Nurse Practitioner Transplant (Non-Operative)

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Join our multidisciplinary Abdominal Transplant, Uterus Transplant, and Hepatobiliary Surgery team. This advanced practice role focuses on comprehensive inpatient and outpatient management of complex hepatobiliary and transplant patients. The role includes participation in inpatient rounding, outpatient clinic, education conferences, and supporting patients undergoing liver, kidney, pancreas, and uterus transplantation, as well as complex hepatobiliary surgeries.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-level inpatient care, including daily rounding, medical management, and discharge planning for transplant and hepatobiliary surgery patients.
• Manage patients in the outpatient clinic, including pre- and post-transplant evaluations, post-surgical follow-up, and hepatobiliary disease management.
• Perform comprehensive histories and physical exams; order and interpret diagnostic studies; and develop treatment plans in collaboration with fellows, residents, and attending surgeons.
• Manage immunosuppression, surgical complications, and comorbid conditions in transplant patients.
• Participate in multidisciplinary transplant selection meetings and contribute to care planning.
• Educate patients and families on surgical procedures, transplantation, medications, and follow-up care.
• Serve as a liaison between surgeons, transplant coordinators, consulting services, and allied health staff to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage acutely ill, high-complexity patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Commitment to multidisciplinary, team-based patient care.

Baylor University Medical Center