RN, Jewish Hospital, Outpatient Transplant Clinic Coordinator

Job Description

The UofL Health - Advanced Heart Failure Therapies Program offers comprehensive care and treatment options for patients with advanced heart failure (HF), including heart transplantation and ventricular assist device (VAD). Our highly trained physicians and nurses have advanced training, specializing in advanced heart failure, complex medical needs of heart transplant, and VAD patients. The VAD Coordinator is responsible for coordination of care for patients with ventricular assist device across the spectrum of advanced heart failure.

Essential Functions

• Completes comprehensive patient health evaluations in collaboration and consultation with the Cardiologists, Specialists and Multidisciplinary Team
• Uses all components of the nursing process, to provide comprehensive nursing care, support and education to patients and their families regarding screening and diagnostic tests to patients with ventricular assist device
• Responsible for the coordination of care from initial referral through the care continuum including discharge planning and ongoing education
• Staffs the outpatient VAD clinic
• Provides ongoing education and reinforcement to patients and caregivers regarding medication regimen, dietary compliance, follow up and other instructions

Other Functions

• Coordinates the long term follow-up care of each heart failure patient including:
• Triages phone calls from heart failure patients regarding medical problems, questions/concerns, medications, etc. and provides the appropriate follow up
• Serves as the primary contact and resource for patient/family throughout the continuum of care
• Serves as a liaison between physician and other disciplines (VAD and Transplant Team) to expedite interventions which optimize clinical outcomes
• Maintains accurate and current documentation of demographics, To Dos, laboratory, diagnostic tests, medications, clinic visits, telephone follow up, other miscellaneous communication, etc. in the EMR
• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education

• Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) (required)
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) (preferred)

Experience

• Three (3) years of experience in clinical setting (required)