- Care Coordination for post liver transplant patients
- 2 years experience (inpatent and outpatient duties along with regulagtory compliance)
- Identifies appropriate candidate upon referral, and interacts with appropriate staff.
- Identifies requirements for candidate evaluation for transplantation for living donation ion collaboration with the transplant physician
- Coordinates with the multidisciplinary teams to facilitate the evaluation process for potential transplant candidates and living donors.
- Refers potential living donors to an Independent Living Donor Advocate or team for evaluation, following completion of initial screening.
- Interprets serological results of the potential transplant candidate and their implications for transplantation or donation and shares these with the multidisciplinary team.
- Obtains recipient blood type, tissue typing and cytotoxic antibodies according to transplant center protocol.
- Educates candidate/family/legal guardian about all phases of the transplantation process - referral, evaluation, listing, transplantation, and post-transplant care
- Living donation options
- Understands OPTN regulations and Organ allocation
- Collects and evaluates medical, psychosocial and financial data for review by the transplant multidisciplinary team.
- Prepares evaluation results for presentation at the multidisciplinary Medical Review Board (MRB).
- Demonstrates knowledge of, and compliance with, OPTN/UNOS policies and listing requirements.
- Assesses candidate/family/legal guardian's understanding and educational needs related to the transplant process.
- Shares necessary information about the donor organ, including ABO compatibility, with the transplant surgeon/physician.
- Acts as a liaison between the donor and the recipient transplant teams.
- Arranges transportation of teams/organ to/from donor hospital and transplant center, in collaboration with the designated
- Provides and maintains comprehensive documentation of donor and recipient information.
- Monitors patient progress post-transplant.
- Verbalizes understanding of standing orders, and acts as resource for internal and external health care providers.
- Informs recipient of their voluntary option of, and the process for, written communication to the donor family.
- Coordinates/ensures discharge planning to provide for recipient's continuity of care.
- Provides and maintains comprehensive documentation, per departmental procedure, of recipient's progress and education.
- Identifies appropriate living donor candidate upon referral, and interacts with appropriate staff.
- Identifies requirements for and maintains confidentiality of the living donor evaluation.
- Deceased vs. Living Donation
- Provides and maintains comprehensive documentation of living donor's progress per departmental procedure.
- Refers to the independent donor advocate or team as appropriate.
- Provides internal and external education related to transplantation and living donation.
- Participates in and supports ongoing clinical research within the transplant center and publishes results as appropriate.
- Bachelor's degree in nursing, associate's degree, or technical diploma in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement or an associate's degree in a related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license required or must be currently enrolled in a nursing bridge program working toward an MSN with a verified BSN-equivalency or a signed agreement.
- 2 year Pediatric or solid organ transplant nursing experience
- RN License by Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License Compact
- CPR - Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association
- Knowledge of Renal, Liver, Heart and Lung pathophysiology and the transplant process
- Ability to demonstrate and perform generic and unit-based/critical competencies including the specific care of age and diagnosis appropriate patients.
- Demonstrate positive interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrate flexibility and utilize time and resources in a cost effective manner.
- Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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RN Liver Transplant Coordinator - Houston, United States - Texas Children's Hospital
Description
RN Liver Transplant Coordinator
Job Summary
We are looking for and Liver Transplant Coordinator - to coordinate all activities, at the highest quality of care for the transplant patient, family and living donor, at a developmentally appropriate level for patients served.
This includes, but is not limited to, completing pre-transplant evaluations, preparation and presentation to the medical review board, coordination of organ transplant and living donation process, education of the in-patient transplant recipient including discharge teaching and planning for outpatient care and post-operative follow-up.
Think you have what it takes?Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including any booster dose(s) of the COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the Centers for Disease Control when eligible, is required for all employees at Texas Children's, unless approved for a medical or religious exemption
Minimum Qualifications
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