Transition Coordinator

Transition Coordinator

Job Title - Transition Coordinator

Position Number - 002433

Vacancy Open to - All Candidates

Time-Limited - Yes

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Advertising Department - PEDS-HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY

Division - ECU Health/BSOM

Classification Title - 19200 Human Services Practitioner

Competency Level - 2 - Journey

Working Title - Transition Coordinator

Number of Vacancies - 1

Full Time Equivalent (FTE) - 1.0

Full Time or Part Time - Full Time

Recruitment Range - $33,884 - $50,781

Anticipated Hiring Range - $39,713 - $44,125

Salary Grade Equivalency - NC06

Work Schedule - Monday - Friday

Work Hours - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Position Location (City) - Greenville

Job Category - Staff

Be a Pirate! East Carolina University (ECU) is consistently ranked among the nation's top public universities for its commitment to research, innovation, social mobility, and public service. Classified as a R1 institution by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education, ECU is among the top 5% of research universities in the United States, an elite designation reflecting the highest levels of research activity, funding, and doctoral output. Founded in 1907, ECU is a public, four-year university located in Greenville, N.C., which is widely regarded as the cultural, educational, economic, and medical hub of eastern North Carolina. Through education, research, healthcare, community engagement, athletics, cultural enrichment, and service, ECU enhances the quality of life for its students, the state and communities around the world. It is a great place to work, teach, and learn. ECU's commitment to impactful scholarship is further demonstrated through its repeated Carnegie Community Engagement Classification (2010, 2015, 2024), as well as its 2024 designation as a Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose institution. These distinctions recognize the university's leadership in translating research into meaningful community partnerships and measurable societal benefits. The university supports its workforce through a wide range of professional development opportunities designed to foster career growth and skill advancement. Eligible employees also benefit from a comprehensive benefits package that promotes a healthy work-life balance.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit - The Department of Pediatrics is one of the largest clinical departments within the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine. The mission of the Department is to provide quality patient care, to teach medical students and residents, and to do research. It consists of 16 sections, Pediatric Outpatient Center and laboratories (research and clinical). The sections of the Department are: Administration, Adolescent Medicine, Cardiology, Children's Advocacy Center, Children's Developmental Services Agency, Critical Care and Pulmonology, Endocrinology/Diabetes, Family Autism Center, Gastroenterology, General Pediatrics, Healthy Weight, Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Disease and Immunology, Medicine-Pediatrics, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neurology, and Sleep Medicine. The Department is funded from State appropriated monies, practice plan generated income and by grants awarded. It is the mission of the Department of Pediatrics, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, to provide exemplary medical education/training of physicians in pediatric medicine at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Additionally, it is the mission of the department to provide model comprehensive primary and consultative subspecialty care to children of eastern North Carolina, to advance scientific knowledge through basic and clinical research, and to provide continuing medical education opportunities for physicians in the region. The achievement of this mission requires a full faculty commitment to the goals and operations of the Department of Pediatrics, the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, and East Carolina University.

Primary Purpose of Position - The primary purpose of this position is to provide coordination of services related to transition aged patients for the Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Duties include conducting transition readiness assessments, acting as liaison between pediatric and adult care teams as needed, documenting all assessment forms, and effectively communicating and navigating systems to assure patient access. The division currently provides care for patients living with blood disorders, sickle cell disease, and oncology related disorders. This position will also be responsible for maintaining all patient databases that are important for grant reporting.

Minimum Education, Knowledge, Skills, and Experience - Associate degree in a related Human Services discipline and two years of experience related to the area of assignment, or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills, and Experience - Experience working with patients within a health care systemExperience with developing promotional items, managing social media and distributing patient specific communications including email and newsletters

Additional Instructions to Applicant - CLINICAL SUPPORT POSITION–NOT SUBJECT TO STATE HUMAN RESOURCES ACT. The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is affiliated with ECU Health Medical Center, which serves as its teaching hospital, as well as the flagship hospital for ECU Health. Employment in this position provides eligibility to participate in the UNC Optional Retirement Program (ORP) which offers matching employer contributions and employee control of investment choices, along with eligibility to participate in various Voluntary Supplemental Retirement Plans (401k, 403b, 457). This position is not eligible to participate in the NC Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System (TSERS). Additionally, this position offers multiple voluntary options for Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance as well as various supplemental plans including Critical Illness, Flexible Spending Accounts, Cancer, and Disability. While this position is not automatically eligible for the NC Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System (TSERS), new hires transferring from another North Carolina state agency and current ECU employees transferring internally who had been enrolled in TSERS in their previous employment will continue participation in TSERS. These individuals may be able to elect to participate in ORP if they had not been offered that option at the time of their initial enrollment into TSERS.

Job Open Date - 09/10/2026

Job Close Date - Positions will be posted until 11:59 p.m. EST on this date; If no closing date is indicated, the position will be posted until filled and may close at any time after the recruitment has been completed. - 09/30/2026

Open Until Filled - No

Nondiscrimination Statement - East Carolina University is committed to workforce success and cultivating a culture of care for our employees. ECU prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment based on race/ethnicity, color, genetic information, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, political affiliation, and veteran status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran status or disability. Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) should contact the ADA Coordinator at View phone number on click.appcast.io (Voice/TTY) or ADA - View email address on click.appcast.io.

Eligibility for Employment - Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. ECU participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. If highest degree earned is from an institution outside of the U.S. and its territories, final candidates are required to have their degree validated as equivalent to the degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S.

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