Registered Nurse RN Transplant Coordinator

## Registered Nurse RN Transplant Coordinator Apply:
BUMC Tucson (1625 N Campbell Ave):
Full time:
Posted Today:
R4454814
** Primary City/State:
** Tucson, Arizona
** Department Name:
** Post-Liver Trans-Hosp
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* Work Shift:

** Day
* * Job Category:
** Clinical Care Great careers start with great training. The people of Banner Health are focused on delivering excellent care to our patients. In return, we are committed to excellence in personal development for all our team members. Apply today.
Join our life-saving transplant team as a
** Transplant Coordinator RN,
** where you'll play a vital role in guiding patients through their pre- and post-operative transplant journey while serving on our multidisciplinary selection committee to assess transplant candidacy. We're seeking an experienced RN (transplant experience and CCTC certification are highly valued) to manage comprehensive patient evaluations, facilitate waitlist coordination through the national registry, and collaborate with our robust team of surgical providers, nephrologists, pharmacists, dietitians, and social workers using Cerner Power chart, OTTR, and Microsoft Teams.

Our department is renowned for its supportive  work family  culture that prizes inclusion, diversity, and autonomy. Where fresh perspectives are welcomed, and team members consistently support one another both professionally and personally.  This dynamic role offers meaningful variety in daily responsibilities, flexibility with remote work opportunities when appropriate, and the profound satisfaction of providing life-saving services within a team that balances urgency and accuracy with fun, embodying all Banner Core values while making a genuine difference in patients' lives every single day.

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* SCHEDULE:

** Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm  
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* LOCATION:

*** Primary:
Banner University Medical Campus Tucson Main 1625 N Campbell Ave, 85719, (office/ In-Patient )
* Secondary:
Banner University Medical Center Tucson North Building 2, 3838 N Campbell Ave, 85719 (outpatient clinic)  Appy Today!

Banner
- University Medical Center Tucson is nationally recognized for providing exceptional patient care, teaching future health-care professionals and conducting groundbreaking research. Also located on the campus is Diamond Children's - recognized for its specialized pediatric services including neonatal and intensive care, emergency medicine and cancer therapies. Banner
- University Medical Center Tucson is a Level 1 Trauma Center, meaning we care for the most critically injured patients. The hospital is consistently listed among the nation's top hospitals in the prestigious Best Hospitals ranking by U.S. News & World Report. The academic medical center has earned Magnet Recognition becoming the only hospital in southern Arizona to meet the rigorous standards of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program for nursing excellence.

The hospital's physicians are full-time faculty of the University of Arizona College of Medicine
- Tucson. Our specialty services include comprehensive heart and cancer care, advanced neuroscience techniques and a multi-organ transplant program.

POSITION SUMMARY  This position provides comprehensive management and coordination of care for patients requiring kidney, pancreas, liver, heart, lung or Stem Cell Transplantation The level and intensity of care coordination provided is situational and appropriate based on patient need and payor requirements.
CORE FUNCTIONS  
1. Manages individual patients across the transplant health care continuum to achieve optimal clinical, financial, operational, and satisfaction outcomes. Facilitates, coordinates, and monitors pre-transplant evaluations, the care of the transplant candidate awaiting transplantation, the care of the transplant recipient post transplant in the outpatient clinic. Facilitates and coordinates the care of the living donor for evaluation, donation and long term follow-up.

Collaborates effectively with the interdisciplinary team to plan and implement the patient’s treatment plan, utilizing effective oral and written communication.
2. Facilitates the safe, equitable and timely placement of donor organs in conjunction with the donor procurement agency on a 24 hour on call basis in accordance with the regulatory agencies. Possesses advanced knowledge of OPTN/UNOS regulations and allocation policies. Collects and communicates patient information necessary for decision making regarding organ acceptance/rejection for…