Liver Transplant Coordinator RN - Green Hospital

Job Description - Liver Transplant Coordinator RN - Green Hospital (262006053)

Job Description

Liver Transplant Coordinator RN - Green Hospital - 262006053

Description

This is a full-time benefited position working various days during the week. Position does not require weekends or holidays.

Position is located at Scripps Green Hospital - Torrey Pines.

For more than 20 years, the medical team at Scripps Green Hospital has delivered expert, life-saving care to patients in need of organ transplantation, earning recognition as one of Southern California's premier transplant centers. Our program is led by nationally recognized transplant surgeons, hepatologists, and nephrologists specializing in liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation, supported by a highly skilled team dedicated to the complex needs of solid organ transplant patients.

We invite you to join our Liver Transplant team, where you will coordinate comprehensive pre- and post-transplant patient care across the continuum, supporting seamless transitions from inpatient to outpatient settings and providing case management responsibilities as needed. You will collaborate with an experienced, multidisciplinary team of physicians and clinical staff in a highly supportive environment with exceptional opportunities for learning and professional growth.

As a Liver Transplant Coordinator, you will be responsible for the following:

• Develops and implements individualized transplant care plans based on comprehensive patient assessments, clinical status, transplant protocols, and evidence-based practice standards.
• Establishes specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound goals to support patients and caregivers throughout the transplant journey, promoting adherence, self-management, and optimal clinical outcomes.
• Assists transplant candidates, recipients, and caregivers in establishing, strengthening, and utilizing social support systems to ensure transplant readiness, successful recovery, and long-term graft health.
• Identifies psychosocial, financial, medical, and logistical barriers to transplantation and aligns appropriate resources to support high-risk transplant patients.
• Coordinates and facilitates multidisciplinary services across the continuum of care, including evaluation, waitlist management, transplant hospitalization, discharge planning, and post-transplant follow-up.
• Collaborates with transplant physicians, surgeons, advanced practice providers, social workers, pharmacists, financial coordinators, and quality teams to monitor patient outcomes, support regulatory compliance, track quality metrics, and optimize resource utilization within the liver transplant program.
• Provides ongoing patient and caregiver education regarding liver disease, transplantation, immunosuppressive therapy, living donation, organ offer processes, post-transplant care requirements, and health maintenance to promote informed decision-making and successful long-term outcomes.
• Serves as a patient advocate and primary point of contact, ensuring timely communication, continuity of care, and coordination among internal and external healthcare providers throughout the transplant process.

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:

• BSN.
• 3 years of recent clinical nursing experience in a variety of clinical settings

Required Certification/Registration:

• Current BLS Certificate from American Heart Association.

Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:

• MSN.
• Previous experience as a Registered Nurse in an intensive care unit (ICU) or inpatient surgical setting.
• Prior experience supporting gastrointestinal (GI), general or specialty surgery, and/or liver transplant patient populations.
• Demonstrated proficiency with clinical technology, including EMR systems.
• Experience using transplant-specific databases.

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Job

: RN

Primary Location

: Central San Diego County-LA JOLLA-SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL

Work Locations

:

SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL

10666 N. TORREY PINES ROAD

LA JOLLA 92037

Organization

: Scripps Green Hospital

Job Posting

: Oct 24, 2026, 1:54:33 AM

Benefit Status: FT - FULL-TIME WITH BENEFITS

Minimum Rate (USD)

: 62.80 -

Maximum Rate (USD)

: 91.07

In compliance with the California Pay Transparency Act, Scripps Health posts the pay range for all jobs. Please note that actual pay will be determined based on relevant experience and internal equity within the pay range. Please also note this range is applicable for employees who reside in California only. A geographical pay differential may be applied for remote employees who reside out of state. Scripps Health strives to ensure that our employees receive equal pay for equal work in line with our commitment to being an equal opportunity employer. Scripps Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression), age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.