RN Coordinator-Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiovascular Medicine (Full-Time) Days-Detroit

Transplant Coordinators coordinate all aspects of care for both transplant recipients and donors. A coordinator participates in medical, administrative, research and teaching duties. The coordinator is an active member of the multi-disciplinary transplant team.

This RN will be working with the Heart Failure and Advanced Heart Failure team in addition to working with LVAD and heart transplant patients

• Development and implementation of IPD critical Pathways
• IPD discharge planning
• Facilitating and managing the use of home care
• Triage of OPD and IPD medical issues with referral to appropriate health care professionals
• Communications with insurance companies and referring physicians
• Quality assurance projects
• Promoting health maintenance education and follow-up
• Donor & Recipient Family and patient management

Location: Detroit

Hours: 630AM-5PM, 4- 10-hour shifts. No weekends or on-call requirements.

Benefits: Full-Time

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
• Organizational and Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with patient care personnel and relate to the patients and their families.
• Minimum of two (2) years clinical nursing experience in an inpatient or outpatient setting.
• Analytical ability and motivation necessary to effectively plan, deliver and implement plans of care to in acute and outpatient situations.
• For those working as a Coordinator of Heart Transplant/with VADS: Experience in ICU or OR preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:

• Current RN license in the State of Michigan.

Additional Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Medical Group
• Department: Cardiovascular Medicine
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code: Not Applicable