Registered Nurse (RN) Pre Lung Transplant Coordinator

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 the clinician to provide after-hours and weekend coverage to serve as the 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. The clinician must also call in patients for transplant and ensure that 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

• Relationship Based Care - Self and Colleagues reflects the influence of the nurses relationship with self, colleagues, and patient/family on the patient experience.
• Relationship Based Care - Patients and Families reflects the influence of the nurses relationship with self, colleagues, and patient/family on the patient experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Understands and educates patients/family/legal guardian as applicable about Living donation options, Evaluation process, OPTN regulations, Organ allocation, Waiting phase, Transplant phase, Risks and benefits, including utilization of expanded donors, increased risk donors if applicable, Post-operative phase, including immunosuppressive therapy and effects, and 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

Innovation

• 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.

Additional Responsibilities

• 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.

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.

Compensation and Benefits

• The starting base rate for this role is $120,000.00 annually.
• Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidates qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.
• Benefits: Comprehensive Benefits Package, Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings, Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Certification and education support.
• Generous Paid Time Off.

About UVA Health

• UVA Health is a world-class Magnet Recognized academic medical center and health system with a level 1 trauma center.
• 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals" guide rates UVA Health University Medical Center as High Performing" in 5 adult specialties and 14 conditions/procedures.
• We are one of 70 National Cancer Institute designated cancer centers.
• UVA Health Childrens is named by 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report as the best childrens hospital in Virginia with 9 specialties ranked among the best in the nation.
• Our footprint also encompasses 3 community hospitals and an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Culpeper, Northern Virginia, and beyond.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer.
• All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
• Learn more about UVAs commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.