Bone Marrow Transplant Lead

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Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center and the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, located in the heart of Denver, Colorado, serves as a regional tertiary referral center for a multi-state area. We feature over 80 specialties and 1,000 specialists and primary care physicians. For over 125 years, we have been meeting the healthcare needs of patients and their families from across the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains, and from around the world. Our staff provides compassionate and innovative care while working alongside of top physicians and helping some of the most challenging and rewarding surgical and medical patients. Licensed for 680 beds, P/SL is the largest hospital in Colorado.

We are seeking a Bone Marrow Transplant Lead for our Out Patient Clinic, Colorado Blood Cancer Institute (CBCI) to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply now!

We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and student loan repayment. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.

Healthcare Corporation of America (HCA) is a community of 94,000 Registered Nurses and 38,000 active physicians. We have over 1,900 facilities ranging from hospitals, freestanding ER’s, ambulatory surgery centers, and urgent care clinics. Our facility based staff continues to raise the bar in patient care. Ten HCA hospitals have been named in IBM Watson Health’s top 100 best-performing hospitals based on patient satisfaction and operational data.

About Colorado Blood Cancer Institute (CBCI):
Blood Cancer and Stem Cell Transplant Experts
Welcome to the Colorado Blood Cancer Institute (CBCI) , a part of the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center. Our specially trained hematologists are committed to advancing science and care for patients with blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Having performed more than 3,000 transplants, Colorado Blood Cancer Institute is the largest and most experienced full-service blood and marrow (stem cell) transplant program in Colorado and among the top programs in the country. CBCI is accredited by the Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapies (FACT), the global standard for top quality patient care in cellular therapies. We work closely with our physician colleagues from New Mexico to Montana to provide patients with nationally recognized care and access to the most innovative clinical trials.

Position Summary:

Responsible for the planning, coordination and admission of all patients requiring autologous or allogeneic blood or marrow transplants.  Establish and maintain collaborative practice and working relationships with all healthcare team members and serve as a liaison for patients, families, physicians, and nurses throughout the transplant process.  The Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transport Coordinator Lead duties  include, but are not limited to:

• Collaboration with Financial Coordinator, Social Workers, and Psychosocial team to anticipate financial and psychosocial challenges for the patient and caregiver while undergoing the transplant process.
• Collaboration with the Donor Coordinator during the search for a related or unrelated donor. 
• Responsible for educating patients prior to transplant and communicating with them frequently regarding the transplant timeline. 
• Advocacy for the transplant patient’s safety during the transplant work-up process.
• Provision of supervision to the BMT coordinator team.
• Collaboration with the outpatient CBCI Nurse Manager.
• Responsible for unit organization and clinical management of patient care that is consistent with department and hospital standards and goals. 
• Demonstrates excellent customer service, iCARE Standards of Behavior, and performs customer recovery to enhance the patient experience. 
• Responsible for Coordinator meeting agendas, participation in delegated committees/projects, record keeping, and implementation of the Culture of Excellence initiatives. 
• Takes the lead and participates in peer interview process, coaching, mentoring, and evaluating staff.   
• Participates in purposeful nurse/leader rounding to drive results in patient experience, staff recognition & opportunities for improvement, physician recognition, and quality improvement. 
• Performs other duties as assigned by the CBCI Nurse Manager.

Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center expects our Code of Conduct value Statements to be reflected in a way every employee interacts with co-workers, patients and family members, and with others in the community.

• We recognize and affirm the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual
• We treat all those we serve with compassion and kindness
• We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness in the way we conduct our business and the way we live our lives.
• We trust our colleagues as valuable members of our healthcare team and pledge to treat one another with loyalty, respect and dignity.

Qualifications

Licensure/Certification/Registration:   Current licensure in the State of Colorado as a Registered Nurse, or current active multistate Registered Nurse license; BLS – Healthcare provider.   OCN, CHTC or BMTCN required

Education:   Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.  BSN preferred.

Experience:   Minimum of three years experience as a RN in a bone marrow/stem cell transplant program or equivalent hematology/oncology nursing experience.  Other specialty coordination experience will be considered. 

Special Qualifications:   Able to communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and other health care team members. Advanced understanding of hematology/oncology terminology. Able to coordinate a safe and timely transplant process and work effectively with the transplant physician to ensure good communication. Able to function as a part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care.  Strong critical thinking skills. Independently seeks self-education where needed to understand disease processes and the role of transplant.  Consistent and detailed documentation and cross-checks required.

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. If you are highly qualified you will hear from one of our managers. Come unlock the possibilities and apply today!

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