Position: Transplant Nurse Coordinator-Living Kidney Donor Program
Employment Type: Full Time, Monday-Friday
Location: Washington, DC
Salary: Competitive Salary + Outstanding benefit package
Hiring Organization: Acute Care Hospital

HIGHLY PRESTIGIOUS HEALTH SYSTEM SEEKING KNOWLEDGEABLE NURSE COORDINATOR FOR LEADING LIVING KIDNEY DONOR PROGRAM

The Transplant Nurse Coordinator for the Living Kidney Donor Program is experienced in professional nursing and wants to help this program advance the clinical mission and goals of the department to better help patients.

The ideal candidate will perform the responsibilities through collaborative relationships within the hospital. The program's goal is to restore patients to their top health and return them to a productive life. Working with this one of a kind hospital will be providing the highest quality care to patients who need a helping hand.

Responsibilities of the Transplant Nurse Coordinator-Living Kidney Donor Program:

• Evaluate both pre and post-transplant patients as the primary coordinator for working with referring specialists and coordinators
• Manage patients that already have an identified living donor
• Follow proper processes and procedures in inpatient and outpatient clinical settings
• Perform quality control functions and help develop and implement quality improvement
• Observe, record, and report patient’s condition and reaction to drugs and treatments
• Communicate with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to maintain an accurate and current patient waiting list
• Compassionately educate the patient and family about diagnostic procedures, medications, nutrition, and maintenance of health through scheduled sessions
• Administer prescribed medications, treatments, and procedures
• Kindly greet patients and prepare them for physician evaluations while screening for appropriate information
• Carefully assist patients in the collection of samples and completion of tests
• Maintain and review patient records, charts, and other pertinent information
• Assume other duties and responsibilities were needed to the position and area

Requirements of the Transplant Nurse Coordinator-Living Kidney Donor Program:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; B.S.N. Preferred
• CPR Certification
• Preferred Clinical Transplant Coordinator certification; or eligibility to achieve
• 2+ years of professional nursing experience
• 1+ years of previous transplant, outpatient, or dialysis experience desirable

Why you’ll love it:

• Competitive salary and suite of benefits
• Collaboration with MAGNET nurses and internationally recognized physicians
• All duties focusing on the patient and their needs
• Consistent evolving and progressive work environment
• Ability for CE and achieving desired certifications