Payroll Title:
CLIN NURSE 2 Department:
TRANSPLANT RECOVERY TEAM Hiring Pay Scale
$66.25 - $92.86 / Hour Worksite:
Remote Appointment Type:
Career Appointment Percent:
100% Union:
NX Contract Total Openings:
1 Work Schedule:
12-Hour Rotating Shifts and Work Days
#140700 (RN) Organ Allocation Transplant Coord - Remote
Filing Deadline: Tue 8/4/2026
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UC San Diego values and welcomes people from all backgrounds. If you are interested in being part of our team, possess the needed licensure and certifications, and feel that you have most of the qualifications and/or transferable skills for a job opening, we strongly encourage you to apply.
This is a UC San Diego Internal Recruitment open to UCSD and UCSD Health System Staff Only
UCSD Layoff from Career Appointment : Apply by 07/30/2026 for consideration with preference for rehire. All layoff applicants should contact their Employment Advisor.
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Current UC San Diego Health CNA (NX) represented RN/NP applicants will be considered after the first 7 days of job posting. All additional applicants will be considered after 14 days of job posting, pending the status of the initial internal CNA (NX) represented applicant pool.
The shift for this position is on call 24/7 coverage on a rotating schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.
DESCRIPTION
UC San Diego Health is proud to be a four-time Magnet-designated organization and has now earned Magnet with Distinction from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Magnet is the gold standard for nursing excellence, achieved by only about 10% of hospitals worldwide. Magnet with Distinction is awarded to the highest-performing Magnet organizations, with only a select few earning this prestigious honor. This recognition reflects our commitment to transformational leadership, professional nursing excellence, innovation, exceptional patient outcomes, and an empowering practice environment where nurses thrive.
The Organ Allocation Transplant Coordinator has the responsibility to take call for the transplant departments (heart, lung, liver, and kidney) at UC San Diego Center for Transplantation. The call responsibilities include but are not limited to reviewing deceased donor organ offers when organs become available to transplant candidates, triaging patient calls, UNOS updates, UNOS listings, reporting adverse events and culture reporting, assisting with urgent transfers, delegating appropriately all aspects of call related duties to the Organ Allocation Specialist, and other duties that may be assigned by the Organ Allocation & Transplant Recovery Manager.
The Donor Allocation Transplant Coordinator facilitates acceptance or refusal of donor organs for transplant and coordinates the organ recovery with the transplant surgeons, medical teams, Organ and Tissue Donation Team, Histocompatibility lab, UCSD hospital teams, (OR, blood bank, admissions, bedside nurses, etc.) and communicates with patient recipients who will be receiving the organs. The Donor Allocation Transplant Coordinator must be able to spend the majority of their time independently executing complex logistical support pertaining to all aspects of organ recovery and placement. It is the Donor Allocation Transplant Coordinator teams responsibility to provide 24/7 coverage on a rotating schedule including nights, weekends and holidays.
The Donor Allocation Transplant Coordinator is a remote non-exempt position that may require on campus meetings and trainings. This position is intended to convert to an exempt Transplant Coordinator position in the future.
The Donor Allocation Transplant Coordinator is a remote non-exempt position that may require on campus meetings and trainings. This position is intended to convert to an exempt Transplant Coordinator position in the future.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
- Registered Nurse (RN) issued by the state of California.
- Minimum of three (3) years of solid organ transplant on-call experience at a multi-organ transplant center.
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to manage multiple levels of information and responsibilities, and to quickly assess moderately-complex problems to develop potential solutions.
- Demonstrates critical thinking and clinical skills to identify and implement nursing interventions and evaluate results.
- Must be able to function in a fast-paced environment, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and consistently demonstrate empathy and kindness to all staff and patients.
- Must have excellent skills to communicate and influence effectively with all levels of staff, physicians, patients and external constituents, both verbally and in writing.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- BSN.
- Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator (CCTC) certification.
- Epic and Phoenix experience.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
- Must be able to work various hours, days, shifts, on-call and locations based on the 24-hour Medical Center's business needs.
- Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.
Pay Transparency Act
Annual Full Pay Range: $138,330 - $193,892 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)
Hourly Equivalent: $66.25 - $92.86
Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).
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