Registered Nurse Organ Liver Transplant Coordinator
Core
Coordinates care for transplant patients, living donors, and families through the entire transplantation or donation process, acting as a liaison between physicians, patients, and agencies.
Role type
Organ transplant coordinator (RN)
Builds
Transplant programs and organ acquisition pathways
Domain
Healthcare / Organ Transplantation
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient care coordination, UNOS waiting list management, living donor registration, multidisciplinary team collaboration, regulatory compliance, critical thinking, complex care decision making, data collection and analysis, quality monitoring, community education
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
UNOS system, complex medical equipment, documentation software
Responsibilities
Facilitate patient entry and introduction to the transplant program; coordinate medical, surgical, financial, psychosocial, nutrition, and pharmaceutical evaluations; list patients for transplant and register living donors; maintain UNOS waiting lists; function as case manager for pre-op, inpatient, discharge, and post-discharge care; participate in patient care planning and selection conferences; assist in data collection for research and quality improvement; participate in community and professional education to promote organ donation.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC