RN Coordinator-Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiovascular Medicine

Henry Ford Health

RN Coordinator-Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiovascular Medicine

Detroit, MI
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    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

  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    ** 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.