Hepatology Nurse Coordinator- Transplant Institute

Hepatology Nurse Coordinator - Transplant Institute

NYU Langone Health

New York, NY 10016

Posted 10 months ago

  • Job Type(s)

    Full Time

  • Industry

    Healthcare

  • Job Description

    Hepatology Nurse Coordinator- Transplant Institute

    NYU Grossman School of Medicine is one of the nation's top-ranked medical schools. For 175 years, NYU Grossman School of Medicine has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history and enrich the lives of countless people. An integral part of NYU Langone Health, the Grossman School of Medicine at its core is committed to improving the human condition through medical education, scientific research, and direct patient care. At NYU Langone Health, equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace diversity, inclusion, and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. For more information, go tomed.nyu.edu, and interact with us onLinkedIn,Glassdoor,Indeed,Facebook,TwitterandInstagram.

    Position Summary:
    We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Hepatology Nurse Coordinator- Transplant Institute.

    In this role, the successful candidate The Hepatology Nurse Coordinator is an important member of the multidisciplinary Hepatology and Liver Transplant team. The RN will oversee care for hepatology patients in the outpatient setting. Specifically, the RN is responsible for: collecting clinical information about patients, summarizing medical data, ensuring diagnostic testing and treatment procedures for patients were completed; triaging phone calls from patients; providing education to patients and families about liver disease symptoms, management, and diet; interfacing with multiple providers to ensure optimal care. The Hepatology Nurse Coordinator will assist in office operations to ensure efficiency and increased access to hepatology patients referred to the health system. This RN will be responsible for revamping and revising current referral system.

    Job Responsibilities:

    Return triages: email, phone calls (urgent), In-basket messages

    Revamp and revise current referral system.

    Provides excellent patient services to ensure satisfaction.

    Liaisons with the inpatient team and liver transplant team to ensure continuous care for hepatology patients.

    Communicates with the multidisciplinary team to optimize patient care. Interfaces with physicians, social workers, nurse practitioners and others.

    Maintains contact with assigned caseload between visits, based on their particular needs. Initiates appropriate responses to issues and problems during these contacts.

    Ensure laboratory, radiologic, and diagnostic studies scheduled (with FGP medical secretary) and completed.

    Educate patients on diet, liver disease symptoms, and management

    Complete disability, home health care, FMLA paperwork with FGP medical secretary

    Complete paperwork for prior authorizations, denials/appeals with FGP medical secretary

    Prepare information for peer to peer authorizations

    Keep running list of patients who need follow-up phone calls

    Follow-up hepatology sign out

    Follow patient labs, tests: alert APP or MD if abnormal, call patient if results normal

    Assist in office operations to ensure efficiency and increased access to hepatology patients referred to the health systemAdditional duties as assigned

    Minimum Qualifications:
    To qualify you must have a Licensure: Current registration as a Professional Nurse in New York State
    Education: Bachelors Degree in Nursing
    At least five years of clinical nursing practice, ability to apply nursing process toward achievement of specific outcomes in an organized fashion.
    Self-directed worker, able to work independently; excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills; creative problem solving and critical thinking ability, understanding of complex antibody profiles.
    Previous experience in hepatology patient population..

    Required Licenses: Registered Nurse License-NYS

    Preferred Qualifications:
    Previous experience with hepatology population preferred.

    Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

    NYU Grossman School of Medicine provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

    NYU Grossman School of Medicine is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
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    NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $88,984.58 - $130,193.65 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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