Transplant Coordinator, RN BSN - Abdominal Float

At Duke Health, we’re driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, consistently ranked among the best in the United States. The largest of the four Duke Health hospitals, it has 1062 patient beds and includes comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, a regional emergency/trauma center, an endo‑surgery center, and more.

Duke University Health System – Duke University Hospital seeks to hire an experienced Registered Nurse who will embrace our mission of Advancing Health Together.

Full Time:
Day shift (8-4:30 pm Monday‑Friday); no weekends, call or holidays required.

The Abdominal Transplant Programs at Duke University Hospital deliver exemplary care for transplant patients—adult and pediatric—inpatient and outpatient, including kidney, pancreas, liver, intestine and living donor programs. The Abdominal Float Transplant Coordinator works across these programs, providing care through referral, evaluation, acute transplant, and post‑transplant stages and managing care of kidney or liver segment donors. The role involves extensive patient assessment in clinic, phone triage, and patient education to ensure exemplary care.

Clinical Practice

• Interpret research and published data for nursing staff and colleagues concerning current issues in transplantation, including clinical, legal, ethical, and economic aspects.
• Incorporate research related to transplant patient care into evidence‑based practice, collaboratively determining appropriateness with the medical team.
• Identify areas for study, participate in and/or design research studies.
• Disseminate findings or information through professional publications and/or presentations.

Consultant

• Serve as a consultant to nurses and other healthcare professionals regarding the care of organ transplant patients.
• Advise referring physicians/nurses in collaboration with surgical and medical teams.
• Serve as a community consultation resource through media, telephone, and transplant internet links for information about transplantation and organ donation.
• Consult with unit leadership to resolve issues relating to transplant patients.

Professional Leadership and Development

• Role‑model advanced practice professional nursing through conduct, appearance, communication, mutual respect, leadership, ethical decision‑making, critical thinking, and problem‑solving skills.
• Communicate effectively to maintain positive working relationships and achieve desired outcomes.
• Participate in unit, departmental, and hospital‑wide committees, task forces, or meetings as appropriate.
• Participate in organ transplant program planning and management within the health system.
• Demonstrate responsibility for professional practice through active participation in professional organizations, completing a minimum of 25 continuing education hours per year, and actively participating in CSU and departmental meetings and educational opportunities.
• Enhance the body of knowledge in nursing and solid organ transplantation through exchange of ideas and knowledge using venues such as posters, newsletters, presentations, and publications, including organ procurement organization, patient/families, and the medical team involved (ED, OR, ICU (SICU, ACU), blood bank and histocompatibility labs).
• Complete necessary documentation according to the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) guidelines including listing, status changes, and post‑transplant follow‑up information.
• Communicate with multidisciplinary team members and patients and families in a timely manner regarding patient care/issues.
• Collaborate with social worker and other team members to coordinate discharge plans for patients pre‑transplant or post‑transplant, including referral to home health/IV therapy/hospice/rehab/SNF.
• Communicate with insurer case manager as…