Registered Nurse Pediatric Liver Transplant Coordinator
Core
RN coordinating care for pediatric liver transplant patients, living donors, and families through the entire transplant continuum.
Role type
Registered Nurse, Transplant Coordinator (Pediatric)
Builds
Transplant program operations and patient care pathways
Domain
Healthcare / Organ Transplantation
Required skills
patient care coordination, organ acquisition, UNOS waiting list management, multidisciplinary team collaboration, regulatory compliance, data management, quality assessment, program development, critical thinking, independent decision making, age-specific care, documentation, on-call response
Preferred skills
BSN degree, Clinical Certification of Transplant Coordinators (CCTC), acute care or charge nurse experience, organ transplant coordination experience
Technologies
UNOS system, electronic health records, medical monitoring equipment
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 list; function as case manager pre-operatively, inpatient, and post-discharge; participate in patient care planning and selection conferences; assist in data collection and analysis for research and quality monitoring; assess and intervene in education needs; participate in community and professional education to promote organ donation.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC