Transplant Quality Coordinator | THOR

At Houston Methodist, the Transplant Quality Coordinator position a registered nurse, responsible for working collaboratively with medical/surgical staff, department leadership, hospital leadership, and hospital quality and accreditation team members to ensure the regulatory compliance with CMS Conditions of Participation for Transplant Centers, United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS), Texas Department of Health Services (TDHS) and hospital accreditation agencies. This position assists program leadership with continuous assessment and improvement of the quality of care delivered to the pre, post and LVAD patient populations through monitoring of clinical outcomes, of Transplant/VAD services including organizing, collecting validating compiling, analyzing, and reporting results of these services/programs. The Transplant Quality Coordinator position oversees development of policies and procedures and creating quality improvement processes associated with Transplantation/VAD while facilitating adherence with regulatory agencies. This position supports and promotes the organization-wide quality program.

Requirements:

Qualifications:

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED

• RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure within 60 days OR
• RN-Temp - Registered Nurse - Temporary State Licensure within 60 days AND
• Magnet - ANCC Recognized Certification (ANCC) -- For RNs, in Quality Transplant within 18 months OR
• MD - Physician - State Licensure AND
• ABMS-CCM - ABMS-Critical Care Medicine (ABIM) -- For Physicians OR
• ABMS-ABIM - American Board of Internal Medicine-General (ABIM) -- For Physicians

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations

• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security

• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles

• Demonstrates strong knowledge of organ failure clinical processes

• Demonstrates knowledge of hospital or specialty services regulatory reporting, accreditation, and audit processes

• Demonstrates knowledge and application of process improvement tools and techniques (statistical process control tools and team tools)

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions and evidence performance improvement via measurable results

• Ability to enter and abstract data, as well as the ability to utilize data to facilitate the improvement and change in processes. Able to navigate transplant applications and data systems (UNET, DonorNet, Tiedi)

• Working knowledge of Microsoft products

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ATTIRE

• Uniform No
• Scrubs No
• Business professional Yes
• Other (department approved) No

ON-CALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.

• On Call* Yes

TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No

Company Profile:

Houston Methodist Hospital is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in Texas and one of America’s “Best Hospitals.” As a full-service, acute-care hospital located in the Texas Medical Center and the flagship hospital of Houston Methodist, it has evolved into one of the nation’s largest nonprofit teaching hospitals and a leader in innovative medical research with a comprehensive residency program. Two of Houston Methodist’s primary academic affiliates are among the nation’s leading health care organizations: Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Houston Methodist also has affiliations with Texas A&M University and the University of Houston. With 948 operating beds, 85 operating rooms and more than 8,400 employees, Houston Methodist Hospital offers unparalleled care for thousands of patients from around the world.

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.