Transplant Nurse Coordinator (RN) - Kidney

UKH University of Kansas Hospital Authority; United States; Sur place; USD 78 000 - 110 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a Transplant Nurse Coordinator (RN) for Kidney Days to lead and coordinate care for transplant candidates, recipients, and living donors. This role requires a BSN, active RN license, BLS, and 2+ years of acute nursing experience.

You will manage education, documentation, post‑transplant follow‑up, and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes. This is a part‑time, on‑site position at Bell Hospital.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing and at least 2 years of acute clinical nursing experience.
• Active RN license (multistate) or Kansas RN license.
• BLS certification (AHA) or obtained within 14 days.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate care of transplant candidates and recipients in the outpatient and inpatient setting.
• Educate patient, family, and donor about transplant process and post‑op care.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation and communication with transplant team and physicians.
• Monitor immunizations, labs, and medication management for transplant patients.

Connaissances

Nursing

Patient education

Care coordination

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

2+ years acute clinical experience

Description du poste

Transplant Nurse Coordinator (RN) - Kidney Days - PRN Bell Hospital

Position Summary / Career Interest: The Organ Transplant Nurse Coordinator plans, directs, and provides specialized nursing care with the primary emphasis on the treatment of individuals who have advanced or end stage disease and are in need of a transplant.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

Demonstrate ability to provide comprehensive management of end‑stage organ diseases and oversee the patient's journey through the transplant process. Demonstrate knowledge and ability to facilitate living donation/transplantation and will utilize that knowledge to coordinate the care of the living donor for evaluation and live donation. Identify appropriate live donor candidate upon referral and interacts with appropriate staff. Demonstrate knowledge and ability to coordinate the care of the transplant recipient in the outpatient setting to achieve optimal physical, social and emotional rehabilitation. Identify and respond to recipient/family/legal guardian’s educational, psychosocial and economic needs in post‑transplant phase. Reinforce post‑operative teaching if applicable. Collect and reviews data pertinent to recipient’s health and organ function. Communicate lab data and diagnostic results to transplant physician/healthcare provider. Implement changes in drug/treatment therapy as ordered by physician(s) and/or health care provider. Arrange for consultations, diagnostic procedures and hospitalization when indicated. Reinforce and facilitate need for well care (i.e., periodic mammography, pap smears and colonoscopy). Ensure recipient is screened annually for malignancy. Assess recipient’s need for immunizations. Demonstrate knowledge and the ability to monitor and coordinate care of the candidate awaiting organ transplantation. Develop and institute a teaching plan addressing transplant candidate/family/legal guardian’s learning need. Maintain and ensure communication with patient, referring physicians, payers, other health care providers and transplant team members. Ensure all screening is obtained regularly per transplant center protocols. Maintain routine health maintenance and surveillance for malignancy during the waiting period. Exhibit ability to maintain and update candidate listing status per regulations. Identify the need for candidate re‑evaluation and initiate when appropriate. Provide and maintain comprehensive documentation of candidate progress. Demonstrate proficiency and continual growth in the knowledge of transplantation. Review and integrate into practice the current professional literature in the field of transplant. Attend practice‑related conferences. Participate in professional transplant/procurement organizations. Examine current transplant‑related research. Share knowledge through mentoring/precepting newly hired staff. Demonstrate understanding and the ability to assume responsibility for individual judgments to achieve the highest quality of care for the transplant candidate, recipient, family and living donor. Demonstrate understanding and ability to facilitate/coordinate evaluation of potential transplant candidates. Identify appropriate candidate upon referral and interacts with appropriate staff. Identify requirements for candidate evaluation. Coordinate with multidisciplinary team the evaluation process for potential transplant candidate. Demonstrate understanding of post‑transplant management including medications, complications, interventions and discharge planning in the coordination of recipient care. Demonstrate the ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary team. Monitor patient progress post‑transplant. Identify complications and consider interventions with the transplant team. Communicate recipient’s status to referring physician, health care providers and payers. Identify and respond to the educational, psychosocial and economic needs of recipient/family/legal guardian during hospitalization. Educate recipient/family/legal guardian regarding care and responsibilities after transplantation. Educate candidate/family/legal guardian about living donation options, evaluation process, regulations, organ allocation, waiting phase, transplant process, risks/benefits, including utilization of expanded donors, high‑risk donors, if applicable, post‑operative phase including immunosuppressive therapy and effects, potential research protocols of the transplant program, candidate/family/legal guardian responsibility throughout the transplant process. Exhibit knowledge and ability to facilitate transplant process when organ becomes available to transplant candidate. This includes defining and adhering to the current regulations and allocation policies. Communicate with the regulatory bodies and collect the appropriate data necessary for decision‑making regarding organ acceptance/rejection for transplant. Share necessary information about the donor organ, including ABO compatibility, with the transplant surgeon/physician. Review potential recipient’s current medical status to determine eligibility for transplant. Assess need for and obtain results of final cytotoxic cross match. Facilitate admission or transfer of patient to the transplant. Arrange any preoperative procedures required (i.e., dialysis). Notify transplant team of pending surgical procedure. Act as a liaison between the donor and recipient transplant teams. Exhibit ability to remove transplant recipient from list per regulations. Provide outcome specifics to regulatory bodies for donor family follow‑up. Maintain communication with referring physician, health care providers and payers. Identify and respond to the psychosocial and economic needs of the transplant candidate/family/legal guardian during evaluation. Demonstrate knowledge of, and compliance with, policies and listing requirements. Inform and educate patient/family/legal guardian at time of listing. Ensure patient and referring physician are informed in writing of transplant listing, denial or postponement. Provide and maintain comprehensive documentation of evaluation process and make appropriate referrals to specialists. Interpret serological results of the potential transplant candidate and their implications for transplant. Obtain recipient blood type, tissue typing and cytotoxic antibodies according to transplant center protocol. Identify possible co‑morbidity in the transplant candidate and evaluate as indicated. Identify absolute and relative contraindications to transplantation. Ensure patient understands risk and benefit of immunizations required prior to transplantation. Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department. These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree Nursing 2 or more years acute clinical experience.

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi‑State - State Board of Nursing
• Registered Nurse in State of Kansas
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) or obtained within 14 days

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Must have current active multistate state Register Nurse (RN) license in good standing in state in which you live OR active single state RN license in good standing in the state you will be working with proof of application of a multistate RN license in the state in which you live.
• Staff hired prior to 2/1/2024 are required to obtain a multistate state RN license from the state in which they live at the time of their next RN license renewal by 3/31/2026.

Time Type: Part time

Job Requisition ID: R-36595

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally‑protected status.

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About The University of Kansas Health System

As part of the region’s premier academic medical center, The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is a world‑class healthcare provider and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We are driven by our commitment to service, continuous improvement and to the highest degree of excellence. Collaboration between physicians, nurses, researchers, educators and other professionals who share their expertise leads to exciting discoveries and life‑changing treatments for the people we serve.