RN Transplant Coordinator
Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Temple
Posted on: February 15, 2021
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Job Description:
JOB SUMMARY Sign-On Bonus - $7,500 Location: Temple, TX
Specialty: Transplant Shift: Full-time, day shift The Transplant
Coordinator Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional who
uses the BSWH nursing professional practice model to coordinate
patient care delivery by the health care team. Using the nursing
process, the Transplant Coordinator assesses the patient,
identifies nursing diagnoses based on responses to health problems,
develops and implements an individualized plan of care, and
evaluates the patient s response. The Transplant Coordinator
promotes safe passage for their patients by using knowledge of
patient needs and the healthcare environment to assist patients to
transition through the healthcare encounter without any preventable
complications or delays. The Transplant Coordinator delegates
interventions to health care personnel based on the Texas Nursing
Practice Act, each patient s condition and the competencies of the
employee. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE Assists in evaluation of
candidate suitability for transplant, including patient and family
interview, coordinating the medical, surgical, laboratory,
radiological, psychological, and nutritional evaluation process,
reviewing evaluation results to verify accuracy, and working
closely with physician to provide patient care and further
evaluation as necessary. Coordinates candidates testing while on
transplant waitlist. Reviews testing to recognize potential
problems, abnormal diagnostic findings, and significant changes
during the waiting phase, and coordinate required care per
physician order. Maintains communication with patient, referring
physicians, other health care providers, and transplant team
members while candidate is on the waiting list. Coordinates
recipients post-transplant care including arrangement of inpatient
admission, laboratory testing, imaging examinations, clinic visits,
and coordination of care via referring and primary care physician.
Reviews testing to recognize potential problems, abnormal
diagnostic findings, and significant changes, and coordinate
required care per physician order. Maintains communication with
patient and family, multidisciplinary team, primary care
physicians, other health care providers. Educates candidate and
transplant recipients, family and caregivers about evaluation
process, OPTN regulations, organ allocation, waiting phase,
post-operative phase, immunosuppression and long term prescription
therapy, post-operative complications, and physical and
psychological effects of transplant. Has knowledge of insurance and
prescription coverage to facilitate post-transplant prescriptions
upon discharge from hospital, maintain long-term post-transplant
prescriptions, and assist with prescription management for
recipients with lack of coverage or funding. Has knowledge of, and
complies with OPTN, UNOS, and other regulatory policies. Maintains
transplant waitlist via various UNOS web programs. Coordinates
recipient transplants, including accessing UNOS donor website,
contacting the potential recipient(s), assessing possible
recipient(s) current medical condition, notifying various hospital
departments, and communicating to the appropriate transplant staff.
Is responsible for after-hour calls for pre and post-transplant
patients, living donors, and referring and primary care physicians.
Returns calls include verbal assess of patient complaints, and
providing guidance to patients, and referring and primary care
physicians as directed by physician order. Remains knowledgeable of
new procedures and practices in transplantation. Provides
instruction to patient care personnel in principles and techniques
of transplantation. KEY SUCCESS FACTORS Knowledge and understanding
of nursing and patient care standards and procedures. Knowledge of
laws, rules and regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying
and accrediting bodies; hospital and department/unit standards,
protocols, policies and procedures governing the provision of
nursing care applicable to the area of assignment. Knowledge of
medical terminology; principles and practices of health promotion,
risk reduction, illness and disease prevention and management;
medications and drugs, common dosages, their physical and
physiological effects, and possible adverse reactions. Knowledge of
medical and professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights.
Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly, both verbally and in
writing. Interpersonal skills to interact with a wide-range of
constituencies. Must have critical thinking and problem-solving
skills. Ability to observe changes in the medical condition of
patients and effectively communicate these changes to other nursing
staff members and physicians/providers. Ability to provide
age-specific, quality, patient-centered care to all patients
through the nursing process and standards of nursing practice with
sensitivity and respect for the diversity of human experience and
to develop, evaluate, implement and as necessary, modify a patient
care plan to meet the needs of individual patients. General
computer skills, including but not limited to: Microsoft Office,
information security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic
medical documentation, and email. BENEFITS Our competitive benefits
package includes the following - Immediate eligibility for health
and welfare benefits - 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar
match up to 5% - Tuition Reimbursement - PTO accrual beginning Day
1 Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level
QUALIFICATIONS- EDUCATION - Associate's- EXPERIENCE - 2 Years of
Experience- CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION - Registered Nurse
(RN) Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or
transfer.
Keywords: Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple , RN Transplant Coordinator, Healthcare , Temple, Texas
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