The Transplant Coordinator will coordinate care for post-transplant patients, facilitate clinic flow, manage transplant evaluations, and provide weekly educational sessions to patients and support members. This role involves managing a patient caseload, serving as the primary point of contact through the transplant process, recovery, and at home, including admitting and discharging patients.
Requirements summary
Candidates must be a Registered Nurse with a BSN and possess at least two years of acute care experience, along with good medical and renal knowledge, and an understanding of chronic disease. A BLS certification is required, and the Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator (CCTC) certification must be obtained within three years of hire.
bachelor degreePatient EducationBLSPatient Care CoordinationPatient Care ManagementFinancial CoordinationChronic Disease ManagementCCTCPharmacy CoordinationCase Load ManagementSurgical CoordinationTransplant CoordinationTransplant EvaluationRenal KnowledgeClinic Flow FacilitationSocial Work CoordinationDietary Coordination
Job description
City/State Norfolk, VA Work Shift First (Days) Overview
Sentara Healthcare is seeking a Full Time/Day Shift Transplant Coordinator for our Kidney/Pancreas Transplant team at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Sign on bonus available for qualified candidate!
Position
Highlights:
Innovation: 525-bed Level 1 trauma center and tertiary care facility that was first in the region to perform kidney, heart, and pancreas transplants.
Market
Sentara Transplant Center has been around for nearly 40 years and is the only transplant center in Hampton Roads Region. We have performed more than 2,200 transplants.
Nursing
Excellence: We were the first hospital in the region to become a Magnet® recognized hospital.
What you will do: Coordinate care with post-transplant patients. Facilitates clinic flow, transplant evaluation, and patient care management. Provide weekly education sessions to patients and support member. Arranges appointments with surgeons, social worker, financial coordinator, pharmacy and dietary. Transplant Coordinator admits patient, provides support to patient/caregiver during the waiting period, and discharges transplant patient with instructions for going home. Transplant Coordinator will manage a case load of patients, remain patient’s point of contact through the transplant process, recovery and at home. Registered Nurse, BSN should have 2+ years of acute care experience, good medical - renal knowledge, and understands chronic disease. BLS required. Certified Clinical Transplant Coord (CCTC) required within three (3) years of hire. Outpatient clinic is open Monday –
Friday between 8am and 4:30pm. Transplant Coordinator will have some scheduled call and have weekend call about every 11th week.
Free access to complete CEUs and professional development
Legal Resources Plan
Medical, Dental, Vision plans
Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
Emergency Backup Care
Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
Life Insurance
401k/403B with Employer Match
Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
Pet Insurance
Legal Resources Plan
Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day! Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School. In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit. Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves. In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment. For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Sentara Health is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering hundreds of sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE, home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan. The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara “Employer of Choice” for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years. Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy!
