Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association
Preferred: Critical care, med-surg, ICU, or PCU experience
Preferred: 2-3 years in general pulmonary inpatient care
Responsibilities
Conduct new patient intake and pre-visit planning
Coordinate diagnostic pathways for ILD workup
Monitor patient symptoms and manage results
Educate patients on ILD and self-management
Facilitate access to ILD medications and manage adherence
Coordinate oxygen and durable medical equipment needs
Triage exacerbations and decompensations effectively
Navigate referrals for additional patient support services
Identify transplant pathway triggers and coordinate referrals
Document care coordination and maintain communication with providers
Support quality initiatives within the ILD clinic
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Retirement plan with 5% match from day one
Tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year
Student loan assistance up to $10,000
Mental health support with 25 free sessions per year
Paid time off and parental leave
Flexible work schedules for better work/life balance
Full Job Description
Job Description
Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Advanced Lung Disease Coordinator tojoin our Transplant team. The ALD Coordinator will coordinate care for patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) across outpatient clinic - which may include: diagnostics, multidisciplinary review, medication access/monitoring, and referral pathways (including transplant and palliative/supportive care), timely testing, patient education, and rapid escalations for clinical declines. This role will be full-time; day-shift, Monday - Friday. No weekends or holidays. Rotational remote on-call requirement (generally 3 weekends/year, 2 nights/month).
Featured Benefits:
Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offeringup to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
Work/Life Balance: offeringpaid time off, paid parental leave, & flexible work schedules.
New patient intake and pre-visit planning: Obtain outside records (CT chest images/reports, PFTs, serologies, pathology), identify missing data, and coordinate completion prior to the visit; screen for urgent needs (resting/exertional hypoxemia, rapid functional decline).
Diagnostic pathway coordination: Coordinate ILD workup per provider protocol (high-resolution CT, PFTs with DLCO, 6-minute walk test, oximetry/ABG as indicated, autoimmune serologies, hypersensitivity exposure history tools); arrange referrals (rheumatology, occupational/environmental medicine, thoracic surgery for biopsy when appropriate).
Longitudinal monitoring and results management: Track symptoms, oxygen requirements, PFT/6MWT trends, imaging intervals, and exacerbations; ensure results are reviewed, communicated, and acted upon; coordinate follow-up cadence and surveillance testing.
Patient education and self-management: Provide education on ILD diagnosis subtype (when confirmed), expected course, triggers for calling the clinic, infection prevention/vaccines per clinic policy, energy conservation, oxygen safety, and pulmonary rehab expectations.
Antifibrotic and ILD medication coordination: Facilitate access and adherence for therapies used in ILD (e.g., antifibrotics when prescribed); manage prior authorizations/appeals, specialty pharmacy onboarding, and patient assistance resources; coordinate baseline and ongoing lab monitoring and side-effect triage per protocol.
Oxygen and DME coordination: Arrange initiation or titration of home oxygen (rest/exertion/nocturnal), portable oxygen needs, and required documentation for payer recertification; coordinate oximetry testing orders and ensure timely delivery/education.
Exacerbation and decompensation triage: Triage patient calls/portal messages for worsening dyspnea, new/worsening cough, fever/infectious symptoms, desaturation, hemoptysis, chest pain, syncope, or edema; provide protocol-based guidance and ensure urgent escalation to provider/ED when indicated.
Referral navigation: Coordinate pulmonary rehab, smoking cessation, nutrition, social work, mental health support, and palliative/supportive care referrals based on patient needs and symptom burden.
Transplant pathway triggers (as applicable): Identify and communicate transplant referral indicators (progressive decline despite therapy, increasing oxygen needs, physiologic decline on PFTs/6MWT, hospitalizations for respiratory failure); coordinate referral initiation and ensure required records/testing are assembled.
Documentation and communication: Document care coordination, education, and triage in the EMR; communicate plans clearly with referring providers and internal teams; maintain task lists/registries to ensure closed-loop follow-up.
Quality and program support: Support ILD clinic quality initiatives (timely MDD review, standardized monitoring intervals, medication safety/lab compliance, vaccine and rehab referral rates); assist with patient education materials and workflow optimization.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree in nursing
Experience: Three years of RN experience
Certification: Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse; Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience: critical care/med-surg/ICU/PCU experience; at least 2-3 years' experience in general pulmonary inpatient.
About Inova Health Systems
Inova Health Systems is a non-profit healthcare organization that provides medical services to patients in Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The organization was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. Inova Health Systems operates several hospitals and medical centers, as well as a network of primary care and specialty clinics. The organization is committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care and is recognized for its expertise in areas such as cancer care, heart and vascular care, and women's health.
