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**Job Description**
Are you ready to bring your advanced clinical competencies to a world-class facility recognized as top ten in the United States for transplant services? Do you have a passion for the highest quality and patient satisfaction? Then please respond to this dynamic opportunity available with one of the best places to work in Southern California! We would be happy to hear from you!
The Mechanical Circulatory Support Program at the Smidt Heart Institute provides complete state-of-the-art care for patients with heart failure . Devices that help the heart pump blood can save the lives of patients awaiting a donor transplant. For others, an implanted device can become a permanent treatment.
Led by Jaime Moriguchi, MD, Cedars-Sinai's program offers the most innovative cardiac technology, including left and right ventricular assist devices and Total Artificial Heart. Patients can access novel technologies through clinical trials. Because the program is an integral part of the Heart Institute, patients have access to the nation's best cardiac programs and centers, including the Heart Transplant Program and Heart Failure Program .
**Summary of Essential Duties:**
The MCS coordinator will facilitate the care and education of patients and their families/caregivers from initial referral to the team, during the pre and post-operative periods, and continued ambulatory follow-up care ensuring continuity of care across the MCS continuum.
Participate in staff education, community and outreach programs regarding MCS to include but not limited to health care providers, EMS and outside Emergency Departments servicing our MCS patients.
Coordinate any additional testing and work-up needed prior to implantation under the guidance of physicians or advance practice providers.
Educate MCS candidates and their caregivers of pump operation, maintenance, expectation pre and post implantation for both patient and caregivers, risks, complications, benefits and lifestyle changes.
Coordinates inpatient care in various areas of the hospital including initial implantation completing vital implant form, intra-operative device monitoring/management during procedures requiring conscious sedation.
Participate in discharge process including assessment of readiness for discharge.
Ensure the patient's home environment is safe and secure; provide documentation to referring providers, EMS department, local hospital and electric company at discharge.
Work closely with financial coordinators and insurance company case managers to provide MCS information to assist in obtaining procedural and MCS supplies post implant coverage approval.
**Qualifications**
**Qualifications:**
**Education:**
BSN degree required
**License/Certifications:**
Current California RN License required
BLS from the American Heart Association required
Specialty certification or willing to obtain within a year from start date
**Experience:**
A minimum of 3 years of acute care nursing experience required
At least 1 year of Critical Care experience required, preferably in a cardiac setting
Organ transplantation experience preferred
Demonstrated knowledge of case management required
Experience in data management preferred
Excellent organizational skills and ability to effectively coordinate all aspects of patient care required
Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant-Accommodation@ and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu). For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through March each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment.
**Req ID** : 3944
**Working Title** : Registered Nurse - Mechanical Circulatory Transplant Coordinator - 8 Hour Days
**Department** : Mechanical Circulatory Sup - MCS
**Business Entity** : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
**Job Category** : Clinical Operations
**Job Specialty** : Clinical Operations
**Overtime Status** : EXEMPT
**Primary Shift** : Day
**Shift Duration** : 8 hour
**Base Pay** : $56.14 - $89.82
Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.
Compensation Information:
$56.14 / Hourly - $56.14 / Hourly
Starting At: 56.14 Hourly
Up To: 89.82 Hourly
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