The University of Kansas Health System
Transplant Nurse Supervisor
The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, Kansas, us, 66160
locationsKansas City, KS
time typeFull time
posted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
job requisition idR-37838
Position Title Transplant Nurse Supervisor
Bell Hospital
Position Summary / Career Interest: The Transplant Supervisor assists and supports the organ, blood and marrow transplant and VAD programs administratively and clinically.
This leader assists in supervising, planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating the daily operations and the clinical care teams. This individual has direct reports, is accountable for evaluations, discipline, recruitment, onboarding, and strategic plan initiatives. This individual serves as a professional role model, leader, and daily problem solver for the team they supervise and collaborates with others to establish evidence-based standards of care for the patient populations served. Primary responsibilities also include coordinating the interdisciplinary team approach in the evaluation, treatment, and facilitation of the transplant process as well as follow-up care for individuals who have undergone transplant or placement of ventricular assist device.
Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
Works with transplant and/or vascular access device (VAD) team in setting, achieving, and implementing goals for the clinical operations of the program
Provides training and support to new transplant coordinator staff and other support staff
Alongside management, fellow leadership, and clinic educator, ensures patient and family education is up to date and in line with evidence-based practice.
This can include the development, planning and conducting of education for patients, families, and outreach
Engages in activities designed to encourage the participation of outside medical facilities, referral sources, and health care team members in the transplant and/or VAD process
Partners with quality and regulatory teams on transplant quality program i.e. QAPI, FACT, UNOS, LEAN, CMSPlans and attends morbidity and mortality meetings, participates in PDCA projects, supports best practice and protocol review and development meetings
Responds to call 24/7 as scheduled
Supports clinical operations within the transplant and VAD programs by performing essential functions of a transplant coordinator: Coordinating the clinical management of patient care under the supervision of transplant providers
Assures open and clear communication with patients, their families, and the health care team members
Rounds on inpatient units as needed
Coordinates and manages comprehensive clinical care of the patient throughout inpatient and outpatient phases of care
Develops, collects, records, and maintains data registries (UNOS, FACT, VAD and other data base systems) Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.
Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit.
Other duties may be assigned as required.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor Degree Nursing Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
3 or more years RN experience
1 or more years relevant specialty experience
Preferred Education and Experience
Master Degree Nursing
prior leadership experience
Required Licensure and Certification
Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing As a condition of your employment and continued employment with the health system, you are required to secure a Nurse Compact License (NCL) within 60 days of your date of hire.
This will enable you to perform your job duties not only in Kansas, but other compact states.
You will be responsible for any expenses you incur in securing this license and must provide your manager with evidence of this license before the sixty-day period expires.
If you fail to secure the NCL as required, you will be immediately removed from the work schedule and placed on an unpaid administrative leave, until we can understand the reasons for your non-compliance.
Further failure to comply with the licensing requirement will result in your end of employment with the health system.
Preferred Licensure and Certification
Certification in specialty field
Knowledge Requirements
Demonstrated leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
Time Type: Full time
Job Requisition ID: R-37838
We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a persons race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.
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Take your place among the best in health care as part of our elite team at The University of Kansas Health System, the region's premier academic medical center. We invite you to join us as we lead the way, setting new standards for advanced and compassionate patient care.
The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, Kansas is a world-class academic medical center and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We offer more options for patients with serious conditions because of our expertise and leadership in medical research and education. Our physicians are researchers and educators expanding the boundaries of medical knowledge. Their major breakthroughs lead to the life-changing treatments and technologies of the future.
When you need the most advanced care, you’ll find our hospital is recognized by
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as a healthcare leader.
Once again, The University of Kansas Hospital was nationally ranked as the best hospital in Kansas City and in Kansas. No other hospital has ever held these honors. We also ranked among the nation's best in 8 specialties, the most of any hospital in the region.
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The University of Kansas Hospital is the first hospital in Kansas to attain the highly coveted Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Our Department of Nursing began working toward this goal in 2002 and received the designation on December 20, 2006. Less than four percent of all hospitals nationwide have earned this distinction since the ANCC developed the Magnet Recognition Program in 1990.
In 2022, the ANCC announced that the health system’s Kansas City Division had received Magnet designation for the fourth consecutive time.
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) announced today that The University of Kansas Health System’s Kansas City Division has received Magnet designation for the fourth consecutive time since 2006.
Magnet recognition is the gold standard for nursing excellence and moves the Kansas City Division into an elite group of healthcare organizations.
According to the ANCC:
- 570 hospitals (9%) out of 6,090 nationwide are Magnet-designated facilities. - Less than 2% of U.S. hospitals (140) have earned designation four times or more.
time typeFull time
posted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
job requisition idR-37838
Position Title Transplant Nurse Supervisor
Bell Hospital
Position Summary / Career Interest: The Transplant Supervisor assists and supports the organ, blood and marrow transplant and VAD programs administratively and clinically.
This leader assists in supervising, planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating the daily operations and the clinical care teams. This individual has direct reports, is accountable for evaluations, discipline, recruitment, onboarding, and strategic plan initiatives. This individual serves as a professional role model, leader, and daily problem solver for the team they supervise and collaborates with others to establish evidence-based standards of care for the patient populations served. Primary responsibilities also include coordinating the interdisciplinary team approach in the evaluation, treatment, and facilitation of the transplant process as well as follow-up care for individuals who have undergone transplant or placement of ventricular assist device.
Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
Works with transplant and/or vascular access device (VAD) team in setting, achieving, and implementing goals for the clinical operations of the program
Provides training and support to new transplant coordinator staff and other support staff
Alongside management, fellow leadership, and clinic educator, ensures patient and family education is up to date and in line with evidence-based practice.
This can include the development, planning and conducting of education for patients, families, and outreach
Engages in activities designed to encourage the participation of outside medical facilities, referral sources, and health care team members in the transplant and/or VAD process
Partners with quality and regulatory teams on transplant quality program i.e. QAPI, FACT, UNOS, LEAN, CMSPlans and attends morbidity and mortality meetings, participates in PDCA projects, supports best practice and protocol review and development meetings
Responds to call 24/7 as scheduled
Supports clinical operations within the transplant and VAD programs by performing essential functions of a transplant coordinator: Coordinating the clinical management of patient care under the supervision of transplant providers
Assures open and clear communication with patients, their families, and the health care team members
Rounds on inpatient units as needed
Coordinates and manages comprehensive clinical care of the patient throughout inpatient and outpatient phases of care
Develops, collects, records, and maintains data registries (UNOS, FACT, VAD and other data base systems) Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.
Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit.
Other duties may be assigned as required.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor Degree Nursing Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
3 or more years RN experience
1 or more years relevant specialty experience
Preferred Education and Experience
Master Degree Nursing
prior leadership experience
Required Licensure and Certification
Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing As a condition of your employment and continued employment with the health system, you are required to secure a Nurse Compact License (NCL) within 60 days of your date of hire.
This will enable you to perform your job duties not only in Kansas, but other compact states.
You will be responsible for any expenses you incur in securing this license and must provide your manager with evidence of this license before the sixty-day period expires.
If you fail to secure the NCL as required, you will be immediately removed from the work schedule and placed on an unpaid administrative leave, until we can understand the reasons for your non-compliance.
Further failure to comply with the licensing requirement will result in your end of employment with the health system.
Preferred Licensure and Certification
Certification in specialty field
Knowledge Requirements
Demonstrated leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
Time Type: Full time
Job Requisition ID: R-37838
We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a persons race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.
Need help finding the right job? We can recommend jobs specifically for you! Create a custom Job Alert by selecting criteria that suit your career interests.
Take your place among the best in health care as part of our elite team at The University of Kansas Health System, the region's premier academic medical center. We invite you to join us as we lead the way, setting new standards for advanced and compassionate patient care.
The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, Kansas is a world-class academic medical center and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We offer more options for patients with serious conditions because of our expertise and leadership in medical research and education. Our physicians are researchers and educators expanding the boundaries of medical knowledge. Their major breakthroughs lead to the life-changing treatments and technologies of the future.
When you need the most advanced care, you’ll find our hospital is recognized by
U.S. News & World Report
as a healthcare leader.
Once again, The University of Kansas Hospital was nationally ranked as the best hospital in Kansas City and in Kansas. No other hospital has ever held these honors. We also ranked among the nation's best in 8 specialties, the most of any hospital in the region.
The best place for cancer treatment is the best place for oncology nurses. The University of Kansas Cancer Center is the region's only NCI-designated Cancer Center and one of only 71 in the nation. NCI designation means our patients have greater access to clinical trials using the newest drugs and therapies closer to home. We treat the most complex cases with the most advanced approaches. We offer the hope we may one day cure cancer.
The University of Kansas Hospital is the first hospital in Kansas to attain the highly coveted Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Our Department of Nursing began working toward this goal in 2002 and received the designation on December 20, 2006. Less than four percent of all hospitals nationwide have earned this distinction since the ANCC developed the Magnet Recognition Program in 1990.
In 2022, the ANCC announced that the health system’s Kansas City Division had received Magnet designation for the fourth consecutive time.
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) announced today that The University of Kansas Health System’s Kansas City Division has received Magnet designation for the fourth consecutive time since 2006.
Magnet recognition is the gold standard for nursing excellence and moves the Kansas City Division into an elite group of healthcare organizations.
According to the ANCC:
- 570 hospitals (9%) out of 6,090 nationwide are Magnet-designated facilities. - Less than 2% of U.S. hospitals (140) have earned designation four times or more.