Travel Outreach RN Heart Failure Coordinator

Advanced Treatment and Transplant Clinic Position

LOCATION: Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

SPECIALTY/DEPARTMENT: Advanced Treatment and Transplant Clinic, the primary care is for heart failure patients.

SHIFT/SCHEDULE: Monday to Friday, FT Days, 8- or 9-hour day some flexibility. There is an on-call one week every 6 weeks.

This position is 90% travel to locations throughout Texas to see patients, overnight stay at times. Exact details to be discussed in a formal interview.

About Us

Here at Baylor Scott & White Health we promote the well-being of all individuals, families, and communities. Baylor Scott and White is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas that empowers you to live well.

Our Core Values are:

• We serve faithfully by doing what's right with a joyful heart.
• We never settle by constantly striving for better.
• We are in it together by supporting one another and those we serve.
• We make an impact by taking initiative and delivering exceptional experience.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to help you live well no matter where you are on your journey. For full details on coverage and eligibility, visit the Baylor Scott & White Benefits Hub to explore our offerings, which may include:

• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• PTO accrual beginning Day 1

Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level.

Job Summary

As a Transplant Coordinator RN, utilize a nursing model for quality patient care. Assess patient needs and create personalized care plans. Watch how patients respond to personalized care. Ensure patients have smooth transitions through healthcare. Prevent complications or delays by understanding needs.

Essential Functions of the Role

• Assessing transplant eligibility for patients involves interviewing them and their families.
• You will coordinate tests for transplant candidates, identify issues in results, and arrange necessary care. You'll work closely with patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers during this time.
• Manage recipient's post-transplant care.
• Arrange admissions, lab tests, clinic visits.
• Coordinate with referring, primary care. Understand test results, identify irregularities.
• Set up needed care as directed.
• Teaching candidates, families, caregivers about evaluation, organ allocation, waiting, post-operative, immunosuppression effects, complications, and psychological impact of transplant.
• Using insurance knowledge to help with post-transplant prescriptions. Assisting patients with coverage issues.
• Maintaining long-term prescriptions.
• Complying with various regulatory policies and maintaining records on the transplant waitlist through different online programs.
• Coordinating recipient transplants include using the donor website and communicating with potential recipients. Assessing their health status and notifying hospital departments are important tasks. Updates are also sent to the team.

Key Success Factors

• Comprehensive skills in nursing and patient care standards and procedures.
• Knowing rules, laws, regulations, standards, guidelines, certifying bodies, accrediting bodies relevant to our department is important.
• Knowledge of medical terms, health practices, disease control, medication specs, and side effects is essential for healthcare professionals.
• Respect for, and diligent observance of, professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights.
• Excellent communication skills, both spoken and written, for clear transmission of ideas.
• Basic computer skills: Microsoft Office, information security, scheduling systems, payroll systems, electronic medical records, and email use.

Belonging Statement

We believe that all people should feel welcomed, valued and supported.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's degree level.
• 2+ years of experience working with heart failure patients, or ICU in an inpatient setting
• Willingness to travel (overnight stay may be required at times)
• An (RN) Registered Nurse License no stipulations or restrictions.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and ALS skills required or obtain within (30) thirty days if not already held.

Baylor University Medical Center