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Clinical Nurse III Post Transplant Coordinator

Albany Medical Center • Pattersonville-Rotterdam Junction, New York, United States • $65.10k / year • 20h ago

Department/Unit: Renal Transplant Service

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

Salary Range: $65,102.17 - $100,908.37 Clinical Nurse assesses, coordinates, plans, directs, implements and manages the needs of assigned patients throughout the episode of care with a focus on progress toward discharge, including during transitions within the acute care stay. The Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for the delivery and coordination of patient care provided by the caregiving team. S/he assures that competent, compassionate patient care is uniformly provided to customers including referring facilities, hospital staff and patients in the inpatient, ambulatory, and community settings.

Clinical Duties: Assists the attending Transplant surgeons, house staff, and Transplant staff with the direct care of hospitalized patients and outpatients on a rotating basis with the other clinical care coordinators, including: facilitation of patient discharges and transplant teaching Attends once a week outpatient Transplant clinics: RN orders labs, performs injection teaching, coordination of care Schedule appropriate non-invasive laboratory tests and participates in the interpretation of the results and the institution of appropriate therapy based off physician guidances Schedules appropriate surgery and tests for patients Discharge Planning Reviews discharge instructions to hospitalized patients Works with hospital case manager and social worker regarding patient discharge needs Answers telephone inquiries from patients and/or visiting nurses after hospital discharge Education of health care workers and the public regarding organ transplantation Participates in teaching programs of the Abdominal Organ Transplant Program Additional responsibilities as needed. Patient Care and Monitoring: Monitor Transplant recipients after surgery for complications or rejection and report to Transplant Physician Review lab results and biopsy reports Assess patient symptoms and clinical status Coordinate follow-up visits and routine post-transplant evaluations Medication Management: Monitor drug levels Adjust medications based on provider orders Educate patient of medication changes and adherence Provide Education and support to lifestyle changes, infection prevent, medication schedules, emotiona support, provide resources, and warning signs of complications inpatient and outpatient.

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Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

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