Pre-Transplant Coordinator (RN) | BMT

About the role

Come lead with us at Houston Methodist Hospital BMT | Bone Marrow Transplant. At Houston Methodist, the Pre-Transplant Coordinator position is a registered nurse responsible for participating in department initiatives, facilitating, and coordinating all aspects of the transplant referral, evaluation, waiting period, and peri‑operative phases of transplantation. This role demonstrates the ability to continuously progress in skill to care for increasingly complex patients, receiving coaching from experienced Transplant Coordinators and management. The Pre‑Transplant Coordinator interacts with all members of the interprofessional transplant team to ensure coordination of care for the pre‑transplant patient, demonstrates clinical knowledge and competence when providing care using technology and managing emergencies, acts as a patient and family advocate to monitor and maintain patient rights, and communicates and collaborates with physicians and the interprofessional health care team to facilitate compassionate, efficient, quality care and achievement of desired treatment outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Uses therapeutic communication in an active, positive, and effective manner with all transplant team members, patients, referring physicians, and other health care providers, reporting pertinent patient care and family data in a comprehensive and unbiased manner.
• Accurately communicates candidate’s status and evaluation outcome and maintains communication while candidate is on the waitlist.
• Identifies and responds to the clinical, psychosocial, and economic needs of the transplant patient/family/caregiver during evaluation, waiting, and pre‑operative transplant phases.
• Fosters teamwork approach in all interactions with peers and team members.
• Anticipates needs of other team members; proactively offering assistance.
• Contributes to meeting department score for employee engagement.