Registered Nurse RN Heart Transplant Coordinator

Primary City/State:

Phoenix, Arizona

Department Name:

Pre-Heart Trans-Hosp

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Clinical Care

Nurses play a critical role in patient care. They’re the smiling faces patients see when they’re sick; they’re advocates for the patients and their families. Truly, they are the heartbeat of a hospital. We care about you, your nursing career today and your future. Great options and great opportunities.

Banner Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Heart Transplant Coordinator to join the Heart Transplant team at Banner University Medical Center (BUMC) Phoenix. This is a day shift position working Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM with some schedule flexibility, plus 24-hour on-call rotations (including weekend and holiday coverage). The role offers nurses the opportunity to bring their experience and passion for healthcare to a dynamic transplant environment where they can make a meaningful impact on patients during critical moments in their lives.

In this position, the RN Heart Transplant Coordinator will work with both pre and post-heart transplant patients while collaborating closely with the multidisciplinary team. The role requires an active and engaged change agent who is dedicated to the needs of patients and families, committed to delivering safe, kind, effective, efficient, evidence-based, and high-quality clinical care. The coordinator will focus on optimal outcomes and solution-oriented approaches while building strong relationships with patients throughout their transplant journey.

Banner University Medical Center Transplant Institute is Arizona's most experienced transplant center, providing comprehensive care to adult patients across heart, lung, liver, and kidney/pancreas transplant programs.

The ideal candidate will have cardiac nursing experience (critical care or progressive care). Preferred, but not required, additional experience of value includes: transplantation, care coordination and mechanical circulatory support devices. Banner Health is committed to investing in the holistic health and happiness of nurses through better pay, better benefits, better opportunities, and a better community, recognizing that nurses are the heartbeat of healthcare.

Location: Banner University Medical Center-1111

E. McDowell Rd.

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM with some schedule flexibility, plus 24-hour on‑call rotations (including weekend and holiday coverage)

University Medical Center Phoenix is a nationally recognized academic medical center. The world‑class hospital is focused on coordinated clinical care, expanded research activities and nurturing future generations of highly trained medical professionals. Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet™ recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Phoenix campus, long known for excellent patient care, has over 730 licensed beds, several unique specialty units and is the new home for medical discoveries, thanks to our collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix.

Additionally, the campus responsibilities include fully integrated multi‑specialty and sub‑specialty clinics.

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.