Transplant Quality Coordinator; RN - Transplant Admin Exempt; Non-Union

Transplant Quality Coordinator

The Transplant Quality Coordinator (TQC) is a Registered Nurse (RN) who serves as a clinical quality leader within the transplant program. This role is responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and improving clinical performance, regulatory compliance, and patient safety across the continuum of transplant care. The TQC applies advanced nursing knowledge and clinical judgment to quality initiatives while partnering with non-clinical Transplant Quality Specialists (TQS) to maximize efficiency, data integrity, and regulatory alignment.

The TQC will also lead quality and compliance initiatives within the designated Organ Transplant Programs to provide oversight and will assist in maintaining compliance with the requirements of the external agencies specifically related to transplant regulations as set by the Organ Procurement Transplant Network (OPTN) / United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and CMS Regulations, Joint Commission, Intermacs, and the ESRD Network.

• Clinical Quality and Performance Improvement
• Collaboration with Non-Clinical Transplant Quality Specialist (TQS)
• Regulatory Compliance and Accreditation
• Patient Safety and Risk Management
• Data Quality and Reporting
• Education and Staff Development
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Req Bachelor's Degree Degree in Nursing.
• Pref Master's degree Nursing, Public Health, Healthcare Administration, or related field.
• Req Three or more years of clinical nursing experience, preferably in Transplant or Quality
• Req Understanding of healthcare quality principles and experience applying clinical judgment to data and process reviews.
• Pref Familiarity with transplant data systems (UNet, OTTR, Cerner)
• Req Expert clinical judgment and ability to translate complex patient care issues into quality initiatives
• Req Strong collaboration skills and ability to delegate and partner with non-clinical professionals
• Req Effective communicator with experience facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration
• Req Analytical mindset with ability to synthesize clinical and quantitative information
• Req Project management and change leadership abilities in a highly regulated environment
• Req Registered Nurse - RN (CA Board of Registered Nursing)
• Pref Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator - CCTC (ABTC) Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator (CCTC) or Certified Professional in Health Quality (CPHQ)
• Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)
• Req Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality - CPHQ (NAHQ) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 18 months of employment.

Keck Hospital of USC, a 343-bed acute care hospital, provides exceptional and innovative care for complex medical and surgical conditions across a wide range of specialties. The hospital's world-renowned physicians deliver compassionate, customized, patient-centered care and treat the most acutely ill patients with highly innovative techniques and treatment plans. As a leading academic medical center, hundreds of clinical trials are currently taking place at Keck Hospital and its affiliated research institutions, giving patients access to novel and promising therapies that are generally not available elsewhere.

Every day at Keck Hospital, physicians, nurses and staff go beyond the science of exceptional medicine to bring patients breakthroughs in the art of caring. Join this world-class team providing highly specialized care, up-to-the-minute research, and innovative clinical trials.

The annual base salary range for this position is $ - $. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

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