Description

UPMC Harrisburg is looking for a Clinical Transplant Nurse (RN) to join their team. The RN should have 2-3 years of previous clinical experience to join the highly desired transplant team! Previous transplant experience is a plus, but not a requirement. This team offers exciting career ladder opportunities to help advance your career in this fulfilling specialty.

HOURS: Primarily Monday-Friday 7:30am-4pm, 5-6 weekends/per year rotation. On-call responsibilities will be discussed further in interview

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate the entry-level knowledge and skills necessary to provide care that is relevant to patients under their care, as well as apply principles of growth and development over the life span
• Possess the ability to assess and interpret patient data needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age specific needs

TRANSPLANT REFERRAL AND EVALUATION

• Identifies appropriate transplant candidates upon referral and interacts with appropriate hospital staff.
• Identifies requirements for candidate evaluation.
• Coordinates the evaluation process for potential transplant candidates with the multidisciplinary team.
• Functions as candidate advocate by applying knowledge of growth, development, educational and cultural background during candidate and family interaction.
• Provides data to regulatory agencies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of compliance with United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) policies and listing requirements.

POST-TRANSPLANT OUTPATIENT PERIOD

• Identifies and responds to recipient and family needs in post-transplant phase
• Reinforces educational and follow-up requirements.
• Collects and reviews data pertinent to recipient's health and organ function
• Provides and maintains comprehensive documentation of recipient's progress
• Implements changes in drug therapy as ordered by physician
• Arranges for consultations, diagnostic procedures, and hospitalization when indicated
• Maintains communication with referring physician and other health care providers
• Assesses recipient's compliance with medications and medical regime; collaborates with transplant team to attain and maintain compliance.

POST-TRANSPLANT INPATIENT PERIOD

• Monitors patient progress post-transplant
• Educates recipient and family regarding care and responsibilities after transplantation
• Collaborates with transplant team to establish and implement patient plan of care.

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

• Obtains ABTC Certification
• Attends practice-related conferences
• Participates in educational and outreach activities
• Constructively receives feedback and direction
• Identifies and communicates learning needs to manager
• Takes action to improve knowledge, skills and performance based on feedback or on self-identified developmental needs
• Participates in self-review as requested by manager
• Responsible for adhering to On-Call schedule.

PERI-OPERATIVE PERIOD

• Participates in transplant process according to UPMC protocol
• Reviews potential recipient's current medical status to determine eligibility for transplant
• Facilitates admission or transfer to UPMC
• Communicates with organ procurement agency/ORC and collects the appropriate data necessary for decision making re organ acceptance/rejection for transplant as applicable
• Exhibit ability to remove transplant recipient from the list per UNOS regulations as applicable.

PRE-TRANSPLANT PERIOD

• Develops and institutes a teaching plan addressing transplant candidates learning needs
• Maintains communication with patient and referring physician
• Recognizes potential problems and/or significant changes during the waiting period and coordinates required care
• Acts as a resource person for internal and external health care providers
• Provides and maintains comprehensive documentation of candidate process
• Exhibit ability to maintain and update candidate listing status per UNOS regulations as applicable.

Qualifications

• 2 years recent clinical nursing experience
• Demonstrated competence in professional nursing practice
• Diploma or Associates Degree in Nursing
• BSN preferred

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse.

It is preferred that within 2 years employee will obtain and maintain certification from the American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) as a Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator (CCTC) or other UPMC approved certification associated with the service line upon eligibility in order to be promoted to Clinical Transplant Coordinator II.

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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