RN - Registered Nurse Coordinator - Transplant

Job Duties

• During the pre-transplant process, explains to patients approaching end stage renal disease about the treatment modality of transplantation.
• Schedules and presents family conferences for potential transplant patients.
• Schedules tissue typing.
• Affords health status of patient through history and referring physician and unit evaluation.
• Affords screening per protocol and coordinates evaluation of the pre-transplant patient.
• Obtains, collates and reviews data necessary for presentation to Transplant Committee.
• Prepares patient for transplantation per recommendations of Transplant Committee.
• Collaborates with nursing personnel regarding plan of care, follow-up and evaluation.
• Collates and reviews preoperative evaluation.
• Reviews preop teaching with patient and family.
• Maintains call availability for patients and physicians.
• Assists in maintaining records for required transplant registries.
• Participates in research projects.
• Participates in educating referring dialysis staff and patients by annual visits to these sites.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient teaching as needed in post transplant course

Education

• Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years-Nursing

Certification(s) and License(s)

• Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body
• Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania

Skills

• Clinical Skills
• Teamwork
• Health Information Documentation
• Interpersonal Communication
• Patient Assessment And Care
• Communication
• Computer Literacy

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually.

Our Vision & Values

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Our Benefits

• We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.