RN Lead Transplant Coordinator - FT Days - Renal Transplant

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - DaysSummary:FLSA STATUS: ☒ Exempt ☐ Non-ExemptMISSION STATEMENT:Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.VISION:Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.POSITION SUMMARY:The Lead RN Transplant Coordinator provides clinical and operational leadership for the RN Transplant Coordinators. This role oversees day-to-day workflow, ensures regulatory compliance, supports quality outcomes, and serves as liaison between multidisciplinary teams to facilitate safe, patient-centered transplant care.POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS:Graduation from an accredited school of nursing as a Registered NurseBachelor's degree in nursing required.Current RN licensure in the State of Texas or Compact state required.Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) required.Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Healthcare Professional certification preferred.Bilingual- English/Spanish preferred.JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:• Minimum of three (3) years of experience as transplant coordinator required.• Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator (CCTC) preferred.• Prior leadership or charge nurse role experience preferred.• Strong leadership and team-building skills• Effective communication skills• Ability to mentor, lead, and develop team members for improved functioning and effectiveness.• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.• In-depth knowledge of transplant regulations (UNOS/OPTN, CMS)Responsibilities:POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:• Manage a caseload of patients with end-stage organ disease and/or living donors in various stages the transplant process and in varying levels of complexity. Participate in the multidisciplinary patient care team, collaborating with physicians, surgeons, advanced practice providers, social workers, pharmacists, financial coordinators, nursing personnel, and other health disciplines to coordinate the entire transplant process. Provides education to transplant candidates, recipients, caregivers, and living donors. Provides continuity of care between inpatient admissions and outpatient visits.• Supervise and support transplant coordinators to ensure regulatory compliance, efficiency, and high-quality patient-centered care.• Provide onboarding, training, mentoring, and performance feedback to transplant coordinators.• Assist Transplant Director with staffing schedules, workload distribution, and coverage planning.• Serve as clinical resource and escalation point for transplant coordinators.• Collaborates with all parties involved to provide the most cost-effective and appropriate care to patients.• Systematically ensures that all plans of care are congruent with patients' needs and align with best practices.• Ensures that the quality of the nursing care provided demonstrates compassion and a strong awareness of resource optimization.• Maintain current knowledge of UNOS/OPTN policies.• Ensure adherence to UNOS/OPTN, CMS, regulatory, and institutional policies.• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in EMR and transplant systems.• Support audits, site surveys, and regulatory reporting requirements.• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety efforts.• Identify workflow gaps and implement process improvements to promote efficiency and effectiveness.• Assist leadership with policy development and implementation.• Provide in-service for nursing staff and presentations for any outside organization or groups.• Participate in outreach and education activities as needed.• Participate in quality monitoring and process improvement activities and programs.• Performs on-call, transplant coordinator, and other duties as assigned.LINES OF REPSONSIBILITIES:(Chain-of-command) Transplant Director → 2. Clinical Chief Operations Officer → 3. Chief Executive OfficerOther information:CUSTOMER SERVICE:Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.AGE SPECIFIC:Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirement relative to his or her age.AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA):A. Essential Duties: Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:Light/moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height.YesKneelingYesMust be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs.YesWalkingYesLight/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs.YesStanding/SquattingYesStraight pullingYesSittingYesPulling hand over handYesPushingYesRepeated bendingYesStooping/BendingYesReaching above shoulderYesClimbing StairsYesSimple graspingYesClimbing LaddersNoDual simultaneous graspingYesDepth Perceptions neededYesAbility to seeYesIdentify ColorsYesOperating office equipmentYesTwistingYesOperating mechanical equipmentYesCrawlingNoAbility to read and writeYesAbility to CountYesAbility to hear verbal communication without aidYesOperating Personal VehicleYesAbility to comprehend written/verbal communicationYesOther: Ability to deal with stressYesOSHA CategoryIIIB. Working Conditions: The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.D. Aptitudes: HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOWIntelligence: General learning ability: The ability to "catch on" or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to "visualize" objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3I have read and reviewed my job description with my supervisor or designee and I understand the job I am expected to perform.If applicable ____________ certification will be completed within _________ time frame of hire/transfer date.Employee Signature: Date: