Virginia Mountain View

Registered Nurse (RN) - Transplant Coordinator (Post Lung)

  • R0066188
  • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22904
  • Nursing
  • University of Virginia
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 nurse’s relationship with self, colleagues and patient/family on the patient experience.
  • Relationship Based Care - Patients and Families: reflects the influence of the nurse’s 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
  • Quality Achievement: includes adherence to clinical documentation guidelines, comprehension of outcomes data, engagement in performance improvement activities and commitment to standard work.
  • Assists with the evaluation of patient care outcomes for individual patients and groups of patients. Supports changes within the area to improve overall patient care outcomes. Outcomes monitored include: Reductions in readmissions, Reduction in ED visits. Patient and graft survival, Patient satisfaction, Patient education outcomes, Patient progress through transplant phases of care o Participates in performance improvements activities; quality improvement and patient safety activities; assists in maintaining compliance with The Joint Commission, CMS, UNOS regulations and other internal and external regulatory standards.
  • Participates in Transplant Center Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) program meetings, projects and events.
  • Innovation: is demonstrated by application of technologies that support patient care, actively seeking to implement evidence based practice and new knowledge generated by nursing research.
  • Participates in the research and publishing of new initiatives and groundbreaking Transplant Center treatment interventions.
  • In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.
Position Compensation Range: $94,952.00 - $125,465.60 Annual

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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Job requires standing for prolonged periods, frequently traveling, bending/stooping. Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills; Attention to detail and ability to write legibly; Ability to lift/push/pull 20 - 50lbs. May be exposed to chemicals, blood/body fluids and infectious disease.

The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.

 

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer

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