Use your expertise, compassion, and kindness to transform the patient experience. When you join UCLA Health as a nurse, you’ll deliver leading-edge care as you build an exceptional career with a health system that’s consistently ranked among the best in the country.
Primary responsibility is flexible hybrid with a variable schedule on-call coverage for coordination of/liaison between transplant teams (Kidney/Pancreas, Liver/Small Bowel, Heart, and Lung), patients, hospital departments, and organ procurement organizations for transplants. Secondary responsibilities encompass all aspects of clinical coordination of the transplant recipient involving all phases of the transplant process, from initial pre-transplant referral (including urgent transfers) throughout the post-transplant patient follow-up phase. This responsibility involves the coordination of the interdisciplinary medical care delivery system under the direction of the transplant program physicians, nurse manager, and nursing supervisors to facilitate liaison functions between the patient/family and the medical staff, referring physicians, and insurance companies. Additionally responsibilities include: triage of patient and family calls, coordination and workup of incoming new patient referrals that occur outside business hours, a working knowledge of UNOS data entry, and individualized patient/family teaching and assessment of appropriate medical intervention for effective use of resources and quality assurance. Transplant donor/recipient coordination and liaison function with organ procurement agencies.
TC2: must have CCTC
Salary range:
TC1: $171,905-$231,099 (annually)
TC2: $207,129 – $247,553 (annually)
1. TC I: Current California Registered Nurse license, graduation from an accredited nursing program and a BSN or Master’s degree with 5 years of relevant RN experience with a combination of critical care and transplant coordinator experience (required).
2. TC II: Current California Registered Nurse license, graduation from an accredited nursing program and a BSN or Master’s degree with a CCTC required and 5 years of relevant RN experience with a combination of critical care and transplant experience (required).
3. An ability to case manage all aspects of a transplant patient’s medical care from initial evaluation to post transplant follow-up; apply a broad understanding and knowledge of organ transplantation, including immunology, immunosuppression, rejection and other complications of transplantation, drug toxicity, and graft failure.(required)
4. Ability to communicate effectively with persons of various cultural backgrounds. Good verbal and written communication skills.(required)
5. Ability to interface effectively with patients and their families. (required)
6. Excellent organizational skills, proficiency in meeting deadlines, ability to work independently and prioritize workload. Ability to manage numerous concurrent tasks in a high stress environment and deal with change. (required)
7. Ability to effectively coordinate and assess patient care and act as a liaison with nursing staff, outside agencies, team physicians, referring physicians, patients and families. (required)
8. Ability to teach about transplantation and medical management issues. (required).
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