Transplant

Post-Transplant Clinical Coordinator

A dynamic professional clinician focused on population management with demonstrated capability to provide relationship-based care within a collaborative multidisciplinary team. This registered nurse utilizes advanced critical thinking to develop, implement, and evaluate an individualized plan of care that educates, empowers, and optimizes patient outcomes throughout all transitions within the continuum of care. In addition, this position requires clinician provide afterhours/weekend coverage to serve as primary point of contact for pre and post-transplant patients and internal and referring providers. Business and after hours care coordinator responsibilities include telephone assessment using strong clinical knowledge base, complex care coordination, and treatment based on comprehensive assessment and strong interpersonal communication skills calling in patients for transplant and ensuring all multidisciplinary members of the transplant team are kept informed of clinical decisions and patient response to interventions in a timely manner.

This job description integrates the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice Fourth Edition and the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements (ANA 2021), the UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model, the International Transplant Nurse Society (ITNS) Transplant Nursing Scope & Standards of Practice (2009), and the ITNS Transplant Nursing Core Competencies (2011).

Relationship Based Care - Self and Colleagues: reflects the influence of the nurses relationship with self, colleagues and patient/family on the patient experience.

Relationship Based Care - Patients and Families: reflects the influence of the nurses relationship with self, colleagues and patient/family on the patient experience.

Understands and educates patients/family/legal guardian as applicable about: Living donation options Evaluation process OPTN regulations Organ allocation Waiting phase Transplant phase Risks / benefits including utilization of expanded donors increased risk donors if applicable Post-operative phase including immunosuppressive therapy and effects Potential research protocols of the transplant program Candidate/family/legal guardian responsibility throughout the transplant process Monitoring and regulation of immunosuppression regimens post-transplant

Addresses the availability and accessibility of specialized care required for transplant patients and families. Considers factors related to safety, efficacy, cost, and impact in the planning and delivery of care. Expert Caring: encompasses clinical assessment, planning, prioritizing, coordinating, and implementation of care. Transplant coordinators must be knowledgeable of the principles of ethical practice and have resources available to evaluate the merits, risks, and social concerns of transplantation. Provides consultation and education to healthcare providers and the community Empowered Leaders: demonstrate knowledge of and actively participate in shared governance. Promotes the advancement of the transplant profession through dissemination of information, policy advocacy, innovation, and influence of decision-making bodies. Lifelong Learners: encompasses professional development through formal education, professional certification, internal and external learning opportunities, and recognizes the value of external professional organizations. Supports onboarding of new team members and precepts as applicable. Has achieved and maintains national specialty certification. Maintains membership in an external professional healthcare organization. Maintain active involvement in professional organizations and Transplant specialty certification.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program required.
• Experience: 2 years of relevant experience.
• Licensure: Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required. Relevant specialty board certification strongly preferred.