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Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Transplant Surgery at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time TH CTS Transplant Senior Specialist / Transplant Coordinator. The successful candidate will:

• Conduct pre-transplant education sessions for new and waitlisted transplant candidates.
  
  
  
  • Coordinate evaluation of pre-transplant candidates.
  
  
  • Obtain patient data in a timely manner.
  
  
  • Arrange necessary testing and review results with attending staff.
  
  
  • Collaborate with dialysis units in obtaining and sharing of information necessary for listing.
  
  
  
  


• Direct support staff in obtaining information needed for patient listing. Document flow of information in the Transchart database.


• Demonstrate knowledge of clinical issues pertinent to solid organ transplantation.


• Attend transplant divisional meetings and conferences as well as external professional meetings.


• Demonstrate the ability to coordinate transplant team activities with patients, families, OPO centers, and regulatory agencies.


• Participate in performance improvement activities; quality improvement and patient safety activities; assists in maintaining compliance with JCAHO accreditation and other internal and external regulatory standards including the code of conduct.


• Provide program information, and patient follow-up plans, and is available for educational programming with the referring facilities and physicians.


• Act as a liaison to governmental and other regulatory agencies (Medicare, Medicaid, UNOS, ESRD, etc.), the transplant surgery, and follow-up status. The transplant coordinator also may serve in an on-call capacity for the transplant program.


• Coordinate clinical evaluations of patients for transplantation, and collaborates with attending physician to evaluate clinical data and determine suitability for transplant.


• Coordinate the necessary testing for recipients and communicate with the recipient dialysis center during the evaluation process.


• Promote transplant awareness in dialysis units, and collaborate with dialysis staff to identify service-needs improvement.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree.


• New York State Registered Nurse Licensure.


• Previous experience working in a similar role, preferably in an academic medical center. 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

Work Schedule:

Monday to Friday; 9:00am to 5:00pm (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

SL-4

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected].

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at [email protected]