Transplant Coordinator​/Kidney Center

Overview

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8am - 4:30pm / Full Time / 40 Hours

• The Transplant Coordinator I enhances internal and external quality of services through quality assurance and improvement practices.
• This person has a holistic view of patient management.
• Develops and maintains nursing practice standards of care for a specific transplant population.
• Serves as a liaison and provides consultation and education services to support standards of care.
• Identifies and resolves clinical issues relating to the transplant patient.
• Collaborates with staff, the patient, and his/her family concerning patient evaluation and discharge planning.
• Participates in developing the interdisciplinary plan of care ensuring essential protocol medications, pertinent diagnostic tests, and frequency are ordered, completed, and reviewed by physician.
• Maintains appropriate documentation for transplant candidacy and post‑transplant follow‑up care.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.
• Primary duties and responsibilities:
  • Care Coordination and Patient Flow:
    • Coordinates communications with the outpatient transplant population such as transplant clinic visits, community referrals, telephone consultations, arranging for long‑range beepers, outpatient treatments, and subsequent hospital admissions.
    • Develops and coordinates a system to organize the flow of patients from initial referral, through evaluation and education, to post‑transplant follow‑up and referral back to the community.
    • Collaborates with staff, the patient, and his/her family concerning patient evaluation and discharge planning.
  • Clinical Standards and Quality:
    • Enhances internal and external quality of services through quality assurance and improvement practices.
    • Develops and maintains nursing practice standards of care for a specific transplant population.
    • Identifies and resolves clinical issues relating to the transplant patient.
    • Reports signs/symptoms of possible rejection immediately to physician and care team.
  • Team Collaboration and Research:
    • Serves as a liaison and provides consultation and education services to support standards of care.
    • Participates in developing the interdisciplinary plan of care ensuring essential protocol medications, pertinent diagnostic tests, and frequency are ordered, completed and reviewed by physician.
    • Participates in daily patient rounds/huddles with transplant team.
    • Participates in collaborative, interdisciplinary research activities related to transplant patients.
    • Coordinates the collection of clinical data and patient samples for research studies.
  • Basic responsibilities of all EHC employees:
    • Greets and welcomes all customers utilizing the EHC customer service model.
    • Serves as a role model of excellent customer service.
    • Participates as a key contributor to the Press Ganey patient satisfaction initiatives within the department.
    • Treats all individuals with dignity and respect and participates in activities to improve working relationships within the section.
    • Maintains confidentiality of information.
    • Coordinates basic maintenance of office equipment (fax, copier, printers, etc).

• Associate's degree in nursing
• 3 years of recent, clinical, medical‑surgical nursing experience.
• Licensure – All nurses employed in roles requiring an unencumbered nursing license must have a valid, active license or temporary permit approved by the Georgia Licensing Board.
• BLS certification
• If completing virtual care activities that may include multi‑state practice, an active compact/multistate license (eNLC) is required within 60 days of hire. Employees in the role prior to 11/09/2025 will have until their next renewal date to achieve compact status.

Medium max 25 lbs: up to 25 lbs., 0‑33% of the work day (occasionally), lifting 25 lbs. max, carrying objects up to 25 lbs., occasional to frequent standing & walking, occasional sitting, close eye work (computers, typing, reading,…