Coord Pre-kidney Transplant 1.0 Days

Advocate Aurora Health

Oak Lawn, Illinois, US
Base: $44.15 - $66.25; bonus/equity: not specified...
Kidney transplant recipient care
Outpatient clinic management
Patient education and support
Plans, implements and conducts the clinical care of the kidney transplant recipient in the outpatient clinic by coordinating short and long-term follow-up care for patients

Job Summary

  • Plans, implements and conducts the clinical care of the kidney transplant recipient in the outpatient clinic by coordinating short and long-term follow-up care for patients.
  • Serves as a liaison between nursing, house staff, attending physician, social workers, insurance case managers, patients and their families.
  • Participates equally in accepting emergency calls from pre- and post-kidney transplant patients and coordinates patient admission to hospital for kidney transplantation.

Matching Summary

Plans, implements and conducts the clinical care of the kidney transplant recipient in the outpatient clinic by coordinating short and long-term follow-up care for patients.

Salary

Base: $44.15 - $66.25; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Yes

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Kidney transplant recipient care
  • Outpatient clinic management
  • Patient education and support
  • Wound care and phlebotomy
  • Rejection monitoring and documentation
  • Collaboration with surgeons and nephrologists
  • Discharge planning coordination
  • Research protocol adherence
  • Emergency call participation
  • UNOS Database data entry

Nice-to-have

  • Promote advances in transplantation
  • Develop patient education materials
  • Mentor nursing students
  • Maintain professional relationships with dialysis units
  • Serve as a resource for multidisciplinary team

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or equivalent
  • 5+ years med/surg and/or acute hemodialysis experience
  • 2 years transplant experience
  • Current RN license in the State of Illinois
  • CPR certification

Work Rights

Not specified

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