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Job Summary
STAFF NURSE- LUNG TRANSPLANT NURSE COORDINATOR/ PRE-TRANSPLANT | Full Time 40 Hours- Rotating- Variable | BWH Main Campus
GENERAL SUMMARY / OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
• The Lung Transplant Nurse coordinator is a professional registered nurse licensed in the state of Massachusetts with transplant experience who is responsible for all aspects of ambulatory and in-hospital care of the pre-transplant, inpatient and post-transplant patient.
• This position will focus on the pre-transplant patient, but will also work closely with all members of the transplant team, inpatient staff, and others as necessary to ensure efficacious care during the transition between pre-, peri-, and post-transplant phases in ambulatory and hospital settings.
• Additional responsibilities will include collecting and entering data into EPIC and transplant regulatory databases as required by the hospital, the transplant service line, and by local, regional and national agencies.
• Transplant patients are an extremely complex group of patients and as such the transplant coordinator must possess a strong clinical background. This nurse must be organized, they must pay attention to detail, demonstrate the ability to coordinate and follow through on all aspects of the patient’s care and effectively communicate with all members of the transplant team, the patient / family and transplant unit. The coordinator needs to be self motivated to complete all necessary patient care responsibilities in a timely manner.
• The transplant coordinator will need to demonstrate the ability to effectively manage patients by assuming full responsibility for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. The RN is directly responsible to a designated nurse manager, director, or supervisor.
• The transplant coordinator will work on site at the BWH Main campus, and at any off-site locations in Massachusetts and surrounding states, as needed and directed by leadership. Therefore, this candidate may need to obtain necessary nurse licensure in other states.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Organization of Patient Care:
1. Reviews referral documentation and medical records and regularly meets with the Program Directors to identify potential transplant patients. Contacts referring physician practices to determine current status of patient and provide ongoing updates. Coordinates pre-transplant evaluation with primary care providers.
2. Collaborates with all members of the transplant team for seamless coordination of newly referred patients for lung transplant evaluation.
3. Coordinates and facilitates New Patient and Pre-Transplant clinic sessions. Works with providers to ensure completion of necessary testing at appropriate stages of evaluation.
4. Participates in the longitudinal informed consent process with patients in the consultative and evaluative phases of lung transplantation. Ensures provision of patient education materials, reviews key elements of the education process, including risks, benefits of transplant, the evaluation procedure, risks of immune suppressing medication, alternative treatment options, and other elements of the informed consent process. Ensures completion of all documentation as pertains to informed consent.
5. Facilitates completion of the evaluation for lung transplant candidacy. Ensures multi-disciplinary participation in the pre-transplant phase of transplant per protocols and policies. Reviews…