Clinical Nurse Consultant II; Transplant

Overview

Hiring Department:
Transplant

Location:

Chicago, IL USA

Requisition
FTE: 0.80
Work Schedule – Days

Shift: Days
# of Position: 1
Posting Date: 1/26/2026
Salary:
The previously determined range for this position was $40.08/hr to $91.37/hr*. Final rate offered will be determined by the collective bargaining agreement, internal salary equity, candidate experience and qualifications, and budget constraints. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a rate at or near the top of the full range for a position. This position requires Illinois residency within 180 days of the hire date.

(RNs only)

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a Joint Commission-accredited tertiary care hospital and outpatient clinics, and the Mile Square Health Center network of federally qualified health centers.

It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity.

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The Transplant Nurse Coordinator (CNCII) is a Registered Nurse with experience in and knowledge of transplantation and living solid organ donation. Practicing under the supervision of transplant surgeons and physicians, the transplant Nurse Coordinator ensures coordination of the clinical aspects of transplant patient and living donor care throughout the pre-transplant phase. The job duties vary with the particular setting or assignment.

Transplant Nurse Coordinators can be assigned to kidney, pancreas, liver and/or small bowel programs. Clinical Nurse Consultant II is accountable for facilitating the delivery of patient care utilizing the Nursing Process and Relationship-Based Care model as the framework. The Clinical Nurse Consultant II provides patient care and consultation, coordinates the educational development of staff members and acts as a role model in clinical practice.

The CNCII strives to improve patient outcomes by integrating Shared Leadership, Evidence Based Practice

• Evaluates patients at the appropriate UI Health site of care.
• Coordinates care for transplant recipients from referral and/or until waitlisted, all potential recipients with living donors and all living donor patients.
• Ensures that all pre-transplant patient coordination and patient education is documented and is in compliance with UNOS, CMS transplant program guidelines and UI Health policies/procedures.
• In collaboration with the provider, orders all testing for evaluation as needed and reviews results with the provider in a timely manner following UNOS and CMS guidelines.
• Develops, coordinates, and communicates the patient s plan of care based on ongoing assessment of the patient and input from the patient s family.
• Uses clinical expertise to collaborate with multi-disciplinary health care team to improve patient outcomes.
• Consults with and implements orders by performing interventions as prescribed by the provider and documenting accurately in the electronic medical record.
• Assesses, engages and obtains clinical information from multi-disciplinary team, patient and/or family to develop an appropriate patient educational plan.
• Recognizes symptoms, establishes priorities and responds to patients changing needs throughout the transplant care continuum.
• Ensures that the patient is added to the UNOS waiting list and the required listing letters are sent in a timely manner per UNOS requirements.
• Coordinates and schedules all living donor transplant surgeries as assigned.
• Attends and participates in transplant QAPI meetings, listing meetings, department meetings, multidisciplinary planning meetings and other meetings as…