Kidney Post-Transplant Coordinator

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote


Fully On-Site


Work Schedule


Monday-Friday 8 am-5 pm


Posted Date


05/13/2026


Salary Range : $181071.36 - 243419.04 Annually


Employment Type


2 - Staff: Career


Duration


Indefinite


Job #


30497


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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In this impactful role with UCLA Health the Transplant Coordinator will provide expert, patient-centered clinical case management throughout the transplant journey, from initial referral through ongoing follow-up. This role requires advanced knowledge of organ transplantation and serves as a key liaison among patients and families, physicians, medical staff, referring providers, insurance partners, and organ procurement organizations. The Coordinator ensures seamless interdisciplinary care, provides individualized education and support, facilitates donor and recipient coordination, and promotes quality, resource stewardship, and exceptional patient outcomes. Additional responsibilities include clinical data collection, development of educational programs and clinical protocols, and support of community education and outreach.

The Transplant Coordinator reports directly to the Nurse Manager, with clinical functions supervised by the Transplant Program Medical Directors and Nurse Manager. Performance is evaluated jointly by the Transplant Program Medical Directors and Nurse Manager.

TC2: must have CCTC

Salary range:


TC1: $181,071.365-$243,419.04 (annually)

TC2: $218,175.12 - $260,749.44 (annually)

Job Qualifications

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We're seeking an individual with:

• TC I: Current California Registered Nurse license, graduation from an accredited nursing program with a B.S. degree or Masters and 5 years of relevant RN experience with a combination of critical care and or transplant experience (required).
• TC II: Current California Registered Nurse license, graduation from an accredited nursing program with a B.S degree or Masters, CCTC and a minimum of 5 years relevant RN experience with a combination of critical care and/or transplant experience. Must have CCTC or CPTC (required).
• An ability to case manage all aspects of a transplant patient's medical care from initial evaluation to post transplant follow-up; 2) apply a broad understanding and knowledge of organ transplantation, including immunology, immunosuppression, rejection and other complications of transplantation, drug toxicity and graft failure (required).
• Ability to communicate effectively with persons of various cultural backgrounds. Good verbal and written communication skills (required).
• Ability to interface effectively with patients and their families (required)
• Excellent organizational skills, proficiency in meeting deadlines, ability to work independently and prioritize workload. Ability to manage numerous concurrent tasks in a high stress environment and deal with change (required).
• Ability to effectively coordinate and assess patient care and act as a liaison with nursing staff, outside agencies, team physicians, referring physicians, patients and families. (required)
• Ability to teach about transplantation and medical management issues. (required)

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.