Ventricular Assist Device; VAD Coordinator

Talent Area:
Registered Nurse

Full/Part Time:
Full time

Location:

Houston, TX, US

Department:
Operating Rooms CHSS

Job

We’re looking for a VAD Coordinator, someone who’s ready to grow with our company. In this position, you’ll be responsible for the coordination of inpatient and outpatient care for patients with a ventricular assist device. This coordination includes but is not limited to patient education, staff education, surgical coordination, clinic visits, data collection and record keeping for regulatory and research purposes.

• Required (1) bachelor’s degree in nursing or (2) associate’s degree in nursing or related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license or (3) technical diploma in nursing with current enrollment in a BSN program and a signed agreement to obtain a BSN
• Required certifications: RN - Lic-Registered Nurses and BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support
• Required at least 3 years of experience in cardiovascular nursing, cardiac surgical nursing, critical care nursing, cardiac transplantation and/or care of patients with ventricular assist device
• CICU experience strongly preferred.

• Provides preoperative and post operative education to patient and family in collaboration with nursing staff
• Develops and utilizes patient educational guidelines for each device
• Provides support and education to nursing staff, house staff, other health professionals and community health care professionals who will have contact with the patient
• Educates on how to troubleshoot alerts and alarms
• Collects data required by the hospital, the FDA, and other regulatory bodies related to implanted devices and submit to the appropriate agency(ies)
• Collaborates with Patient Financial Representatives (PFRs) about insurance coverage for the device prior to surgery
• Writes letters, collects required clinical data, and submits information to Case Manager of insurance provider for approval
• Collaborates with physicians and others to identify areas for prospective and retrospective research
• Helps prepare research studies, patient consents, and amendments for Institutional Review Board (IRB) review and approval.

• As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research;
Texas Children ’ s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births;
Texas Children ’ s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston;
Texas Children ’ s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children ’ s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children ’ s Health Plan, the nation ’ s first HMO focused on children;
Texas Children ’ s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country;
Texas Children ’ s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children ’ s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

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