[Hiring] Transplant Coordinator II, RN @University of Southern California

Role Description

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, including rotating on-call responsibilities as needed, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Takes call for the transplant programs, delegating appropriately all aspects of call-related duties to the Donor Allocation Specialist.
• Reviews all deceased donor organ offers when organs become available to transplant.
• Triages patient calls for the transplant programs and other duties assigned by the Donor Allocation Managers.
• Facilitates acceptance or refusal of donor organs for transplant and coordinates the organ recovery with the transplant surgeons, Organ and Tissue Donation Team, Histocompatibility lab, as well as communicates with patients receiving the organs.
• Coordinates urgent transplant listings of potential transplant recipients on nights and weekends as needed, including evaluation of all consults, labs, and procedures.
• Executes complex logistical support pertaining to all aspects of organ recovery and placement.
• Maintains composure and professional communication in all interactions with surgeons, potential recipients, Organ and Tissue Donation Staff, and donor hospital staff.
• Demonstrates competence in triaging patient calls after hours and escalating calls to the on-call physician when appropriate.
• Demonstrates competence and management in the care of people with renal, hepatic, cardiac, and respiratory failure, diabetes, cardiopulmonary disease, hypertension, and other disorders related to transplantation.
• Knowledgeable in the management of immunosuppression including a host of adverse reactions and drug interactions.
• Demonstrates sound knowledge base of UNOS policy and CMS regulatory requirements in relation to organ allocation, waitlist management as well as ongoing patient status updating.
• Ensures all UNOS responsibilities (listing, delisting, disease transmission reporting, donor culture reports management, status updates for all solid organs, etc.) are completed in a timely manner, and works closely with wait list management team as needed.
• Knowledge of computer software is required to operate within the program’s local network, utilizing the Cerner platform and UNOS platform.
• Responsible for entering and obtaining information in the potential recipient’s chart, and accessing the UNOS database for transplant donors.
• Participates in 24/7 on-call coverage on a rotating schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited school of Nursing OR
• Associate's degree in Nursing, with a BSN degree conferred within two years of hire if graduated from an accredited school of nursing with an Associate Degree.
• 5 years of clinical experience in organ donation or transplantation.
• Must have excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently.
• 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.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse - RN (CA DCA)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
• 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).
• Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator - CCTC (ABTC) - CCTC or CPTC required. If CPTC certified, must obtain CCTC within three years of hire.

Benefits

• The annual base salary range for this position is $151,424.00 - $246,605.00.
• Factors considered when extending an offer include 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.

Company Description

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.