Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Lung Transplant Clinic - Full Time - 10hr Days

**Job Description**

**About the Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center**

With advanced surgical and medical knowledge in lung, heart, liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation, the Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center is one of the most successful facilities of its kind. Here, patients find a compassionate environment and hope for a longer, healthier life.

**Position Overview**

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Nurse Practitioner to join our team, providing exceptional care to our outpatient Lung Transplant population. As a Nurse Practitioner in the Lung Transplant Program, you will play a vital role in the planning and coordination of patient care throughout the continuum of services—from initial referral to follow-up care.

**Key Responsibilities**

+ **Patient Coordination** : Plan and coordinate all aspects of the work-up and care for Lung Transplant patients.

+ **Patient Evaluation** : Conduct chart reviews, perform history and physical examinations, order diagnostic tests, review results, and report findings to the physician as needed.

+ **Communication Management** : Coordinate communication regarding patient admissions, discharges, transfers, and surgeries with referring and collaborating physicians.

+ **Patient Management Plans** : Develop and implement patient management plans and assist in the provision of continuity of care.

+ **Education and Advocacy** : Provide education, leadership, and patient care management across the healthcare continuum, from preventative and acute care through discharge. Serve as a patient advocate throughout the care process and represent Cedars-Sinai at regional and national meetings/conferences.

**Qualifications**

Education:

+ MSN Degree required.

+ Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program required (AGACNP strongly preferred).

License/Certification:

+ Current CA RN License.

+ Current Nurse Practitioner and Furnishing License.

+ National Nurse Practitioner Certification (NPI).

+ Current DEA License (schedule 2-5)

+ Current ACLS certification.

Experience:

+ A minimum of 3 years of acute care nursing experience preferred.

+ Nurse Practitioner with relevant acute care experience preferred.

+ Transplant and ICU experience strongly preferred.

**Req ID** : 13781

**Working Title** : Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Lung Transplant Clinic - Full Time - 10hr Days

**Department** : Lung Transplant Clinic

**Business Entity** : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

**Job Category** : Nursing

**Job Specialty** : Advanced Practice (RN)

**Overtime Status** : EXEMPT

**Primary Shift** : Day

**Shift Duration** : 10 hour

**Base Pay** : $150,238.40 - $240,385.60

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.