Registered Nurse (RN) - Transplant
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX

Shift: No Weekends

Description

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As an RN Coordinator Transplant with Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic RN Coordinator Transplant to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Seeking a Registered Professional Nurse who is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluation the nursing care for patients suffering from chronic and end stage organ disease and potential transplant patients and live donors. The RN coordinates care delivered by other members of the transplant team to affect positive outcomes for the patient.

What you will do in this role:

Pre Transplant Phase 

• Assures the performance of necessary studies to determine a patient’s candidacy 
• Responsible for the educational process for both patient and family 
• Participates in the evaluation and patient selection process 
• Monitors patient status throughout work-up and listing 
• Participates in the process for patient preparation for transplantation surgery 
• Responsible for data collection/entry/management for all regulatory agency requirements

Transplant/Inpatient

•  Assumes lead in directing responsibility of the education to patient and family 
• Participates in clinical rounding that includes monitoring quality and adverse changes 
• Maintains communication with all the multi-disciplinary team 
• Acts as the resource person regarding transplantation for all staff 
• Monitors ongoing plan of care and implements changes accordingly
• Prepares patients for discharge and outpatient follow-up
• Communicates with referring physicians as indicated for continuity of care 
• Responsible for communication from inpatient to outpatient clinical continuity of care 
• Responsible for continuing data collection/entry/management for all regulatory agency requirements

Post Transplant Phase

• Monitor and follow all diagnostic studies
•  Evaluate health status as per clinical protocol 
• Communicate and coordinate any patient issues/concerns to the appropriate transplant team member 
• Continues educational process to patient and family members 
• Provides patient care under the direction of the transplant physician 
• Responsible for data collection/entry/management for all regulatory agency requirements

What qualification you will need:

• Graduate of a nursing program: diploma, associate degree, or baccalaureate program.
• At least 1 year RN experience and must meet ALL requirements of RN II
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Employee completes initial and ongoing training and competencies as defined by service line, facility and department/unit which are specific to the needs of the patient population served (if applicable).

Minimum License, Certificates, or Registrations Required:

• Valid and Current Texas License is required – Registered Nurse

Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant has been nationally recognized for its record setting kidney, liver and pancreas transplant programs. It is home to the Texas Transplant Institute and is the largest living donor kidney transplant program in the US. According to the United Network of Organ Sharing database, the center reached a major milestone in 2019 by performing 231 living donor kidney transplants in a single year setting a new national record - that’s 65 more transplants than the second center on the list.

In addition to transplant care, Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant is a full service hospital with over 260 beds that provides specialized services for liver cancer care, emergency care, weight loss surgery, urology surgery, vascular surgery, inpatient rehabilitation, colorectal surgery and behavioral health care. It is a designated Center of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Our Sexual Assault Response Team provides a compassionate environment for sexual assault survivors ages 13+, serving as a model for hospitals and agencies all over the world. Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant prides itself on providing the highest quality of patient care possible as proven by their consecutive Grade A scores from the Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade survey and ranking in the nation’s top quartile for patient experience. For more information, please visit our website at www.sahealth.com and select Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant under Locations.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our RN Coordinator Transplant opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.