Clinical Coordinator III (RN) - Hematology & Oncology (BMT)

Clinical Coordinator III (RN) - Hematology & Oncology (BMT)

The Clinical Coordinator III (RN) provides patient care, education, and coordination for the Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) team within the Division of Medical Hematology/Oncology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. The RN coordinates all aspects of the transplantation process for selected candidates and serves as a liaison between departments involved in patient care.

This role ensures adherence to clinical protocols, regulatory and certification requirements, and supports data collection and reporting activities. The Clinical Coordinator III reports directly to the Outpatient Oncology Nursing Directors and works in close collaboration with the NYP BMT & Cellular Therapy Program Manager.

Responsibilities include conducting referral intake and screening for all potential transplant candidates, overseeing the evaluation of candidates for stem cell transplantation and stem cell collection, ensuring completion of pre-transplant work-ups and maintaining accurate documentation in pre-transplant records, coordinating pre-transplant evaluations for both inpatient and outpatient populations, reviewing diagnostic work-up results with transplant physicians, communicating evaluation status and care plans with patients, families, and referring physicians, preparing and distributing correspondence to referring physicians regarding patient status, collaborating with the Financial Coordinator to obtain insurance authorization for transplantation, partnering with the Leukemia Service Nurse Practitioner to facilitate HLA typing for patients and family members, coordinating with Myeloma and Lymphoma Service RNs to obtain clinical information on referred patients, working with the Search Coordinator to identify unrelated donors, as needed, supporting clinical care activities, including central line care, chemotherapy administration, injectable medications, and patient education on self-administration techniques, participating in weekly transplant program meetings, maintaining regular communication with patients to provide updates on pre-transplant progress and monitor health status, providing finalized pre-transplant evaluation packets to the inpatient transplant Nurse Practitioner following physician sign-off, developing and updating patient education materials, organizing and facilitating pre-transplant orientation sessions in collaboration with the Transplant Administrator, Social Worker, and Nurse Practitioner, and attending transplant clinics to perform patient evaluations and deliver education to transplant candidates.

Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience, plus four years of related clinical experience, prior Blood Stem Cell Transplant (BMT) experience, current New York State Registered Nurse (RN) license and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, and the ability to adapt to a flexible schedule and a fast-paced, evolving work environment.

Preferred qualifications include medical oncology experience and prior experience as a BMT Coordinator.

Other requirements include medical clearance and participation in the medical surveillance program, successful completion of all required compliance and systems training.