RN Transplant Coordinator II - Hybrid
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Job posting number: #7121204 (Ref:ccf17623367)
Posted: January 13, 2023
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
As an Intestinal transplant coordinator, you will be with the patient throughout their whole process. You will be one of the first people potential transplant patients meet. You will help review, evaluate and guide patients through the process, coordinate pre-testing, and present patients to the selection committee. Once patients are approved for transplant and placed on the waiting list, they have the honor of calling patients with life-changing news: "you've been approved for a transplant" and work with patients regularly while on the wait list, and will continue to be by their side once they have the transplant and after.
The ideal candidate is someone who:
-Can critically think and problem solve for patients’ best interests.
-Demonstrates an understanding of and a commitment to customer service values of respect, courtesy, ownership, privacy, professionalism, and responsiveness.
-Promotes guest relations.
-Provides assistance in a courteous quick manner;
-Establishes a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family.
Cleveland Clinic provides what matters most: career growth, delivering world-class care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand-in-hand.
This is a full time position to work 2 days in the office and 2 days from home. There are no weekends or holidays except when on call. On call requirement is 8-9 shifts every 3 months.
WKYC Channel 3 News Reports: "Cleveland Clinic performed more than 1,000 organ transplants in 2021, up 18% from previous year. The Clinic's statewide liver and intestine transplant programs are also the largest in the country, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network."
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Job Responsibilities:
- Assesses potential transplant candidate patient with the transplant physician
- Facilitates plan of care and symptom management per physician recommendations
- Provides education to patients and family members regarding all phases of the transplant process
- Coordinates scheduling for follow-up appointments
- Reviews and collates medical information received from referring physician for patients seeking or undergoing transplant evaluation
- Facilitates tissue typing of recipient and donor, arranges timing and collection of pre-testing prior to transplant with transplant team
- Serves as a contact person for peri-transplant evaluation for physician and patient/family and/or insurance companies
- Prepares abstract and presents case to selection committee; places patient on national waiting list for transplantation
- Coordinates all activities related to organ acquisition including evaluation of the donor workup information
- Coordinates with hospital unit personnel in the discharge of post-transplant patient and living donor patient
- Is available by pager and by phone in order to provide immediate assessment and delivery of care in a timely and cost effective manner
- Monitors post-transplant patient status (e.g. physical, emotional, complications, S&S rejection, infection) and communicates to provider appropriately
- Assesses recipient compliance with medications and treatment plan and collaborates with transplant team to initiate changes in drug/treatment plan as indicated
- Other duties as assigned
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree.
- Master's Degree may substitute for two years of experience.
Certifications:
- Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Competencies (Complexity of Work):
- Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment.
Work Experience:
- Minimum of four years RN experience and two years’ experience with organ procurement or transplantation including disease related experience.
Physical Requirements:
- Requires full range of body motion, manual finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires working under stressful conditions and working irregular hours.
- Must be willing to be on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Keyword: RN, liver, intestine, GI, tranplant
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