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The University of Kansas Health SystemPosted 1 month ago

Registered Nurse Coordinator (RN) - Acute Leukemia

On-siteWestwood, Kansas, United States

Full TimeLicense Or CertificationEnterprise

Job Summary

Coordinate comprehensive management of end-stage organ diseases and oversee the patient journey through the transplant process, including living donation evaluation and recipient care in the outpatient setting. Facilitate the transplant process by identifying candidates, managing evaluation protocols, and acting as a liaison between donor and recipient teams. Monitor patient progress post-transplant, identify complications, and coordinate discharge planning while ensuring compliance with listing regulations and organ allocation policies. Provide patient and family education regarding the transplant process, risks, benefits, and immunization requirements. Maintain comprehensive documentation of candidate progress, evaluation processes, and regulatory reporting.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor Degree Nursing
  • 2 or more years acute clinical experience
  • Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing
  • current active multistate state Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing in state in which you live
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Desired Qualifications

  • knowledge of transplantation
  • continual growth in the knowledge of transplantation
  • Reviews and integrates into practice the current professional literature in the field of transplant
  • Attends practice-related conferences
  • Participates in professional transplant/procurement organizations
  • Examines current transplant-related research
  • Shares knowledge through mentoring/precepting newly hired staff
  • Demonstrates understanding and the ability to assume responsibility for individual judgments to achieve the highest quality of care for the transplant candidate, recipient, family and living donor
  • Demonstrates understanding and ability to facilitate/coordinate evaluation of potential transplant candidates
  • Demonstrates understanding of post-transplant management including medications, complications, interventions and discharge planning in the coordination of recipient care
  • Demonstrates the ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary team
  • Demonstrates knowledge of, and compliance with, policies and listing requirements
  • Interprets serological results of the potential transplant candidate and their implications for transplant
  • Identifies absolute and relative contraindications to transplantation

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