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Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Transplant Coordinator - Pre Kidney to join the team. This role will be full-time; Monday-Friday, regular business hours; on-call requirement: remote triage. Relocation assistance eligible.  

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation. 

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.

• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.

• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.

• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, & flexible work schedules.

Transplant Coordinator - Pre Kidney Job Responsibilities:

• Continually assesses patient needs and dynamically collaborates with the health-care team to address actual and potential patient care concerns and needs
• Completes documentation of the plan/orders/outcome related to the pathway according to policy.
• Delegates patient care activities appropriately. Responsible for aspects of care/communication related to assigned caseload of patients.
• Educates patient, family, and care providers. Plans, implements, and evaluates formal and informal education regarding all aspects of care for the patient, family and caregivers and documents appropriately.
• Organizes and submits data to ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines. Maintains entry, review and validation of all required data for caseload of patients according to protocol. Maintains the accuracy and timeliness of reporting with a greater than 95% compliance. Organizes and reports data to ensure efficient and consistent operation of the department within regulatory guidelines and for research and clinical care.
• Actively participates in program quality assessment and performance improvement initiatives including committees or teams.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives and assists with process and protocol development/revision based on evidence based/best practice findings.
• Collaborates effectively with the interdisciplinary team and leverages the expertise of the team to achieve patient outcomes.
• Ensures improvements in practice by assuming responsibility for continuing education including obtaining and maintaining professional certification.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• Experience: 3 years as a Registered Nurse
• Certification: Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association; Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience: critical care, transplant; experience working in the ICU

We are Inova, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better - to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare. 

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.