Pediatric BMT Nurse Coordinator

Under general direction of the PBMT Medical Director and in collaboration with the multidisciplinary transplant team, the nurse coordinator provides expert nursing care for transplant, cell and gene therapy patients, including candidates (pre-transplant), recipients (post-transplant) and/or donors with a variety of complex treatment options. The nursing coordinator serves as a contact point for transplant patients, family members, referring physicians, staff as well as contact point for the coordination and facilitation of the care of the patient in specialty areas. The nurse coordinator provides leadership for collaborative and multidisciplinary patient care with emphasis on education and continuity of patient care for the entire period of care including inpatient, outpatient, or both. The transplant nurse coordinator is responsible for monitoring and coordinating the care of transplant patients to ensure they reach their maximum health potential before and/or after transplant.

Specific daily responsibilities include triaging patient calls and test results, coordinating organ evaluation studies and specialty referrals, confirming orders, providing ongoing transplant patient education, spearheading the coordination of care for the transplant patient across disciplines, resourcing and assisting nursing with cellular therapy infusions, coordinating discharge care, and clinic work as needed.

This position will support the transplant team by communicating with patients on behalf of providers. Respond to changes in patient condition as exhibited in signs, symptoms and lab values in collaboration with the provider. The nurse will make changes to medication and treatment plans as delegated by the provider. The nurse coordinator will educate patient on any changes and document in the EHR. Lastly, they will prep and review charts for providers for patient pre and post-transplant ambulatory visits.