and efficient care through the referral and evaluation process. Coordinates the evaluation with all members of the interdisciplinary team and serves as a liaison with dialysis centers and referring physicians related to the care of patients referred to the program and in the evaluation phase of care.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing with a Bachelor's degree in nursing required.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION:

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of North Carolina required.
• CCTC preferred.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.
• Ensures the maintenance of the pre transplant charts, ensures compliance with documentation required by regulatory agencies. Documents the patient's plan of care and assures documentation that demonstrates the interdisciplinary nature of pre transplant patient care. Consistently uses the transplant navigator in WakeOne and ensures that it is updated as the patient moves through the phases of care. Works toward the reduction of paper documentation so that the EMR is complete and available to all caregivers in any setting.
• Coordinates pre-transplant patient education and evaluation processes. Presents patients to Selection Committee for consideration of listing for transplant.
• Assumes responsibility for call. Demonstrates the ability to accurately and timely provide information about listed patients and coordinate a transplant in collaboration and at the direction of the attending surgeon.
• Serves as a liaison with regional dialysis centers and nephrology offices for patient referrals, education, and pre transplant follow up processes. Regularly communicates with them regarding patient status during the evaluation phase.
• Maintains exemplary customer service skills by assisting customers, responding to questions, problem solving, promptly answering telephone in accordance with hospital and departmental standards, and maintaining a professional image. Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships with co-workers and physicians.
• Engages in self-development to maintain professional and technical knowledge base and professional credentials.
• Ensures age/developmentally appropriate patient care is provided in accordance with Age specific Care Guidelines for the age group served.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent professional and interpersonal skills
• Clinical skills must be above average
• Proficient computer skills Outstanding customer service skills

About Us

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's two main components are an integrated clinical system - anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.

About the Team

Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments

Mission

To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing - for all.

Vision

To be the first and best choice for care.

Culture Commitments

We create a space where all Belong

We Work as One to make great things happen

We earn Trust in all we do

We Innovate to better the now and create the future

We drive for Excellence - always