Transplant Coordinator / Liver Center

• The Transplant Coordinator I enhances internal and external quality of services through quality assurance and improvement practices.
• This person has a holistic view of patient management.
• He/she develops and maintains nursing practice standards of care for a specific transplant population.
• Serves as a liaison and provides consultation and education services to support standards of care.
• Identifies and resolves clinical issues relating to the transplant patient.
• Coordinates the collection of clinical data and patient samples for research studies.
• Collaborates with staff, the patient, and his/her family concerning patient evaluation and discharge planning.
• Participates in developing the interdisciplinary plan of care ensuring essential protocol medications, pertinent diagnostic tests, and frequency are ordered, completed and reviewed by physician.
• Reports signs/symptoms of possible rejection immediately to physician and care team.
• Maintains appropriate documentation for transplant candidacy and post-transplant follow-up care.
• Coordinates communications with the outpatient transplant population such as transplant clinic visits, community referrals, telephone consultations, arranging for long-range beepers, outpatient treatments, and subsequent hospital admissions.
• Develops and coordinates a system to organize the flow of patients from initial referral, through evaluation and education, to post-transplant follow-up and referral back to the community.
• Participates in daily patient rounds/huddles with transplant team.
• Participates in collaborative, interdisciplinary research activities related to transplant patients.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.
• Basic Responsibilities of all EHC Employees: Greets and welcomes all customers utilizing the EHC customer service model.
• Serves as a role model of excellent customer service.
• Participates as a key contributor to the Press Ganey patient satisfaction initiatives within the department.
• Treats all individuals with dignity and respect and participates in activities to improve working relationships within the section.
• Maintains confidentiality of information. Coordinates basic maintenance of office equipment (fax, copier, printers, etc).

• An Associate's degree in nursing. 3 years of recent, clinical, medical-surgical nursing experience.
• All nurses employed in roles requiring an unencumbered nursing license must have a valid, active license or temporary permit approved by the Georgia Licensing Board.
• BLS certification required.

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