What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Coordinator-Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiovascular Medicine (Full-Time) Days-Detroit position at Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiovascular Medicine (Full-Time) Days-Detroit - Henry Ford Health - Careers Careers?
Transplant Coordinators coordinate all aspects of care for both transplant recipients and donors. A coordinator participates in medical, administrative, research and teaching duties. The coordinator is an active member of the multi-disciplinary transplant team.
This RN will be working with the Heart Failure and Advanced Heart Failure team in addition to working with LVAD and heart transplant patients
- Development and implementation of IPD critical Pathways
- IPD discharge planning
- Facilitating and managing the use of home care
- Triage of OPD and IPD medical issues with referral to appropriate health care professionals
- Communications with insurance companies and referring physicians
- Quality assurance projects
- Promoting health maintenance education and follow-up
- Donor & Recipient Family and patient management
Location: Detroit
Hours: 630AM-5PM, 4- 10-hour shifts. No weekends or on-call requirements.
Benefits: Full-Time
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
· Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
· Organizational and Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with patient care personnel and relate to the patients and their families.
· Minimum of two (2) years clinical nursing experience in an inpatient or outpatient setting.
· Analytical ability and motivation necessary to effectively plan, deliver and implement plans of care to in acute and outpatient situations.
· For those working as a Coordinator of Heart Transplant/with VADS: Experience in ICU or OR preferred.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:
· Current RN license in the State of Michigan.