Pre-Transplant Coordinator
Pre-Transplant Coordinator
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09-04-2025
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09-04-2025
Job Description
Overview
At Houston Methodist the PreTransplant Coordinator position a registered nurse responsible for participating in department initiatives facilitating and coordinating all aspects of the transplant referral evaluation waiting period and perioperative phases of transplantation. This position demonstrates the ability to continuously progress in skill to care for increasingly complex patients receiving coaching from experienced Transplant Coordinators and management benefiting from their practice. The PreTransplant Coordinator position interacts with all members of interprofessional transplant team to ensure coordination of care for the pretransplant patient. This position demonstrates clinical knowledge and competence when providing care as appropriate using technology and managing emergencies acting as a patient and family advocate to monitor and maintain patient rights. The PreTransplant Coordinator position communicates and collaborates with the physicians and interprofessional health care team to facilitate and maintain compassionate efficient quality care and achievement of desired treatment outcomes.
Houston Methodist Standard
PATIENT AGE GROUP(S) AND POPULATION(S) SERVED
Refer to departmental Scope of Service and Provision of Care plans as applicable for description of primary age groups and populations served by this job for the respective HM entity.
Refer to departmental Scope of Service and Provision of Care plans as applicable for description of primary age groups and populations served by this job for the respective HM entity.
HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS
- Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
- INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
- COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional ethical physical and spiritual needs.
- ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
- RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth dignity and value.
- EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.
- Practices the Caring and Serving Model
- Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards
- Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET Managing Up Key Words)
- Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees experiential journeys to ensure strong communication ease of access to information and a seamless experience
- Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job
- Actively supports the organizations vision fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values
Responsibilities
PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
This job description is not intended to be allinclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
- Uses therapeutic communication in an active positive and effective manner with all transplant team members patients referring physicians and other health care providers reporting pertinent patient care and family data in a comprehensive and unbiased manner. Accurately communicates candidates status and evaluation outcome and maintains communication while candidate is on the waitlist.
- Identifies and responds to the clinical psychosocial and economic needs of the transplant patient/family/caregiver during evaluation waiting and preoperative transplant phases
- Fosters teamwork approach in all interactions with peers and team members. Anticipates needs of other team members; proactively offering assistance. Contributes to meeting department score for employee engagement.
SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Coordinates with interprofessional team the evaluation process for potential transplant candidate including but not limited to Medical/Surgical evaluation Psychosocial evaluation Educational assessment laboratory evaluation including serologies tissue typing and antibodies per protocol radiological evaluation and nutritional evaluation.
- Establishes mutual educational goals with patient and family/caregivers their responsibility throughout the transplant process and provides education and appropriate resources regarding living donor options Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network of Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) or National Marrow Donor Programs/Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapy/Center of International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (NMDP/FACT/CIBMTR) regulations where applicable.
- Recognizes potential problems abnormal diagnostic findings and/or significant changes during the waiting phase coordinating required care. Collects and evaluates medical psychosocial and financial data for review by transplant team in the patient selection committee.
- Ensures patient and referring physician are informed in writing of transplant listing denial or postponement. Informs and educates patient/family/caregiver at time of listing waitlist process Transplant Process Risk/benefits including utilization of expanded donors highrisk donors if applicable. Ensures antibody screen is obtained regularly per transplant center protocol. Maintains routine health maintenance and surveillance for malignancy during the waiting period. Identifies the need for candidate reevaluation and initiates when appropriate.
- Participates in transplant event process according to transplant center protocol as applicable. Contributes to meeting department and organ program targets for process and patient satisfaction measures.
QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Identifies appropriate candidate upon referral and ascertains requirements for evaluation including possible comorbidities absolute and relative contraindications to transplantation communicating all findings with transplant team. Provides and maintains comprehensive documentation of evaluation process. Provides data to OPTN/UNOS/NMDP/CIBMTR/FACT for listing statistics i.e. Candidate Registration Form/CIBMTR forms.
- Maintains and updates candidate listing status per OPTN/UNOS/NMDP regulations. Provides and maintains comprehensive documentation of candidate progress while on waitlist and donor/recipient transplant information.
- Maintains and submits accurate data for hospitalbased statistics and regulatory agencies if applicable such as OPTN/UNOS/CMS/NMDP/CIBMTR/FACT and Medicaid to ensure compliance with all government reporting requirements and proper quality outcomes monitoring. Contributes to meeting department and organ program targets for quality compliance and safety.
FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Validates patients insurance authorization for applicable diagnostic testing ensuring documentation of applicable clinical activities for department charge capture and proper department financial management.
- Utilizes time between heavy workloads efficiently and helps other team members. Contributes to meeting department and organ program financial measures.
GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Offers innovative solutions through participation in performance improvement projects. Contributes to department initiatives for quality and process improvement.
- Participates in transplantspecific continuous learning and growth. Applies evidencebased practice to daily work i.e. attending CMPI reviewing the professional literature and attending professional meetings and sharing with colleagues. Identifies own learning needs and actively seeks educational opportunities both formal and informal to meet those needs. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an ongoing basis.
This job description is not intended to be allinclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
Qualifications
EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Bachelors degree or higher from an accredited School of Nursing
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Four years nursing experience or three years Oncology/BMTspecific experience for area of specialty
- Previous transplant acute care and/or ICU experience preferred
License/Certification
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED
- RN Registered Nurse Texas State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure within 60 days OR
- RNTemp Registered Nurse Temporary State Licensure within 60 days AND
- BLS Basic Life Support (AHA)
KSA/ Supplemental Data
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job determined through ongoing skills competency assessments and performance evaluations
- Sufficient proficiency in speaking reading and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
- Ability to effectively communicate with patients physicians family members and coworkers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
- Strong assessment organizational and problemsolving skill as evidenced by capacity to prioritize multiple tasks and role components
- Skilled at managing complex patient caseload and ability to prioritize/triage based on patient status
- Presents a professional image at work and all workrelated events
- Knowledgeable of OPTN/UNOS/NMDP/CIBMTR/FACT policies and listing requirements CMS Conditions of Participation
- Participates in department donor awareness events educational opportunities and community activities
- Ability to provide assistance to physicians in perioperative setting
- Working knowledge of Microsoft products
SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
WORK ATTIRE
- Uniform No
- Scrubs Yes
- Business professional Yes
- Other (department approved) No
ONCALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be oncall during emergencies (ie. DIsaster Severe Weather Events etc) regardless of selection below.
- On Call* Yes
TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**
- May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No
- May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No
Company Profile
Since its founding in 1919 Houston Methodist Hospital has earned worldwide recognition. Houston Methodist Hospital is affiliated with the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and New YorkPresbyterian Hospital one of the nations leading centers for medical education and research. In 2020 U.S. News & World ReportnamedHouston Methodist Hospitalto its top ranked Honor Roll for the fourth time and second consecutive year. 2020 also marked the ninth year in a row Houston Methodist Hospital has been named the No. 1 hospital in Texas. Houston Methodist Hospital directs millions of research dollars into patient care and offers the latest innovations in medical surgical and diagnostic techniques. With 952 operating beds 85 operating rooms and over 8000 employees Houston Methodist offers complete care for patients from around the world.
The same highquality care for which Houston Methodist is known is available at several Emergency Care Centers in Houston and the surrounding areas. These Emergency Care Centers house exam rooms full digital radiography suite low radiation dose 16slice CT scan ultrasound and a full onsite stat chemistry lab.
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Employment Type
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