Transplant coordinator vs nurse extern

Differences between transplant coordinator and nurse extern duties and responsibilities

Transplant coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage follow-up care for adult renal transplant patients in hospital and outpatient clinic settings under supervision of physicians.
• Manage caseload by providing care coordination to individuals with a primary intellectual/developmental disability diagnosis all of whom receive community-base waiver services.
• Review patients EMR for completion of order test and consults.
• Administer treatment and medication and monitor patients in cardiovascular intensive care unit, ensuring quality patient care.
• Perform focused physical assessment, order and report lab results, provide telephone triage and immunizations as needed.
• Assist with policy review and CMS preparation.
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Nurse extern example responsibilities.

• Organize and manage regular clinics involving external physicians, including ophthalmology, ENT, Med/Surg, orthopedics, and podiatry professionals.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, obtain vital signs and assessments, and perform 12 lead EKG's.
• Perform initial assessments on patients in outpatient oncology clinic; recording vital signs, significant medical history and chief complaints.
• Shadow to adult medical-surgical nurse staff- head-to-toe assessment, assist with medication administration, computer charting with co-signor, and telemetry monitoring
• Obtain ACLS, to ensure patients receive the best quality of care.
• Obtain ACLS certification and then float to all critical care areas as needed.
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