Registered Nurse Transplant Coordinator I - Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute Bone Marrow Transp Job at Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC

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  • Atrium Health
  • Charlotte, NC

Job Description

Overview

Job Summary

The Transplant Nurse Coordinator is a professional registered nurse and a designated member of the transplant team who provides comprehensive nursing care through skillful assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with facility or department policies, procedures, and/or protocols under the supervision of the nursing leader. The RN helps maintain a safe work environment and performs all related job responsibilities safely. The RN maintains clinical and professional competency as appropriate to the population of patients served. A registered nurses practice is guided by the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.

The Transplant Nurse Coordinator provides care in a variety of settings such as inpatient units, outpatient clinics and the community. In addition to providing direct and indirect patient care, transplant coordinators are also responsible for coordinating patient care in all phases of the transplant process, and advancing the nursing practice through education, evidence-based practice, and research.

The Transplant Nurse Coordinator II is part of the Transplant Nurse Clinical Ladder which outlines differentiation of pay by defining distinct levels of clinical and professional practice in nursing as a d emonstration of professional development support and clinical advancement . This clinical ladder for Transplant Coordinators is based on the 15 standards of practice described in the Introduction to Transplant Nursing: Core Competencies. Each progressive level subsumes the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the preceding level. The Level II Transplant Coordinator is a The Level II Transplant Coordinator is a proficient transplant nurse who uses advanced knowledge and skills to provide comprehensive patient care to transplant candidates, recipients, donors, and families, collaborates with the interprofessional healthcare team and improves the quality of transplant nursing care.

Essential Functions

  • Analyzes data obtained in the assessment to determine the patient's status, recommend additional interventions, and assess the need for further consultation.
  • Formulates a comprehensive plan for performing and accomplishing the essential functions leading to implantation of ventricular assist system.
  • Plans, conducts, and evaluates educational activities for patients, families, professionals and the public.
  • Engages in activities designed to encourage the participation of medical facilities, referral sources and health care team members in the ventricular assists system.
  • Functions as patient advocate.
  • Responds to call 24 hours a day.
  • Assists with the surgical implantation and explanation of VAD.
  • Rounds daily on inpatients with VADs, and per protocol on outpatient VADs.
  • Directs and coordinates the peri-operative management of patient care under the supervision of the cardio-thoracic surgeon and transplant cardiologist.
  • Supervises professional nursing staff involved in patient care.
  • Develops, collects, records, and maintains VAD database.
  • Collects, records and maintains INTERM ACS Database.

Physical Requirements
Fast-paced clinic and inpatient setting. Involves standing, walking and bending.

Education, Experience and Certifications

Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing. BSN required; MSN preferred. Current NC Board of Nursing License. Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) from AHA required. 2 years' experience required; 5 years' experience preferred, will include a combination of end stage organ disease nursing, transplant care/exposure and/or outpatient transplant setting. Excellent oral and written communication collaborative and facilitative skills. Customer service/relations focus. Organization skills.

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