Cedars-Sinai

Registered Nurse - Heart Transplant Coordinator - 10 Hour Days

Cedars-Sinai • $100K — $120K *
Los Angeles, CA 90011In-Person
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Qualifications

  • Current California RN License required
  • BLS from the American Heart Association required
  • CCRN Acute/Critical Care Nursing or PCCN Progressive Care Nursing certification required
  • Certified Clinical Transplant Nurse (CCTN) preferred or willingness to obtain within one year
  • Minimum 3 years of acute care nursing experience required
  • At least 1 year of Critical Care experience required, preferably in a cardiac setting

Responsibilities

  • Participate with the primary coordinator for the interdisciplinary team to facilitate patient progression through care
  • Respond to patient calls and clinical concerns, documenting appropriately
  • Collect and document data to meet clinical and regulatory requirements
  • Develop and implement practice guidelines and participate in performance improvement activities
  • Provide nursing care consistent with established standards and plans
  • Utilize a systemic approach to assess and meet the educational needs of transplant patients
  • Identify safety concerns and implement measures for safe patient care

Benefits

  • Collaborative interdisciplinary team environment
  • Opportunities for educational advancement and participation in national conferences
  • Support for professional certification development
  • Focused on quality improvement initiatives
  • Exposure to diverse patient populations and complex care scenarios
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Transplant Coordinator I is involved with the planning and coordination of routine to moderately complex perioperative and intraoperative transplant process. The Transplant Coordinator I supports the donor offers and coordinates with the interdisciplinary services to determine viability.

Responsibilities

  • Participates with the primary coordinator for the interdisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, social workers, dietitians, pharmacists, financial analysts, case managers, and support staff to facilitate patient progression through the care continuum. Assesses appropriate medical intervention for effective use of resources and quality assurance.
  • Responds to patient calls and clinical concerns and appropriately documents in patient's medical record.
  • Collects/documents data to meet clinical, regulatory (OPTN/UNOS/MCS), financial requirements.
  • Participates in the development and implementation of practice guidelines, protocols, pathways, performance improvement and research activities.
  • Provides nursing care consistent with Nursing Standards of Care/Practice, the Plan for Provision of Nursing Care, The Plan for Provision of Care to Patients, CSMC Code of Conduct, the Performance Improvement Plan, the Patient Education Plan and Nursing Strategic Plan.
  • Utilizes a systemic approach to assess and meet the educational needs of transplant patients.
  • Identifies safety concerns and institute measures to provide safe patient care; and provides appropriate assessment, intervention and evaluation of patients with consideration of clinical and developmental milestones in the patient population.
  • Identifies the ability of the patients to follow directions/instructions and give consent and intervene appropriately.
  • Develops, coordinates, implements, and evaluates educational programs/projects for patients, interdisciplinary team members and the community. Represents the Medical Center at regional and national meetings/conferences.
  • Maintains competency skills including the ability to provide care to special patient populations and patient with diverse cultural backgrounds.
  • Partners with the Organ Procurement Organizations and facilitates the transplant process as organs are available for transplant candidates.
  • Supports donor management and coordinates transplant recipient care.


Qualifications

  • Current California RN License required
  • BLS from the American Heart Association required
  • CCRN Acute/Critical Care Nursing, PCCN Progressive Care Nursing or other specialty certification required
  • Certified Clinical Transplant Nurse (CCTN) preferred (or willing to obtain within one year from start date)
Experience:
  • A minimum of 3 years of acute care nursing experience required
  • At least 1 year of Critical Care experience required, preferably in a cardiac setting
  • Organ transplantation experience preferred
  • Demonstrated knowledge of case management required
  • Experience in data management preferred
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to effectively coordinate all aspects of patient care required

About Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai is a non-profit academic medical center located in Los Angeles, California. It is one of the largest hospitals in the United States, with over 1,000 beds and 2,000 physicians. Cedars-Sinai is known for its high-quality patient care, cutting-edge research, and innovative medical education programs. The hospital has been ranked as one of the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report, and has received numerous awards and accolades for its clinical excellence and research achievements. Cedars-Sinai is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is a member of the Cedars-Sinai Health System.
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Size
13,000 employees
Industry
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Founded
1902
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