Organ Procurement Coordinator - Heart & Lung Transplant

Discover Vanderbilt Health : With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region’s largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you’ll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region. Organization: TX Organ Proc and Presv Job Summary: Facilitates and coordinates the evaluation of potential transplant and/or living donor candidates. Assists with coordination of care and discharge process for recipients hospitalized for transplantation and living donation and post-operative complications. Provides clinical management transplant recipients and/or living donors, who are followed as outpatients, in collaboration with the transplant team (attending physicians, nurse practitioners, clinical transplant pharmacists, social workers). Position Hours Variable 24-hour shifts Department Summary Vanderbilt Transplant Center is a nationally recognized leader in advanced heart and lung transplantation, providing exceptional outcomes and innovative treatment options for patients with end-stage heart and lung disease. As one of the world's premier transplant programs, Vanderbilt performs a high volume of adult and pediatric transplants while caring for some of the most complex and high-risk patients, including those who may not qualify for transplant at other centers. The program brings together a multidisciplinary team of transplant physicians, surgeons, pharmacists, nurses, and specialists dedicated to delivering comprehensive, patient-centered care. Vanderbilt is a pioneer in breakthrough transplant therapies, including advanced mechanical circulatory support, ECMO, ex vivo organ perfusion, and multi-organ transplantation. Through leading-edge research, clinical innovation, and access to novel treatment approaches, the team continually expands opportunities for patients awaiting life-saving transplants. Known for outstanding survival outcomes, shorter wait times, and coordinated care across the continuum of treatment, Vanderbilt Transplant Center serves patients from across the country and around the world, offering hope and improved quality of life through some of the most advanced heart and lung transplant services available today. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Coordinates the evaluation process of potential transplant candidates and/or living donors in collaboration with physicians and other health care professionals. Educates patients and families about the transplant process, evaluation and waiting phases, and long-term follow-up and care, as well as, living donation when applicable. Monitors patient progress and provides clinical management during post-transplantation and post living donation. Ensures the most current practices of transplantation nursing are utilized, and providing system improvements to support optimal transplant outcomes. Ensures referring physician is kept informed about all phases of the transplant process. The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned. TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES Transplant Coordination (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of transplant coordination in practical applications of a difficult nature. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering coordination services without requiring support and instruction from others. Possess sufficient knowledge to provide interventions that maintain or improve physiology, psychological and social health and interventions that facilitate and optimize behavioral changes and treat…

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