Adult Heart Transplant Coordinator - UI Heart and Vascular Center

Overview

No Nights, Weekends, or Holidays! UI Heart and Vascular Center is seeking a 100% Transplant Coordinator to support our Adult Cardiac Transplant Team with the Advanced Heart Failure Program. Our transplant coordinators play a crucial role in the comprehensive care and support of patients undergoing heart transplantation. This position involves collaborating closely with transplant cardiologists, surgeons, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure the seamless coordination of care from pre-transplant evaluation through post-transplant recovery.

The Cardiac Transplant Nurse provides holistic patient care, including assessment, education, and advocacy, while also serving as a liaison between patients, their families, and the transplant team. This role requires expertise in cardiac nursing, transplantation protocols, and the management of complex medical conditions. By delivering compassionate care and fostering a supportive environment, the Cardiac Transplant Nurse contributes to the success of the University of Iowa's cardiac transplantation program and positively impacts the lives of patients and their loved ones.

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This position will be filled at 100%. Scheduled hours can be determined with individual candidates with the opportunity to be achieved in shifts ranging from 8-10 hours to mutually meet candidate and department needs. Regular hours 6:30 AM and 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday. This position does have intermittent periods of on-call responsibilities after 6 months.

• Collaborate with nursing, medical staff and other health professionals in the development and review of standards and in planning, implementing and evaluating patient care for the patient population with regard to the condition and age of the patient. Provide direct nursing care when necessary. Follow universal precautions.
• Oversee patient flow through the UI Health Care continuum of care on both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
• Serve as active and regular participant in inpatient rounding with the multi-disciplinary care team.
• Independently coordinate and facilitate patient care between multiple disciplines within both the confines of UI Health Care and the community (including home health agencies, referring physicians and other community support services). Facilitate continuity of care.
• Coordinate patient care to better utilize supportive services through patient visit; pre-schedule testing; follow-up with test results to both patient and physician; obtain medical history; coordinate follow-up appointments; provide medication and disease process; and teaching, etc. Participate in ongoing management of the patient to facilitate care of patient in timely manner.
• Facilitate care of patient(s) requiring admission, coordinating necessary admission procedures, pre and post procedure care.
• Completes necessary documentation according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network guidelines including listing, status changes and post-transplant/donation follow-up information.
• Provides the Financial Counselors the documentation needed for prior authorization for transplantation.
• Operate autonomously in communicating with members of the health care team directing patient care and providing continuity of care across settings throughout the phases of care.
• Autonomously communicate with referring physician and health care facilities in a timely manner.
• Perform telephone triage of patient calls and facilitates medication refills as needed.
• Provide cross-coverage to other HVC Nurse Clinicians PRN.
• Perform on-call, clinical duties, special projects and other tasks as needed.
• Provide leadership for direct patient care programs collaborating with health care professionals.
• Participate in decision-making process at unit/division/department level of issues that impact clinical practice.
• Participate in/provides leadership for divisional, departmental and/or intra institutional and community committees and projects.
• Provide input…