p>Certification: Successfully obtain Bone Marrow Transplant Certified Nurse (BMTCN ) Certification within 1 year of start date, Maintains BMTCN Certification,
Work Environment and Hazards:
Potential exposure to hazardous material and communicable disease,
Special Physical Demands:
A physical condition is required, which allows for reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, walking and standing for some of a shift,
Must be able to function under rapidly changing and stressful conditions,
Job Specific Requirements:
A wide variety of internal and external relationships are involved in performance of the BMT Coordinator s duties:
o Interacts daily with patients, families/caregivers, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, discharge planners and physicians (both within the RWJBarnabas Health system, faculty, fellows, hospitalist and referring physicians) to provide and facilitate care,
o Communicates and collaborates with community physicians, pharmacists, laboratory personnel, home health agencies, insurance company case managers and medical directors to ensure a successful continuum of care,
o Utilizes his/her knowledge of transplant/cellular therapy contract requirements, in conjunction with the Financial Coordinator and the appropriate RWJUH personnel, to help ensure contract compliance,
Coordinate and promote the clinical activities of autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants and other IEC therapies,
Such activities may include, but are not limited to:
o Schedule patient appointments with referring physicians, obtaining necessary demographics, financial and medical information,
o Conduct pre-treatment interviews with prospective transplant/IEC therapy patients and families,
Obtains medical and social histories as necessary to impact the transplant/IEC therapy authorization process,
o Conduct donor searches and provides HLA search results to the medical transplant team to aide in donor selection,
o Schedule and coordinate pre-treatment testing of potential transplant/IEC therapy patients,
o Provide pre-treatment evaluation to transplant providers for transplant/IEC eligibility determination,
o Prepare pre-treatment evaluation results in a timely fashion and provides to Financial Coordinator for the authorization process,
Work closely with the Transplant Financial Coordinator and Social Worker to ensure insurance authorization is obtained for all transplant and IEC therapies,
o Educate patients, families/caregivers and donors regarding all aspects of transplantation/IEC therapy and serve as an advocate,
o Contribute to the collaborative development of the transplant admission schedule, and the outpatient clinic and treatment area appointments,
Work closely with the Stem Cell Collection Lab and the Cell Processing Lab to ensure safe scheduling of patients,
o Work closely with the outpatient and inpatient, medical, nursing, and support staff to arrange and communicate patient care,
o Recognize and assess patient problems and symptoms, offer nursing interventions and appropriate referrals to providers for menterventions,
o Assist and work closely with BMT Social Worker to facilitate the completion of and forwarding insurance and disability forms for BMT/IEC therapy patients,
Document care thoroughly in the medical record,
Provide patient status reports to community and referring physicians and third party payors,
Collaborate in the development and update of protocols and guidelines for the clinical program policy and procedures,
Participate in all transplant/IEC related meetings, including but not limited to:
o BMT Conference.
Responsible for participating in the coordination of patient care throughout the transplant process, including the ongoing assessment, and evaluation of patients preparing for and undergoing bone marrow transplant (BMT) or Immune Effector Cell (IEC) therapy,
The coordinator will follow all transplant/IEC patients post-transplant for survival and related post-transplant toxicities & needs,
The coordinator will be responsible for screening and educating potential and actual donors,
Section III: Job Qualifications/Education/Training/Certification/Licensure.