RN Kidney Transplant Coordinator- Charleston

Key Responsibilities

• Care coordination for kidney transplant patients throughout the continuum.
• Liaison between patients, families, and the transplant team.
• Nursing assessments and facilitating diagnostic testing, patient education, and referrals.
• Maintenance of patient status and laboratory values, compliance with transplant protocols and regulatory guidelines.
• Accurate and complete documentation in accordance with CMS, OPTN, and hospital policies.
• Participation in multidisciplinary team meetings and quality improvement initiatives.

Minimum Education, Licensure, and Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing required.
• Three years related nursing experience.
• Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.
• Some positions require ANA certification as a generalist in a related specialty area.
• Current AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or equivalent.

Preferred

• Experience in solid organ transplant coordination.
• CCTC (Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator) or willingness to obtain within 2 years.
• Knowledge of CMS/UNOS regulations and transplant eligibility criteria.
• At least 1 year in transplant, critical care, nephrology, or related field preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Standing for continuous periods.
• Sitting for continuous periods.
• Walking for continuous periods.
• Climbing stairs infrequently.
• Indoors continuously.
• Outside in temperature extremes infrequently.
• Working from elevated areas frequently.
• Working in confined/cramped spaces frequently.
• Bending at the waist continuously.
• Twisting at the waist frequently.
• Squatting and performing job functions frequently.
• Pinning operations frequently.
• Performing gross motor activities with fingers and hands continuously.
• Firm grasping with fingers and hands continuously.
• Fine manipulation with fingers and hands continuously.
• Reaching overhead frequently.
• Reaching in all directions continuously.
• Lifting and carrying 50 lbs. unassisted infrequently.
• Lifting/lowering objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted infrequently.
• Lifting from 36" to overhead 25 lbs. infrequently.
• Lifting from 36" to overhead 50 lbs. frequently.
• Exerting up to 50 lbs. of force frequently.
• Having 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes continuously.
• Having good peripheral vision continuously.
• Hearing acuity with correction continuously.
• Performing gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements continuously.
• Dealing effectively with stressful situations continuously.
• Working rotating shifts frequently.
• Working overtime as required frequently.
• Working in a latex-safe environment continuously.
• Maintaining good olfactory sensory function continuously.
• Maintaining physical qualification for respirator use, initially and as required continuously.