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University of Southern California

Research university in Los Angeles, CA

Transplant Coordinator 1 - Heart Acquisition

Full-Time
$151.4k - $246.6k/yr
Junior
Bachelor's, Master's
Los Angeles, CA, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required; a Master’s degree in Nursing or progress toward one is strongly preferred, and a Master’s degree in Nursing may substitute for the bachelor’s degree.
  • At least one year of transplant coordinator experience in heart, lung, liver, or kidney/pancreas transplantation is required.
  • For heart transplant, one year of cardiology experience is required; for lung transplant, one year of pulmonary experience is required; for liver or kidney/pancreas transplant, one year of abdominal transplant experience is required.
  • Alternatively, two years of organ procurement experience and two years of critical care experience are required.
  • Must speak, read, and write English proficiently.
  • 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.
  • Must hold an active California Registered Nurse license.
  • Must hold Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification from the American Heart Association.
  • Fire Life Safety Training for Los Angeles City is required; if not held upon hire, it must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained through renewal before expiration.
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 communications and care, including clinic visits, community referrals, telephone consultations, outpatient treatments, and subsequent hospital admissions.
  • Organize the flow of patients from initial referral through evaluation and education, post-transplant follow-up, and referral back to the community.
  • Participate in collaborative interdisciplinary research related to transplant patients and in process-improvement activities.
  • Coordinate outpatient transplant care by participating in clinic visits, analyzing diagnostic tests, monitoring patient and family compliance with medical regimens, reviewing laboratory and other relevant data, communicating findings to attending providers, identifying care problems, and intervening as appropriate.
  • 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 education for patients with end-stage organ disease and their families, nursing staff, and medical staff.
  • Serve as a resource for staff involved in caring for transplant patients and their families.
  • Communicate identified patient and family problems to multidisciplinary team members and assist with appropriate interventions.
  • Stay current with hospital regulatory requirements, CMS and OPTN/UNOS policies, clinical education in transplantation, 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 to facilitate patient care.
  • Manage transplant databases, including maintaining the UNOS waiting list, completing required TIEDI forms, managing the internal departmental database, and collecting and maintaining transplant-process data as requested.
  • Oversee assignments delegated to support staff, evaluate their work, and directly supervise their completion.
  • Work independently within clinical skills and established patient-flow processes.
  • Collaborate with the multidisciplinary transplant team to provide care across the transplant patient continuum.
  • Attend department quality meetings and participate in department QAPI activities.
  • Participate in a 24-hour on-call rotation when required, relay information to physician staff, facilitate ongoing patient care, and handle organ offers.
  • Follow hospital policies, including attendance, punctuality, and dress code.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • A Master’s degree in Nursing or progress toward one is strongly preferred.

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