TRANSPLANT COORDINATOR - Thoracic Float
Company: Duke Health
Location: Apex
Posted on: November 24, 2022
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Job Description:
Duke University Hospital Duke University Hospital is
consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is
known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking
research. Duke University Hospital has 1,048 licensed inpatient
beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic
facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major
surgery suite containing 65 operating rooms; an endo-surgery
center; a separate hospital outpatient surgical department with
nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional
radiology area. For 2021-2022, U.S. News and World Report ranked
Duke University Hospital nationally in 11 adult specialties:
cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear,
nose & throat, gastroenterology & GI surgery, gynecology, neurology
& neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung
surgery, and urology. Duke University Hospital is also ranked first
in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area. In addition
to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically
dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary
care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics and
outpatient surgery centers. Duke Nursing Highlights: -
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Duke University Health System- -Duke University Hospital -seeks to
hire an experienced Registered Nurse who will embrace our mission
of -Advancing Health Together. -Department Profile:
The -Thoracic Transplant -Programs -at -Duke University Hospital
-is active in delivering exemplary care for each patient to ensure
an excellent patient experience, every time.
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The Thoracic Float Transplant Coordinator will work with patients
seen in all of the solid thoracic transplant programs to include
-heart and lung transplant. - The Transplant Coordinator will
provide care for patients in the referral, evaluation, and acute
transplant process, and post-transplant. This position provides
coverage for vacations, FMLA, and vacancies. The role floats to the
various roles to provide care as a transplant coordinator. - - This
position does extensive patient assessment in clinic environment,
phone triage, and patient education to ensure exemplary care. - -No
weekends, on call or holidays required. - - -Pediatric experience
preferred but not required.
Work Hours & Shifts:
Full Time: Day shift. -The Thoracic Float Transplant Coordinator
coordinates solid organ (heart, lung, heart-lung, and multi-organ)
care of adult heart and lung transplant recipients, with some
pediatric heart transplant care required. The Thoracic Float
Transplant Coordinator provides follow-up and care across the
continuum from pre-transplant, during transplant and
post-transplant. S/he collaborates with members of the health care
team to enhance patient care by developing, supporting and
educating nursing staff. S/he is a clinician, educator,
investigator, consultant and leader. S/he makes clinical judgments
based upon a synthesis of current research, concepts, principles,
theories, and outcomes to solve complex problems. The Thoracic
Float Transplant Coordinator is an integral member of a larger
interdisciplinary team contributing to excellence in patient care,
research, teaching, and in providing leadership to the
organization.
Work Performed: -Clinical Practice: -1. - Interprets research and
published data to nursing staff and colleagues concerning current
issues in transplantation including those of a clinical, legal,
ethical and economic nature. -2. Incorporates research relating to
the care of transplant patients into evidence-based practice while
collaboratively determining appropriateness with the medical team.
-3. Identifies areas for study and participates in and/or designs
and conducts research. -4. Disseminates findings or information
through professional publications and/or presentations. - - -
Consultant: -1. Serves as a consultant to nurses and other health
care professionals regarding the care of the organ transplant
patient.2. Advises referring physicians/nurses in the care of
patients in collaboration with the surgical and medical teams.3.
Serves as a community consultation resource through media,
telephone and transplant internet links for information about
transplantation and organ donation.4. Consults with unit leadership
to resolve issues relating to transplant patients. -
Professional Leadership and Development: -1. Role models advanced
practice professional nursing through conduct, appearance,
communication, mutual respect, leadership, ethical decision-making,
critical thinking, and problem-solving skills -2. Communicates
effectively to maintain positive working relationships and achieve
desired outcomes. -4. Participates in unit, departmental and
hospital-wide committees, task forces or meetings as indicated by
role appropriateness. -5. Participates in organ transplant program
planning and management within the health system. -6. Demonstrates
responsibility for professional practice through active
participation in professional organizations, a minimum of 25
continuing education hours/year, and active participation in CSU
and departmental meetings / educational opportunities. -7. Enhances
the body of knowledge in nursing and solid organ transplantation
through exchange of ideas and knowledge using venues such as
posters, newsletters, presentations, and publications, organ
procurement organization, patient/families and the medical team
involved including ED, OR,ICU (SICU, ACU), blood bank and
histocompatibility labs. -8. Completes necessary documentation
according to the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) guidelines
including listing, status changes and post-transplant follow-up
information. -9. Communicates with multidisciplinary team members
and patients and families in a timely manner in regard to patient
care/issues. -10. Collaborates with PRM and other team members in
coordinating discharge plans for patients pre-transplant or
post-transplant including referral to home health /IV therapy /
Hospice / Rehab /SNF.11. Communicates with insurer case manager on
an as needed basis.12. Refers patients or families for assistance
utilizing health system and community resources as appropriate.13.
Maintains patient transplant record with current data to facilitate
communication.14. Plans nursing care and medical procedures with
fiscal responsibility by working collaboratively with transplant
administrators, financial coordinators, DUH utilization review and
third-part case managers.
Teacher/Educator: -1. Educates patients along the continuum to
assist understanding of processes and procedures surrounding pre-
and post-transplant issues. -2. Develops patient education
materials or identifies external resources that are appropriate for
patient education in all phases of transplantation care.3. Educates
nurses and other multidisciplinary team members about patient care
issues to promote positive outcomes for transplant patients.4.
Provides education and consultation about transplantation, and
organ donations for the Duke Health System, public organizations or
referral centers/practices.5. Serves as a resource person/preceptor
in organ transplant for graduate and under graduate nursing
programs. -6. Participates in team conferences, rounds, or meetings
in relation to care of the transplant patient or program issues.
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-Research Utilization and Scholarly Inquiry: -1. Provides advanced
nursing care throughout the transplant cycle to include referral,
evaluation, waitlisting, transplant hospitalization, and
post-transplant care. -2. Assesses post-transplant organ function
and general health status and collaboratively determines need for
additional assessment or intervention.3. Facilitates the scheduling
of studies or procedures for diagnostic purposes utilizing fiscal
responsibility for patient and hospital costs.4. Participates in
the development and implementation of protocol and standards of
care for the transplant patient in collaboration with the
multidisciplinary team. -5. Assists nurses and other staff to
assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care of the transplant
patient. -6. Monitors the process and outcomes of routine care to
determine quality improvement need. -
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Attention to detail and
effective communication and documentation with numerous physicians,
organ procurement agencies, Operating Room (O.R.), Intensive Care
Unit (ICU) and Emergency Department (ED) staff, the patient and the
patient's family are required.
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Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an
individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression,
gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
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Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration,
innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success
depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best
when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and
experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential
that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the
contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices
are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to
uphold these values.
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Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University
and Duke University Health System may include essential job
functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities.
Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable
accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
Education
BSN required, MSN preferred.
Experience
5 years nursing experience with at least two years in transplant,
critical care, disease-specific (including a minimum of 3 years
clinical nursing experience in transplant, critical care,
disease-specific).
Degrees, Licensures, Certifications
Current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina is
required. BLS required. - Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity
without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender,
gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national
origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
- Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration,
innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success
depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best
when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and
experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential
that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the
contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices
are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to
uphold these values. - Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain
jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may
include essentialjob functions that require specific physical
and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for
requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each
hiring department. -
Keywords: Duke Health, Cary , TRANSPLANT COORDINATOR - Thoracic Float, Healthcare , Apex, North Carolina
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