Transplant Nurse Coordinator, Outreach Kidney Transplant Program

• Full-time
• Hours Per Week / FTE: 40 hrs/wk - 1.0 FTE
• Salary Range Minimum : $42.50
• Salary Range Maximum: $68.00
• Compensation: USD 42.5 - USD 68 - hourly

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees.

Ready to join our quest for better?

** BILINGUAL PREFERRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED**

** This position is located in Chicago, IL and does require travel throughout the Chicagoland area for outreach, to dialysis units, and to satellite clinics.**

** This is not a remote position**

Northwestern Medicine’s Comprehensive Transplant Center has committed to a campaign to eliminate transplant disparities for residents of the greater Chicagoland area in relation to transplant care for kidney and liver disease. We are dedicated to the development of a deeper understanding of the historical barriers and cultural concerns of the community, and strive to work together with the community to overcome those obstacles.

Through our program, we aim to increase awareness, improve access, and provide excellent outcomes through outreach; community based participatory research, and patient and provider education. Enabling our community through Awareness, Access and Advancement.

In this role, the selected candidate would travel with the kidney transplant team to community satellite clinics throughout the Chicago metro area and would be the lead nurse in the kidney transplant evaluation within the satellite clinics. This role would also include outreach to dialysis units to educate patients and professionals regarding kidney transplant options. This position is a mix of clinical care and outreach.

This position also includes much travel throughout the different Chicago neighborhoods along with the Greater Chicagoland area.

Our top caregivers and teams are committed to delivering results that change lives. We seek a highly skilled Transplant Nurse Coordinator to join our Program Development/Outreach Team.

The Transplant Nurse Coordinator reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and conforms with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Transplant Nurse Coordinator is a Registered Nurse with experience in and knowledge of transplantation and living solid organ donation. Practicing under the supervision of transplant surgeons and physicians, the Transplant Nurse Coordinator ensures coordination of the clinical aspects of transplant patient and living donor care throughout all phases of care. The job duties vary with the particular setting or assignment.

Generally, Transplant Nurse Coordinators are assigned to kidney and pancreas intake, liver and small bowel intake, or post-transplant. Transplant Nurse Coordinators may also be designated as the Independent Living Donor Advocate.

Responsibilities:

• Applies scientific basis/evidenced-based practice towards nursing practice:
  • Complies with changes in clinical practice and standards.
  • Participates in data collection when the opportunity is presented.
  • Poses relevant clinical questions about practice.
  • Consults appropriate experts with practice questions.
  • Uses appropriate resources to answer evidence-based practice questions.
• Under the supervision of the transplant surgeons and physicians, functions include:
  • Candidate or Intake Phase:
    • Assures the performance of studies to determine patients' candidacy.
    • Works cooperatively with social work, psychiatry and patient financial liaisons to assess patients psychosocial candidacy including financial concerns.
    • Maintains both local and national list of potential transplant candidates.
    • Assures appropriate documentation of all listed patients is available to all staff.
    • Performs on call responsibilities for those patients awaiting transplantation.
    • Arranges for and communicates about patient admission and history to appropriate team members.
    • Communicates with referring physician…