Overview
The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience.
Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes. Responsibilities
- Coordinates the work of an area in the department in mission, vision, and values.
- Drives the operation in alignment of goals and strategy of the department.
- Schedules labor and equipment.
- Accountable for the accurate reporting of time and attendance of direct reports.
- Actively participates and leads patient selection committee meetings assuring all regulatory required aspects of patient selection are completed.
- Provides input related to patient selection and assures clinical treatment decisions have been assigned for completion by the appropriate transplant team member.
- Supervises clinical operations within individual transplant programs and assists teams in the resolution of operational issues, as needed.
- Represents all programs within Transplant quality structure, assisting with event reviews and post event staff education.
- Provides Emergency Transplant Waitlist placement approval for patients without insurance authorization.
- Provides administrative approval for organ acquisition or organ perfusion related expenses.
- Leads the implementation of new processes or procedures and the development of training for clinical transplant staff.
- Manages Transplant IT issues and assists staff with resolution or escalation.
- Collaborates with Transplant Program Managers to maintain operational compliance with organizational policies, procedures and transplant specific regulations, including CMS, DNV, and OPTN.
- Collaborates with Transplant Program Managers to develop annual transplant program budgets in order to maintain staffing and supply resources within established budget targets.
- Manages monthly Medicare Time Study reporting, required for all staff providing pre-transplant care.
- May manage the hiring, orienting and development of staff.
- May conduct employee evaluations, coaching, and disciplinary processes to align employee performance and behaviors.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above.
- Demonstrated organizational, human relations and effective communication skills.
- Ability to resolve staff and scheduling conflicts in order to meet department goals and needs.
- Ability to orchestrate multiple tasks simultaneously.
- The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
- Two years of transplant nursing experience, which includes direct care to pre or post-transplant recipients within the last 5 years.
- Certification by the American Board for Transplant Certification as a Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator, Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinator or Certified Clinical Transplant Nurse must be obtained within 90 days of hire.
Licenses Required
Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Utah, or obtain one within 90 days of hire under the interstate compact if switching residency to State of Utah.
Must maintain current Interstate Compact (multi-state) license if residency is not being changed to Utah.
- Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.
- One of the following Current certification as a Certified Clinical Transplant Nurse (CCTN) through the American Board for Transplant Certification.
Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator (CCTC) through the American Board for Transplant Certification.Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinator (CPTC) through the American Board for Transplant Certification.
Additional license requirements as determined by the hiring department.
Qualifications (Preferred)
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.
This position involves intensive work that may exert up to 100 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects, such as medical equipment or patients while providing medical care.
This position may be exposed to infectious diseases and may be required to function around prisoners or behavioral health patients.
Physical Requirements Carrying, Climbing, Color Determination, Crawling, Far Vision, Lifting, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Pulling and / or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Walking
Multi-lingual Candidates Welcomed
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