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RN Transplant Coordinator Pancreas Care Center - TPIAT (Islet Cell) Transplant Program
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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Posted: 18-Jan-23
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Salary: Open
Categories:
General Nursing
Internal Number: 139192
Expected Starting Salary: 37.18 - 47.10
SUBFUNCTION DEFINITION: Nurses who have graduated from a college level nursing program and have passed a national licensing exam.
REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
Demonstrates understanding of post-transplant/donation management including medications, complications, interventions and discharge planning. Coordinate the care of the transplant/living donor recipient in the outpatient setting to achieve optimal physical, social and emotional rehabilitation. Identifies complications and considers interventions with the transplant team. Coordinates/ensures discharge planning to provide for continuity of care. Assess recipient's compliance with medication and medical regimen and collaborates with transplant team to attain and maintain compliance. Collects and reviews data pertinent to recipient/donor health (and if applicable the organ function) with transplant physician. Communicates adjustments in patient plan of care and drug transplant therapy as ordered by medical providers. Arranges for consults, diagnostic testing, and hospitalization when indicated. Coordinates emergent evaluation of transplant recipient when indicated. Assists in the reporting required data to regulatory bodies.
Participates in transplant/donation process according to specific standards. Shares pertinent information about the intended recipient including ABO compatibility with the transplant team. Facilitates admission or transfer of patient to the transplant facility. Notifies transplant team of pending medical and/or surgical procedure. Remove transplant recipient/living donor from list according to regulatory guidelines. Provides outcome specifics to regulatory bodies for donor family follow up.
Monitor and coordinate care of the candidate awaiting transplantation/living donation. Ensures monitoring per transplant center specific standards. Identifies and responds to the psychosocial and economic needs of the transplant/living donor candidate during the pre-transplant/donation period. Exhibits ability to maintain and update candidate listing status per regulatory regulations. Identifies the need for candidate re-evaluation and initiates process when appropriate. Acts as a resource for internal and external health care providers.
Facilitates/coordinates evaluation and listing of potential transplant/living donor candidate. Identifies requirements and provides oversight of the candidate evaluation process. Interprets serological results and their implications for transplant. Gathers and communicates serological results and blood type in accordance with regulatory requirements. Identifies possible co-morbidities and absolute and relative contraindications for potential transplant recipients/living donor candidate. Functions as candidate advocate by applying knowledge of growth, development, educational and cultural background during candidate/family interactions. Collects and evaluates medical, psychosocial and financial data for review by transplant team. Communicates with referring physician, other care providers, payors and transplant team members regarding the candidate status and evaluation outcome. Provides data to regulatory bodies for listing statistics.
Maintains thorough, accurate, and timely electronic documentation of all patient encounters to ensure safe transitions between all transplant/donation specific phases of care. Communicates effectively with patients, family and multidisciplinary team members, as well as referring and primary care provider and consultants regarding patient clinical findings and plan of care within a timely manner. Maintains/ensures communication with patient, referring physician, payors or other health care providers throughout the transplant/donation process. Collaborates with nursing staff, social work and other health care providers to establish and implement patient care plan according to current standards of care.
Transplant Coordinator (PCC) Addendum to Job Description
Continuous fostering of internal relationships in all areas of the organization as it relates to the Pancreas Care Center.
Create and continuously ensure patient education is updated.
Create and continuously ensure appropriate staff education is provided and current.
Create and update programmatic policies & procedures, including Guidelines, protocols or SOPs as warranted.
Provide Pre-TPIAT patient education regarding the actual TIAT procedure and self-learning diabetes/ Creon/feeding pump modules. Continuously assess knowledge and understanding of the education provided.
Complete and document all Pre-Visit Planning prior to TPIAT evaluation.
Completes the TPIAT checklist to include care coordination with all aspects of care from time of evaluation and approval for TPIAT through the surgical date.
Provide guidance to Pancreas Care Center Program Coordinator as needed to ensure referral to evaluation phase is optimal to include navigation of any insurance challenges that may present.
Facilitate and assist with the management of TPIAT inpatient education.
Facilitate TPIAT voting and communication of outcomes to the patients/families to include Acceptance, Deferral and Decline Letters.
Planning, organizing, and summarizing actions of the pancreas team meetings, including the coordination of follow up with individual providers on action items if not performed in a relatively reasonable period of time.
Coordinate and manage meeting flows for the pancreas clinical and programmatic meetings.
Participate in Quality improvement initiatives for programmatic growth and other areas as needed.
Tracking clinical data that is relevant to patient outcomes.
Facilitate and guide trainees on clinical care of pancreas patients, hosting trainees on behalf of the program when rotating in the Pancreas Care Center for their learning.
Collaborate with the GI nurses and the inpatient NPs on streamlining the workflow of clinical care aspects of inpatient to outpatient care.
Coordinating inpatient to outpatient follow ups through the Pancreas Care Center team and the other divisions scheduling teams.
Qualifications
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
Required:
Preferred:
Unique Skills:
Cincinnati Children's is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and treasures Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We are committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families (EEO/AA).
About Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better, and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s.
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