University of Southern California

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Transplant Coordinator 1 - RN, Kidney Acquisition

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryUpdated on Nov 13

Full-timeLos Angeles, CA, USA$151.4k - $246.6k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required; a Master's Degree in Nursing may be substituted for the bachelor's degree.
One year of Transplant Coordinator experience in heart, lung, liver, or kidney/pancreas transplantation is required.
For heart transplant coordination, one year of cardiology experience is required; for lung transplant coordination, one year of pulmonary experience is required; for liver transplant coordination, one year of abdominal transplant experience is required; and for kidney/pancreas transplant coordination, one year of abdominal transplant experience is required.
Alternatively, two years of organ procurement experience and two years of critical care experience are required.
The candidate must speak, read, and write English proficiently.
The candidate must know medical procedures and conditions and be able to understand, follow, and perform duties, including whole blood collection and apheresis procedures, in accordance with administrative and clinical policies, regulations, and procedures.
An active California Registered Nurse license is required.
Basic Life Support certification as a Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association is required.
Fire Life Safety Training for Los Angeles City is required; if the candidate does not have a card upon hire, it must be obtained within 30 days and maintained through renewal before expiration.
A Master's Degree in Nursing or enrollment in such a degree program is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain nursing standards of care for a specific transplant population, and provide liaison, consultation, and education services to support those standards.
Identify and resolve clinical issues related to transplant patients.
Collaborate with staff, patients, and families on patient evaluation and discharge planning.
Maintain documentation for transplant candidacy and post-transplant follow-up care.
Coordinate outpatient transplant communications, including clinic visits, community referrals, telephone consultations, outpatient treatments, and subsequent hospital admissions.
Organize patient flow from initial referral through evaluation and education to post-transplant follow-up and referral back to the community.
Participate in collaborative interdisciplinary research related to transplant patients or process improvement.
Coordinate outpatient transplant patient care by participating in clinic visits, analyzing diagnostic tests, monitoring patient and family compliance with the medical regimen, reviewing laboratory and other pertinent data, communicating findings to the attending provider, and identifying and addressing patient care problems.
Coordinate donor procurement and recipient preparation by maintaining the waiting list with UNOS, communicating donor and recipient status to transplant team members, and coordinating admission and preoperative preparation.
Participate in developing policies and procedures for the transplant program.
Develop and participate in formal and informal educational programs for patients with end-stage organ disease and their families, nursing staff, and medical staff.
Serve as a resource for staff involved in transplant patient and family care.
Communicate identified patient and family problems to multidisciplinary team members and assist with appropriate interventions.
Stay current on hospital, CMS, and OPTN/UNOS regulatory policies, transplant clinical education, and evidence-based research.
Facilitate evaluation and listing of potential transplant patients within scope of practice and applicable CMS and OPTN/UNOS requirements.
Communicate with referring physicians and insurance case managers, provide necessary information and records, and educate them about transplant evaluation, listing, and organ allocation.
Maintain the UNOS waiting list, complete required TIEDI forms, manage the internal departmental database, and collect and maintain transplant-process data as requested.
Oversee assignments delegated to support staff, evaluate their performance on assigned work, and directly supervise completion.
Function independently within clinical skills and established patient-flow processes.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary transplant team to provide care across the transplant patient continuum.
Attend departmental quality meetings and participate in departmental QAPI activities.
Follow hospital policies, including attendance, punctuality, and dress-code requirements.
Perform other assigned duties.

Develops and maintains nursing practice standards of care for a specific transplant population. Serves as a liaison and provides consultation and education services to support standards of care. Identifies and resolves clinical issues relating to the transplant patient. Collaborates with staff, the patient, and his/her family concerning patient evaluation and discharge planning. Maintains appropriate documentation for transplant candidacy and post-transplant follow-up care. Coordinates communications with the outpatient transplant population such as transplant clinic visits, community referrals, telephone consultations, outpatient treatments, and subsequent hospital admissions. Develops and coordinates a system to organize the flow of patients from initial referral, through evaluation and education, to post-transplant follow-up and referral back to the community. Participates in collaborative, interdisciplinary research activities related to transplant patients or process improvement activities. Performs related responsibilities as required.

Essential Duties

1. Independent coordination of outpatient care of the transplant patient by: • Participate in clinic visits and analyze diagnostic tests • Monitor patient and family’s compliance with medical regimen • Review laboratory and other pertinent data, and initiate appropriate action including communication of findings with attending provider • Identify patient care problems and intervene as appropriate
2. Coordinates donor procurement and recipient preparation by • Maintaining waiting list with UNOS • Maintaining communications with transplant team members about the donor and recipient status • Coordinating admission process and preoperative preparation
3. Participates in the development of policies and procedures pertinent to the transplant program.
4. Participates and develops appropriate educational programs, both formal and informal, for the end stage organ disease patient and family, the nursing staff and the medical staff.
5. Serves as a resource person to all staff involved in the care of transplant patients and their families.
6. Appropriately communicates to multidisciplinary team members all identified patient and family problems and assist with appropriate interventions as needed.
7. Responsible for keeping abreast of regulatory Hospital, CMS, OPTN/UNOS policies, and ongoing clinical education in transplant and evidenced based research.
8. Within their scope of practice independently facilitates the evaluation and listing process of the potential transplant patient. Works within the regulatory requirements of CMS and OPTN/UNOS.
9. Maintains communication with referring physicians and insurance case managers. Supplies referring physicians and insurance case managers with necessary information and records. Provides education regarding the transplant evaluation, listing and organ allocation process in order to facilitate patient care.
10. Database management: • Maintains UNOS waiting list • Completes required TIEDI forms • Maintains and manages internal departmental database • Collects and maintains data during of the transplant process as requested
11. Oversees the assignments delegated to support staff, evaluates their performance of given assignments and provides direct supervision in their completion.
12. Functions independently within clinical skills and established processes for patient flow.
13. Works in collaboration with the multidisciplinary transplant team to provide care for the transplant patients across the continuum.
14. Attends the department quality meetings and participates in the department QAPI activities.
15. Adheres to all hospital policies including but not limited to attendance, punctuality and dress code
16. Maintains a professional and positive attitude at all time in both patient and office settings
17. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Req Nursing BSN
Pref Nursing Master’s Degree in Nursing or in progress, strongly preferred * Master’s Degree in Nursing may be in lieu-of Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
Req 1 year One year Transplant Coordinator experience (Heart Transplant, Lung Transplant, Liver Transplant, Kidney/Pancreas Transplant) Required.
Req 1 year One year Transplant Coordinator experience required for: • Heart Transplant - One year of cardiology experience • Lung Transplant - One year of pulmonary experience • Liver Transplant - One year of abdominal transplant experience • Kidney/Pancreas Transplant - One year of abdominal transplant experience OR
Req 2 years OR: 2 years Organ Procurement experience and 2 years critical care experience required

Req Must have excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read and write English proficiently.
Req Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions and ability to understand, follow and successfully perform duties, including whole blood collection, and apheresis procedures, in accordance with administrative and clinical policies, regulations and procedures.

Req Registered Nurse - RN (CA Board of Registered Nursing) Active CA RN license
Req Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)

Keck Hospital of USC, a 343-bed acute care hospital, provides exceptional and innovative care for complex medical and surgical conditions across a wide range of specialties. The hospital’s world-renowned physicians deliver compassionate, customized, patient-centered care and treat the most acutely ill patients with highly innovative techniques and treatment plans. As a leading academic medical center, hundreds of clinical trials are currently taking place at Keck Hospital and its affiliated research institutions, giving patients access to novel and promising therapies that are generally not available elsewhere. Every day at Keck Hospital, physicians, nurses and staff go beyond the science of exceptional medicine to bring patients breakthroughs in the art of caring. Join this world-class team providing highly specialized care, up-to-the-minute research, and innovative clinical trials.

The annual base salary range for this position is $151,424.00 - $246,605.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to theBackground Screening Policy Appendix Dfor specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at [email protected]. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.

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