Registered Nurse (RN) Transplant Coordinator Advanced Heart Failure Program FT Days

Job Title: Coordinator Transplant

Location: Newark Beth Israel Medical Ctr

Department Name: Advanced Heart Program

Req #: 0000243380

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $111,892.09 - $146,252.79 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview:

The Advanced Heart Failure Nurse - RN plays a central role in the outpatient management of patients with complex cardiac conditions, including advanced heart failure, cardiomyopathies, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - HCM,

Working closely with cardiologists, APPs, and the multidisciplinary heart failure team, the RN provides comprehensive clinical support, patient education, medication management, and ongoing care coordination to optimize patient outcomes and quality of life,

This role is ideal for an RN who is looking for a fast-paced, highly specialized environment and enjoys building strong long-term therapeutic relationships with patients and families.

First established in 1901, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is a 665-bed quaternary care, teaching hospital that provides comprehensive health care for the region. Staffed with more than 800 physicians, 3200 employees, and 150 volunteers, our hospital is ready to provide you and your family with the quality care you need.

At Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, we are committed to quality and excellence in patient care.

Qualifications:

Required:

• BSN
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience, with at least 1-2 years of those in cardiology and/or heart failure patients
• Ability and interest to learn clinical information and criteria
• Strong computer literacy and communication skills, such as Microsoft Excel, Word, Teams, and Power Point

Preferred:

• Knowledge of standard of care treatment for heart failure
• Strong cardiac background
• Heart Transplant experience
• Critical Care experience

Certifications and Licenses Required:

• Active NJ RN license or compact RN license with NJ endorsement
• BLS from the American Heart Association
• ACLS from the American Heart Association

Scheduling Requirements :

• Day Shift,
• Full-Time, 37.5 hours
• Monday – Friday, position requires on call /and weekend and holiday hours

Essential Functions:

• Participates in the development and implementation of health promotion programs for patients and their families
• Designs health maintenance and disease prevention interventions for patients
• Provides anticipatory guidance and counseling of patients/families and assists them to cope with competing concerns of multi-generational family members
• Evaluates patient s and caregiver s support systems
• Facilitates patient s transition between health care settings, such as hospital to home or to a skilled nursing facility
• Manages commonly occurring acute and chronic physical and mental health issues

Patient Management: Heart Failure

• Identifies that patient assigned is appropriate for Heart Failure team management
• Appropriately identifies diastolic and systolic heart failure and their management
• Appropriately identifies different cardiomyopathies
• Correctly interprets results of diagnostic studies
• Accurately interprets hemodynamics from right heart catheterization or indwelling pulmonary artery catheter
• Ensure accurate medication reconciliation upon admission
• Provides individualized HF education to the patient and his/her caregivers
• Activate Heart Failure pathway
• Provides appropriate referrals
• Validates that patient is receiving guideline directed medical therapy
• Appropriate collaboration with attending physician, consulting cardiologist, or other specialties as needed
• Ensure accurate medication reconciliation upon discharge

Other Duties:

• The Heart Failure Transplant Coordinator, will collaborate with the clinical care team in the ambulatory setting managing patients with advanced heart failure
• Conduct office based patient assessments, including symptom review, vital signs, medication history, and evaluation of disease progression
• Monitor and follow patients ensuring timely follow up and escalation of care in collaboration with the Advanced HF team3,
• Triage patient calls, mychart messages, remote devices, symptom reports, using clinical judgment to determine urgency and appropriate interventions or care coordination
• Support management of patients on Guideline Directed Medical Therapy GDMT including titration protocols per plan of care
• Monitor lab results, imaging, and diagnostic testing, communicate findings to providers, and patients as needed
• Coordinate care and referrals including facilitating prior authorizations, medication programs, specialty pharmacy, testing, evaluations, workups for advanced therapies, and ensuring continuity of care
• Provide individualized patient and caregiver and family education on disease progression and processes, lifestyle modifications, medication adherence and plan, symptom monitoring, activity recommendations, genetic implications of disease
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in the patient record ensuring compliance with clinical protocols, regulatory standards, and team quality metrics
• Participates in departmental quality and performance improvement initiatives, including data collection and program development

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Equal Opportunity Employer

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer