Bone Marrow Transplant Coordinator, RN

Responsibilities

• Schedules inpatient admissions and outpatient visits with indicated tests and provides consultation as needed.
• Verifies third-party payment and pre-transplant benefits and assists families in seeking alternative sources of funding.
• Captures and coordinates pre-payment of fees to initiate donor search.
• Coordinates pre-transplant education process including insurance coverage, donor search, clinical needs, and supportive requirements.
• Maintains monitoring and coordination of patient/family needs before, during, and after the transplant process for physical, emotional, and/or psychosocial needs and intervenes when necessary.
• Communicates clinical and non-clinical patient information during BMT conferences.
• Coordinates with donor centers regarding the shipment, transport, and delivery of the marrow to ensure its timely arrival.
• Initiates unrelated donor searches from BMT Providers and presents search results to the BMT attending or referring physician.
• Reviews search results returned by each registry and/or lab; provides search result information for the patient, physician, and insurance company.
• Gathers clinical information for workup and transplant treatment plans; arranges for shipment of all final samples and donor workup; and transports the unrelated donor marrow to the hospital.
• Provides clinical updates on patient status to the donor centers and the insurance companies.
• Follows up with referring physicians about initial searches.
• Develops and maintains clinical database on bone marrow transplant patients.
• Enters orders within EMR for providers.
• Communicates in a frequent systematic manner with providers at every step of coordination.
• May request tissue re-typing of patients, families, and prospective donors.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or equivalency.
• One year of healthcare experience.
• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Utah, or obtain one within 90 days of hire under the interstate compact if switching residency to State of Utah.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide care to the population served.
• Demonstrated availability to work variable and rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, in a 24/7 patient care environment.
• Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate the entire transplant process, from initial consultation through transplant.
• Ability to educate patients and their families about the transplant process.
• Ability to critically think through the nursing process.