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Transplant Referral Coordinator (RN) - Transplant Liver - Pre Transplant - Days

Tampa General Hospital

Location: Tampa, Florida
Type: Non-Remote
Posted on: September 20, 2022
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Submission for the position: Transplant Referral Coordinator (RN) - Transplant Liver - Pre Transplant - Days - (Job Number: 220002X3)
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Transplant Referral Coordinator (RN) - Transplant Liver - Pre Transplant - Days
Facility Profile
TGH is the area’s only level I trauma center and one of just two ABA-verified adult & pediatric burn centers in Florida. With five medical helicopters*, we transport critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. The hospital is home to one of the busiest solid organ transplant centers in the country. TGH is a nationally designated comprehensive stroke center, and has a 32-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit.  Other outstanding centers include cardiovascular, orthopedics, high-risk and normal obstetrics, urology, ENT, endocrinology, and the Children’s Medical Center, which features a nine-bed pediatric intensive care unit and pediatric kidney transplant services. As the region’s leading safety net hospital, Tampa General is committed to providing area residents with world-class and compassionate health care ranging from the simplest to the most complex medical services.
Tampa General Hospital was named the #1 hospital in Tampa Bay by U.S. News & World Report, 2020-2021, and recognized as one of America's Best Hospital's in five medical specialties: Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Nephrology, and Orthopedics. Tampa General Hospital has been designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the highest recognition for nursing excellence, for the fourth consecutive time – an accomplishment that fewer than one percent of hospitals nationwide have earned. TGH is accredited by The Joint Commission and was awarded disease-specific certification in five medical specialties. TGH is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). *Air transport provided by Metro Aviation, Inc.
Department Profile
Tampa General Hospital is home to one of the busiest transplant programs in both the state of Florida and the nation.  The transplant unit has 48 private rooms dedicated to organ transplant and post intensive care ventricular assist device (VAD) patients.  The nursing team works closely with the Tampa General Medical Group (TGMG) delivering exceptional care using a multidisciplinary approach.  This is a unit of elite class, highly trained, and qualified nurses where miracles happen every day.
Job Summary
The Transplant RN Referral Coordinator is responsible for collaborating with health care team to develop theory-based patient care for those patients undergoing solid organ transplantation (heart, liver, lung, kidney or combination organs) from candidate selection through long term post transplant follow-up.  The RN Referral Coordinator is responsible for reviewing patient records, interviewing patients, referring patients for initial visit and documenting/creating abstracts in EMR for referrals to transplantation programs. The RN Referral Coordinator is responsible for patient, significant other and nursing staff education regarding end-stage organ disease management and solid organ transplantation.  The RN Referral Coordinator is also
responsible for performing job duties in accordance with the mission, vision and values of Tampa General Hospital.
Required Skills
Current RN license from the State of Florida, BSN required, minimum of 2 years of critical care experience OR current certification as a CCTN (Certified Clinical Transplant Nurse) OR CCTC (Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator).
TGH Main Campus (TGHMAIN)
1 Tampa General Circle
Tampa , 33606
TGH Main Campus
1 Tampa General Circle
Nursing (LPNs, RNs)
TGH - Hospital
Sep 20, 2022, 8:44:35 PM
Schedule: Full-time Location(s): Tampa Day Job