Transplant Nurse Coordinator (Post–Stem Cell Transplant)

Quick Facts

• Role: Transplant Nurse Coordinator (Post–Stem Cell Transplant) — RN
• Setting: Outpatient post-stem cell transplant and CAR-T follow-up (after discharge)

Description

The Transplant Nurse Coordinator provides coordinated, documented nursing care across all phases of patient treatment under the supervision of transplant physicians. In this Post-Transplant role, you manage long-term outpatient care for stem cell transplant and CAR-T patients and their caregivers, with preferred competence in oncologic and hematologic malignancies. You triage and monitor patients, coordinate follow-up, educate patients and families, and act as a communication and clinical resource within the NM team and the community.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, provide, and document appropriate care for patients in the assigned care setting
• Coordinate comprehensive care including consent process support, data collection, follow-up visits, referrals, testing, treatment, and long-term follow-up
• Work with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate ongoing, cost-effective care
• Develop, coordinate, and provide education for patients, families, caregivers, and staff; serve as an education resource
• Serve as a communication link among patients, families, caregivers, interdisciplinary team, and outside hospitals/agencies
• Contribute to committees and quality/process improvement initiatives

Post–Stem Cell Transplant Responsibilities (Outpatient)

• Provide specialized nursing care to complex stem cell transplant and CAR-T patients
• Triaging patients in clinic or remotely using calls, pages, and MyChart messages
• Evaluate ongoing health status, communicate concerns to the healthcare team
• Monitor and follow up on diagnostic studies; identify abnormalities and coordinate interventions and patient education
• Empower patients and caregivers through education and advocacy
• Liaise between patients/families and internal and external healthcare teams
• Function as a clinical resource for other team members
• Facilitate prescription renewals
• Initiate and obtain prior authorizations and insurance approvals for medications, diagnostic tests, and procedures
• Provide direct clinic care as needed (e.g., IV access, IV fluids and electrolytes, administering medications)

Requirements

• BSN
• RN license in the state of Illinois
• CPR-BLS
• Minimum 2–3 years of recent and related clinical experience

Preferred

• Specialty certification in the clinical area of focus
• Prior transplant or organ-specific experience (e.g., hepatology, nephrology, hematologic malignancies, hematopoietic stem cell transplant, cellular therapies)

Benefits

Competitive benefits package supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events. Benefits details are provided via the NM benefits link, and eligibility depends on employment classification. Sign-on bonus eligibility rules apply where included in the posting.