? Utilize the nursing process to facilitate patient care for disease management as well as through pre-transplantation stages in clinic, procedure and office settings as needed.
? Provide skilled observations, telephone triage and health assessments of patients including history, appropriate interventions, and referrals.
? Foster continuity of care and facilitate transitions across outpatient and community patient records on patient population.
? Provide consultation and participate in problem solving efforts with nursing staff, medical staff, referring physicians and other disciplines.
? May be involved in the care or coordination of pre-transplant biopsy, paracentesis, and infusion patients.
? Maintain knowledge of all applicable regulatory laws and requirements, including HIPAA, CMS Conditions of Participation, the Joint Commission, and UNOS to ensure regulatory compliance in nursing practice.
? Foster continuity of care and facilitate transitions across outpatient and community settings.
? Utilize various resources available within the Ambulatory Care and Department of Internal Medicine/hepatology transplant settings to determine and meet the needs of the patient/family.
? Develop collaborative mechanisms with appropriate others (nurse supervisors, peers, etc.) for providing patient care.
? Includes transplant outreach clinic duties, which will require travel to outreach site locations. This may include outreach locations in Ohio.
Essential:
? This position will be responsible for case coordination through patient evaluation, assessment, and implementation of planned interventions in clinics, procedure, and office settings.
? This position may facilitate patient education through telephone intervention and face to face meetings in both individual and group settings, and work collaboratively with the healthcare team to provide quality care in the outpatient setting for the transplant patient populations.
RELATED DUTIES
? Provide care to adult patients in variety of settings at intervals that meet the needs of the transplant programs within the transplant center.
? Utilize various resources available within the Ambulatory Care and Department of Internal Medicine/nephrology transplant settings to determine and meet the needs of the patient/family.
? Monitor nursing care provided and utilized results of quality monitoring to initiate changes in practices, as indicated.
? Assume responsibility for on-going professional development, attending appropriate continuing education, staff development programs, conferences and grand rounds as indicated.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
? This position is under the direction of the Transplant Ambulatory Care Senior Nursing Director and Nursing Supervisors and will provide Ambulatory Care Nursing support to a variety of organ groups or procedure areas within the Transplant Ambulatory Care Clinic/Center.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
? Ability to stand greater than 30 minutes in a clinic/procedure setting.
? Ability to lift/push > 50 pounds.
- Current licensure to practice nursing in the State of Michigan.
- Three years of nursing experience as an RN
- Transplant certification (CCTC/CCTN) within 3 years of hire.
- Recent Transplant RN Coordinator experience within the last 2 years.
- Must be willing to obtain Ohio RN licensure.
In order to be considered for this position the applicant must have met or will have met all the required qualifications prior to the start date of employment.
RESUME REQUIRED (for both internal & external applicants):
You must attach a complete and accurate resume to be fully considered for this position.
? 2-3 years recent ICU experience
? Experience in the care of kidney, liver, and lung transplant patients in the ambulatory care setting.
? Demonstrated competency in the care of immunocompromised patients.
? Experience providing care to multiple patient disciplines.
? Experience with EPIC, WORD, EXCEL.
? Knowledge of UM-Health nursing policies and standards of practice.
? Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing.
? Demonstrated competency in the assessment and interventions of laboratory testing, management of complex medical regimens, and patient and family education and counseling.
? Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills as evidenced by performance and evaluation.
? Demonstrated interpersonal skills as evidenced by performance and evaluation.
