Job Description
At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day. We all have the power to help, heal and change lives - beginning with our own. That's the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One. Job Title Transplant Coordinator - Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy
Location Cleveland
Facility Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Department Hematology Oncology-Main Campus Hospital
Job Code T97910
Shift Days
Schedule 8:00am-5:00pm
Job Summary Job Details Join Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Center and become part of one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. Known for its continuous clinical trials and cancer research, the Taussig Cancer Center ensures all patients receive top-quality patient care and have access to the newest advances in cancer treatment.
The role of the Transplant Coordinator at Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Center is to coordinate the care of patients seeking candidacy and those in receipt of solid organ(s) (heart, lung, heart-lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, vascularized composite allograft and multi-organ) and bone marrow for transplant. In collaboration with members of a multidisciplinary team, the Transplant Coordinator will enhance patient care by developing relationships through education and service and will serve as an integral member with a goal to deliver exceptional care to a specific population of patients experiencing end-organ failure or disease. As a Transplant Coordinator in Blood and Marrow Transplant, you will organize all the programs and activities for our transplant patients, provide education on the transplant process to patients and their families and will be responsible for understanding proper treatments plans.
A caregiver in this role works days from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. A caregiver who excels in this role will:
- Coordinate the care of patients seeking candidacy and those in receipt of solid organ(s) (heart, lung, heart-lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, vascularized composite allograft and multi-organ) and bone marrow for transplant.
- Enhance patient care by developing relationships through education and service.
- Monitor, record, and communicate patients' conditions as appropriate.
- Serve as an integral member with a goal to deliver exceptional care to a specific population of patients experiencing end-organ failure or disease.
- Present the potential transplant candidate or the transplant recipient to the transplant physician and document the need for additional assessment or intervention as determined by the care team.
- Provide education to patients and caregivers with specific focus on a single phase of the transplant process to provide optimal outcomes following transplant.
- Facilitate the scheduling of studies or procedures utilizing fiscal responsibility for patient and hospital costs.
- Communicate with the referring physicians on the plan of care established for the patient in collaboration with surgical and medical teams.
- Complete required documentation according to Organ Procurement Transplant Network (OPTN) guidelines including listing status changes and post-transplant follow-up information as applicable.
- Review and collate medical information received from referring physicians for patients seeking or undergoing transplant evaluation.
- Transfer communication concerning transplant patient for peri-transplant evaluation and post-transplant care for physician and patient/caregiver and/or payors seeking information.
- Coordinate all activities related to organ acquisition including evaluation of the patient workup information and/or post-transplant care.
- Be available by pager and by phone to provide immediate assessment and delivery of care in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- Three years of acute care hospital experience including disease related experience
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required within three years of hire per Cleveland Clinic policy
- Oncology experience
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Physical Requirements: - Requires full range of body motion, manual finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires working under stressful conditions and working irregular hours.
- Must be willing to be on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Personal Protective Equipment: - Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
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