Responsibilities:

• Triages patients during the entire transplant process for any medical and psychosocial issues.
• Provides education to patients and family members regarding all aspects of transplantation.
• Coordinates with the hospital unit personnel in the discharge of the transplant patient and donor.
• Serves as contact person for pre-transplant evaluation for physician and/or insurance companies.
• Coordinates all activities for organ acquisition including evaluation of donor work-up information.
• Coordinates all activity related to organ transplantation including notification of patient that organ is available.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Master's Degree may substitute for two years of experience.

Certifications:

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).

Complexity of Work:

• Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of four years RN experience and two years’ experience with organ procurement or transplantation including disease related experience.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of body motion, manual finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires working under stressful conditions and working irregular hours.
• Must be willing to be on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.