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8am-4:30pm

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Your Job:

Professional nursing position for an individual with advanced skills, providing specialized nursing care with the primary emphasis on the treatment of individuals with end-stage organ disease that are designated to have a solid organ transplant. This role will also provide continuity and coordination of patient care, conduct patient and professional education initiatives, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, community resources, and agencies.

Your Job Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science Nursing

• Current license to practice professional nursing in the state of Texas – REQUIRED

• Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support certification – REQUIRED

• Specialty certification (CCRD, CCTC)- Preferred

• Proficient with technical office equipment including computers, printers, fax, copiers, and telephones

• Minimum of 2 years of RN experience in transplant, renal, or end-stage organ disease preferred

Your Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinates the pre-transplant evaluation process and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to ensure timely completion

• Participates in the patient selection committee

• Assures patient is listed with appropriate MELD score and method of contact during the waiting period is clearly established

• Obtains labs and other clinical data required to maintain patients appropriate MELD

• Updates pre-transplant charts while waiting on the list at least annually

• Coordinates transplant admission process when organ offers are made for the potential recipient and back up recipients

• Communicates with third-party payers regarding transplant procedures and provides medical necessity documentation as required

• Coordinates and participates in the patient/ family education pre-transplant and maintains proper documentation

• Triages patient and/or donor calls based on transplant population needs

• Maintain data in the database and on flowsheets

• Data entry as required for database maintenance and patient management

• Maintains oversite required regulatory reporting including UNOS/HCFA/TIEDI, collaborative transplant study and tumor registry

• Coordinates and participates in the patient/ family education post-transplant and maintains proper documentation

• Monitors post-transplant patient clinical data and assures data is reviewed by a physician as required

• Communicates with patient and referring/primary physicians regarding changes in medications and other clinical management

• Conducts self as a professional, clinical expert in the area of practice, thus providing a role model for others

• Participates in educational programs sponsored by the Medical Center and those sponsored by outside agencies

• Consults with the staff of other units where transplant patient is housed

Methodist Dallas Medical Center is one of North Texas’ best places to work. And it keeps getting better. The flagship hospital of Methodist Health System, Methodist Dallas is a 595-bed acute care teaching and referral hospital. It is home to the only adult Level I Trauma Center in southern Dallas, the first and only Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center in southern Dallas, and the newly renovated Linda and Mitch Hart Breast Center. Celebrating more than 90 years of service, we strive to have a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcomes the skills and talents of all groups. Our reputation as an award-winning employer shows in the distinctions we’ve earned:

• Magnet®-designated hospital

• 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Hospital Review , 2023

• Top 10 Military Friendly® Employer, Gold Designation, 2023

• Top 10 Military Spouse Friendly® Employer, 2023

• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

• Liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation programs

Methodist Health System is a faith-based organization with a mission to improve and save lives through compassionate, quality healthcare. For nearly a century, Dallas-based Methodist Health System has been a trusted choice for health and wellness. Named one of the fastest-growing health systems in America by Modern Healthcare , Methodist has a network of 12 hospitals (through ownership and affiliation) with nationally recognized medical services, such as a Level I Trauma Center, multi-organ transplantation, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care, neurosurgery, robotic surgical programs, oncology, gastroenterology, and orthopedics, among others. Methodist has more than two dozen clinics located throughout the region, renowned teaching programs, innovative research, and a strong commitment to the community. Our reputation as an award-winning employer shows in the distinctions we’ve earned:

• Magnet® designations for Methodist Dallas, Methodist Charlton, Methodist Mansfield, and Methodist Richardson Medical Centers

• 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Hospital Review , 2023

• Top 10 Military Friendly® Employer, Gold Designation, 2023

• Top 10 Military Spouse Friendly® Employer, 2023

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Methodist Health System (MHS) to select, develop, and promote employees based on individual ability and job performance. It has been, and will continue to be, the policy of MHS to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, disability, marital status, genetic information or ancestry. This policy affects decisions including, but not limited to, an employee’s compensation, benefits, terms and conditions of employment, opportunities for promotion, training, development, transfer all other privileges of employment. MHS is committed to maintain a working environment free of intimidation, workplace discrimination and harassment. Retaliation or attempted retaliatory behavior that occurs as a result of an employee’s exercise of their rights under this policy or any other statutorily protected right is strictly prohibited and will be grounds for disciplinary action.

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