Transplant Coordinator-Weekend Abdominal

Weekend Abdominal Transplant Coordinator Job Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical, and business professionals across all disciplines.

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Position Description:
The Abdominal Transplant Program cares for patients and their families across the continuum of advanced organ failure and transplantation. Our surgeons perform more than 200 kidney transplants and more than 150 liver transplants each year, making them one of the most comprehensive, high-volume centers in the country for patients with end-stage liver and kidney disease. Our Abdominal Transplant Teams are committed to advancing our vision of collaborative patient care, education of multidisciplinary trainees, and clinical research.

The Transplant Coordinator II is a professional nurse who safely practices with the UPHS professional practice model and demonstrates UPHS core values that reflect its mission. The Transplant Coordinator II provides direct care and coordinates care for patients with end-stage organ failure who are referred to the Transplant Program. The patients range in age from adolescents to the elderly. The Transplant Coordinator II demonstrates competency in: patient and customer care, age-specific accountabilities, patient/employee safety accountabilities, operations, and core values.

The Transplant Coordinator II provides patient care throughout all phases of the transplant process: organ failure, evaluation, waitlist, transplantation, and follow-up care. The Transplant Coordinator II assesses and evaluates patients and families developing a plan of care in collaboration with the transplant team. The Transplant Coordinator II develops a written, continuous record for each patient; implements identified medical and nursing interventions; and evaluates outcomes. The Transplant Coordinator II serves as an integral member of the transplant team in meeting the needs of the transplant patient and ensuring continuity of care throughout the transplant process.

The Transplant Coordinator II maintains competencies for the care of transplant patients and demonstrates the skills and knowledge to provide ongoing, individualized care. The coordinator complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies.

Minimum Requirements:
Minimum Certifications, Registry and/or Licenses Required:

The qualified candidate must possess current licensure as an RN in the Commonwealth of PA and 4 years of professional nursing experience. 2 years of experience in the transplant specialty is preferred. CPR certification required.

Additional Information:

This position is a weekend coordinator position; Friday through Sunday with on-call duties working with liver and kidney transplant programs.

Hours may be adjusted to meet the operational needs of the department.

Skill Requirements:

Clinical assessment of adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients BCLS, Computers skills including windows, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.


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