Registered Nurse Pediatric Kidney Transplant Coordinator

Job Description The Organ Transplant Coordinator is an RN responsible for the coordination of care for transplant patients, living donors, and their families. This regulatory‑required role is a key member of the multidisciplinary transplant team who facilitates the movement of the patient and family through the transplantation or living donation process by providing individualized education, support, and coordination of services across the continuum of care.

The role is responsible for clinical aspects of the transplant program including but not limited to education, patient care coordination, organ acquisition, research, data management, quality assessment, and program development.

• Collaborative, mission‑driven transplant and cardiology team
• Opportunities for professional growth within a leading pediatric health system
• Supportive environment focused on high‑quality, family‑centered care

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid wellness program supporting physical and mental well‑being
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250
• Retirement savings plan with employer contributions
• Generous paid time off and extended illness benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Continuing education and professional development support

• Monday–Friday
• Hours are between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
• Rotating on‑call shifts required for deceased donor organ offers

• University of Utah campus
• Natural History Museum of Utah
• Red Butte Garden
• Utah Museum of Fine Arts
• Rice‑Eccles Stadium
• Foothill Village shopping and dining

• The Organ Transplant Coordinator manages care of the patient from referral through post‑op management, discharge planning, and long term follow‑up.
• Through assessment, planning, and advocacy, this role is the liaison between transplant physicians, referring physicians, transplant recipients and their families, living donors and their families, and outside agencies.
• The incumbent must make independent decisions regarding various aspects of care and treatment within established protocols.
• The coordinator must perform and problem solve through stressful situations.
• Each coordinator may have a specialty area of focus but will be required to be knowledgeable in other specialties in order to provide on‑call coverage.

• Facilitates care of the end stage organ failure patient referred to transplant program.
• Coordinates patient entry and introduction to the transplant program.
• Coordinates medical, surgical, financial, psychosocial, nutrition, and pharmaceutical evaluation and ongoing care needs of transplant and living donor patients.
• Participates in patient care planning and selection conference.
• Lists patients for transplant in a timely manner to facilitate access to donated organs.
• Registers living donors for directed and non‑directed donation in a timely manner to facilitate matching in the transplant program and paired exchange registries, if applicable.
• Maintains the UNOS waiting list according to program policies and procedures, regulatory requirements, and national guidelines.
• Remains knowledgeable of all listed patients' status to ensure patient safety and facilitate organ placement in collaboration with transplant physicians.
• Facilitates patient care as case manager for transplant patients and living donors pre‑operatively, inpatient, discharge planning and discharge, post‑discharge, and for an indefinite period of time as determined by the multidisciplinary transplant team.
• Functions as part of the multidisciplinary transplant team; communicates patient needs to transplant team members.
• Must be able to provide age‑specific care and intervention.
• Assesses, plans, and advocates for the patient and families in coordination of care along the continuum with the transplant team, support personnel, community physicians, and outside agencies.
• Provides accurate and timely documentation of care.
• Demonstrates ability to independently make complex care decisions within established protocols.
• Uses critical thinking skills through the process, and involves the patient, family, community physicians and ancillary providers, and…