Transplant Coordinator (FT-Day, 40hrsweek) Liver Transplant Center City
Philadelphia, PA - USA
Job Summary
Job Details
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:To evaluate potential liver transplant recipients. Will work with transplant team and referring physician to activate and follow patients on the waiting list. Maintain MELD score for waitlisted patients Admit potential transplant recipients and donors into the hospital for transplant. Participate in cross-training to develop skills/knowledge necessary for management of the post-transplant recipient. Assist in the operation of pre transplant evaluation clinic hours.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Evaluate potential liver transplant recipients
Activate and follow patients on the transplant waiting list
Maintain MELD score for waitlisted patients
Participate in transplant clinic
Partin in the on-call rotation
Interacts with co-workers visitors and other staff consistent with the core values of the Hospital.
Job Description
EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelors Degree
CERTIFICATES LICENSES AND REGISTRATION:
Registered Nurse
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum of three years experience with hepatic and/or transplant patients Strong communications and writing skills
Proficiency with computer applications
Work Shift
Workday Day (United States of America)Worker Sub Type
RegularEmployee Entity
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Inc.Primary Location Address
833 Chestnut Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of AmericaNationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Benefits
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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Required Experience:
IC
About Company
At Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, we are helping you to redefine what’s possible with innovative and tailored education opportunities.