Registered Nurse, Transplant - Heart Transplant

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Nursing

New York, NY

Full-Time/Regular

NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone the No. 1 comprehensive academic medical center in the country for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation.

NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across 6 inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition-free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise with over $1 billion in active awards from the National Institutes of Health.

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We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Registered Nurse, Transplant
- Heart Transplant. In this role, the successful candidate The Transplant Nurse Coordinator is an important member of the multidisciplinary transplant team. The Coordinator is responsible for overseeing care for organ transplant candidates, and is responsible for: collecting clinical information about patients and potential donors, summarizing medical data, and presenting information to the transplant team; arranging diagnostic testing and treatment procedures for patients;

providing education to patients and families about transplantation; interfacing with multiple providers to ensure optimal pre and post-transplant care; participating in a team that provides 24 hour on call coverage of patient related phone calls.

The Transplant Nurse Coordinator is an important member of the multidisciplinary transplant team. The Coordinator is responsible for overseeing care for organ transplant candidates, and is responsible for: collecting clinical information about patients and potential donors, summarizing medical data, and presenting information to the transplant team; arranging diagnostic testing and treatment procedures for patients; providing education to patients and families about transplantation;

interfacing with multiple providers to ensure optimal pre and post-transplant care; participating in a team that provides 24 hour on call coverage of patient related phone calls.

To qualify you must have a Licensure:
Current registration as Professional Nurse in New York and if appropriate, registration as Nurse Practitioner in New York;

Education:

Master's Degree in Nursing. If a nurse practitioner, establishes a written Collaborative Practice Agreement with an NYUHC attending physician in the Department of Transplant Surgery. Credentialed through the Credentialing Committee of the Medical Board with Delineation of Privilege approved with role specific treatment privileges;

Certification required: CCTC after one year in role, ANCC or Board Certification from other specialty organization that certifies Nurse Practitioners in a clinical area of practice if appropriate; BCLS, ACLS PRI Certification/Screening is optional;

Competence:
At least five years of clinical nursing practice, ability to apply nursing process toward achievement of specific outcomes in an organized fashion, which addresses patient/family safety and satisfaction. Previous experience in transplantation or critical care is preferred. Evidence of excellent…