Description

The Transplant Assistant reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Transplant Assistant is a non-RN member of the intake team that handles the evaluation of the organ, recipient and donors. The Transplant Assistant works under the direction of the RN Transplant Coordinator for all aspects of the job. The Assistant facilitates the process of intake from the first contact up to transplant.

Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the Transplant Nurse Coordinator (TNC):

• Schedules recipients/donor initial appointments, special follow-up appointments, and medical work-ups.
• Enters test orders, documents and retrieves test results for RN evaluation.
• Coordinates scheduling with (but not limited to): physicians, admitting, PFS liaison, lab department,psychiatry, and social work.
• Assists in the arrangements of living related/non-related organ donation and transplantation asdirected by the RN Transplant Coordinator.
• Assembles packets of information for patients/ patients’ families to be used at meetings, educationsessions, or individually, both handed out or mailed.
• Works with PFS liaison to obtain insurance information for all patients prior to or on the evaluationday.
• Maintains contact with the organ and donor candidates in order to obtain updated medicalinformation and reports.
• Maintains and updates pre-transplant medical records, files documents, data-entry into database.
• Assists in the ordering of teaching supplies for the RN Transplant Coordinators.
• Participates on committees and attends meetings as appropriate.
• Collaborates with other Clinical Coordinators in order to assure that all responsibilities are coveredwhen one Coordinator is absent. The Assistants may rotate some tasks as appropriate andapproved by the RN Transplant Coordinators.
• Faxes or mails medical information to the case managers, referring physicians and consultingphysicians.
• Works with assigned RN Transplant Coordinator to complete job specific tasks.
• Sets-up and checks-in patients for group meetings.
• Assists with collecting data information.

Qualifications

Required:

• 4 yrs. High school
• Medical experience (e.g. unit secretary, doctor’s office, etc.)

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.