Work Shift
First (Days) (United States of America)
Sentara Healthcare is seeking a Full Time/Day Shift Transplant Coordinator for our Kidney/Pancreas Transplant team at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Sign on bonus available for qualified candidate!
Position Highlights:
Innovation: 525-bed Level 1 trauma center and tertiary care facility that was first in the region to perform kidney, heart, and pancreas transplants.
Market: Sentara Transplant Center has been around for nearly 40 years and is the only transplant center in Hampton Roads Region. We have performed more than 2,200 transplants.
Nursing Excellence: We were the first hospital in the region to become a Magnet recognized hospital.
What you will do:
* Coordinate care with post-transplant patients.
* Facilitates clinic flow, transplant evaluation, and patient care management.
* Provide weekly education sessions to patients and support members. Arrange appointments with surgeons, social worker, financial coordinator, pharmacy, and dietary.
* Admit patients, provide support to patient/caregiver during the waiting period, and discharge transplant patients with instructions for going home.
* Manage a case load of patients, remaining the patient's point of contact through the transplant process, recovery, and at home.
Qualifications:
* Registered Nurse, BSN with 2+ years of acute care experience.
* Good medical - renal knowledge and understanding of chronic disease.
* BLS required.
* Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator (CCTC) required within three (3) years of hire.
Outpatient clinic is open Monday - Friday between 8am and 4:30pm. The Transplant Coordinator will have some scheduled call and weekend call about every 11th week.
Job Summary:
Coordinates the clinical management of the transplant patient including the transplant evaluation, the transplant process, and follow-up care. Provides clinical leadership to care team members, allowing staff to plan, direct, manage outcomes, and evaluate care.
Skills:
Active Learning, Active Listening, Communication, Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Time Management, Writing
Sentara Healthcare prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging are guiding principles of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.
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