Registered Nurse Coordinator Cardiac Transplant
You'll coordinate transplant and MCS patients from pre-implant evaluation and wait list through follow-up care.
- Shift and hours
- Day shift Schedule: Day Shift l Full-time
- Unit and setting
- Cardiac Post Transplant Services Department: Cardiac Post Transplant Services
- License
- RN license Registered Nurse credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.Tennessee RN license before hire
- Term
- Permanent Schedule: Day Shift l Full-timeFull-time
Do you qualify?
- License
- Tennessee RN license before hire Registered Nurse credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Check your license
- Certification
- BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer
- Education
- Diploma from an accredited nursing school, or required licensure at hire Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.
Preferred
- Experience
- CVICU experience CVICU experience is highly preferred.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Top of Nashville staff RN payNashville staff RN postings that state pay run $34/hr to $43/hr, the middle half $36/hr to $41/hr, across 66 postings.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Patient, family and staff teaching on transplant and MCS implants Educates patients, families and staff regarding transplantation/MCS implantation.
- Day to day
- Transplant program data capture and reporting Completes data capture, analysis and reporting and other administrative functions required for transplant/MCS program operations.
- Day to day
- Transplant quality work under UNOS and CMS Actively participates in the quality agenda for transplant services as outlined by the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
- Day to day
- Time-study data on pre- and post-transplant time Collects and maintains time study data for purposes of reporting pre and post transplant time.
The workplace
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Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Cardiac is a specialty you move into. Start on tele or stepdown; cath lab and CVICU usually come later.
Original listing
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- Facility
- Ascension Saint Thomas West
- Department
- Cardiac Post Transplant Services
- Schedule
- Day Shift l Full-time
Coordinates clinical and administrative processes for patients through all phases of the transplant/mechanical circulatory support (MCS) implant continuum to include pre-transplant/implant evaluation, wait list management, transplantation/implantation and post-transplantation/implantation follow-up care. Educates patients, families and staff regarding transplantation/MCS implantation. Completes data capture, analysis and reporting and other administrative functions required for transplant/MCS program operations.
Actively participates in the quality agenda for transplant services as outlined by the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Collects and maintains time study data for purposes of reporting pre and post transplant time.
Licensure / Certification / Registration
BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted. Registered Nurse credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
Education
Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.
Additional Preferences
CVICU experience is highly preferred.
What's around it?
Nashville, TN
Living costs about 4% below the US average