Job Description

Are you ready to bring your clinical competencies to a world-class facility recognized as top ten in the United States for transplant services? Do you have a passion for the highest quality and patient satisfaction? Then please respond to this dynamic opportunity available with one of the best places to work in California! We would be happy to hear from you.

With expert surgical and medical proficiency in lung, heart, liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation, the Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center is one of the most successful facilities of its kind. Here, patients find a compassionate environment and hope for a longer, healthier life!

The Transplant Coordinator I is involved with the planning and coordination of routine to moderately complex perioperative and intra-operative transplant process.  As an Abdominal Transplant Coordinator, you will work closely with the medical and surgical team to oversee transplant patient care in the Liver and Kidney Transplant programs.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Respond to patient calls and clinical concerns and appropriately document the patient’s medical record.Participates with the primary coordinator for the interdisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, social workers, dietitians, pharmacists, financial analysts, case managers, and support staff to facilitate patient progression through the care continuum.Assesses appropriate medical intervention for effective use of resources and quality assurance.Collects/documents data to meet clinical, regulatory (OPTN/UNOS/MCS), financial requirements.Participates in the development and implementation of practice guidelines, protocols, pathways, performance improvement and research activities.Provides nursing care consistent with Nursing Standards of Care/Practice, the Plan for Provision of Nursing Care, The Plan for Provision of Care to Patients, the CSMC Code of Conduct, the Performance Improvement Plan, the Patient Education Plan, and the Nursing Strategic Plan.Applies a systemic approach to assess and meet the educational needs of transplant patients.Identifies safety concerns and institutes measures to deliver safe patient care; and provides appropriate assessment, intervention, and evaluation of patients with consideration of clinical and developmental breakthroughs in the patient population.Identifies the ability of the patients to follow directions/instructions and give consent and intervene appropriately.Develops, coordinates, implements, and evaluates educational programs/projects for patients, interdisciplinary team members, and the community. Represents the Medical Center at regional and national meetings/conferences.Maintains competency skills, including the ability to deliver care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds.Partners with Organ Procurement Organizations and facilitates the transplant process as organs are available for transplant candidates.Supports donor management and coordinates transplant recipient care

Qualifications

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree Bachelors of Science in Nursing

Licenses:

Basic Life Support (BLS) Basic Life Support Upon Hire 
RN State License Registered Nurse License, California Upon Hire 

Specialty or Transplant Certification required within one year from start date

Experience:

3 years Critical Care or Acute Care Nursing experience

Physical Demands: 

Stand dynamically to perform a function and move to perform another. 

Stand statically in one place to perform a function without changing location. 

Sit at a desk or table with some walking, standing, bending, stooping, or carrying of light objects. 

Perform continuous operation of a personal computer for four hours or more. 

Use hands and fingers to handle and manipulate objects and/or operate equipment.

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu). For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through March each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment.

Req ID : 7066
Working Title : Registered Nurse - Abdominal Transplant Coordinator - 10 Hour Days
Department : Liver Transplant Clinic
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category : Clinical Operations
Job Specialty : Clinical Operations
Overtime Status : EXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 10 hour
Base Pay : $57.80 - $92.48