INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health system has a great opportunity for a RN Coordinator in Oklahoma City, OK. In this position, you’ll work Full Time Days 8:00am-4:30pm with our Organ Placement team providing exceptional care to those who have entrusted INTEGRIS Health with their healthcare needs. If our mission of partnering with people to live healthier lives speaks to you, apply today and learn more about our increased compensation plans and recently enhanced benefits package for all eligible caregivers such as front-loaded PTO, 100% INTEGRIS Health paid short-term disability, increased retirement match, and paid family leave. We invite you to join us as we strive to be The Most Trusted Partner for Health.
The Organ Placement Nurse Coordinator is a specialized member of the transplant team and provides 24-hour call coverage for the abdominal solid organ transplant programs for organ offer management/ donor call service, along with patient, physician, and hospital calls. This RN/LPN will work in conjunction with OPOs (Organ Procurement Organizations), on call transplant surgeons and physicians, along with hospital staff to arrange for the successful transplantation of organs.
This position requires population specific competencies. Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals as appropriate based on the level of patient contact this position requires. All applicants will receive consideration regardless of membership in any protected status as defined by applicable state or federal law, including protected veteran or disability status.
The Organ Placement Nurse Coordinator responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Manages all aspects of deceased donor transplants, from notification of organ offer to offer acceptance through transplantation.
• Assesses the suitability and prepares the potential transplant/artificial organ recipient and live donor for solid organ transplantation.
• Applies recipient and cadaver/live donor selection criteria at time of transplant and coordinates preoperative care for cadaver/live donor and recipient.
• Communicate timely and accurately with transplant surgeon and physicians related to organ offers and with the OPO.
• Notify, schedule, and update all transplant, HLA lab, OPO, and hospital team members through all phases of transplant; donor recovery, pre- transplant admission, OR and anesthesia scheduling and post-transplant.
• Arranges all transportation for organ recovery and/ or organ transport as required.
• Contacts transplant recipient(s) for triage/ assessment of current status with appropriate documentation and report back to the transplant physicians for determination of candidacy.
• Complete all required UNET documentation at time of organ offer, for acceptance and denial of organs and at time of pre- and post-transplant.
• Complete all required notification and documentation required by transplant program and OPTN.
• The Organ Placement Nurse Coordinator reports to the Abdominal Transplant Nurse Manager.
• Receive patient phone calls and triage based on program criteria.
• Receive lab critical values and manage per program criteria and policies.
• Receive outside physician/hospital calls related to transplant program patients and manage appropriate care per program criteria.
• This position may have additional or varied physical demand and/or respiratory fit test requirements. Please consult the Physical Demands Project SharePoint site or contact Risk Management/Employee Health for additional information.
• Assumes shifts as assigned by manager.