Inpatient Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Transplantation & Hepatobiliary Diseases

About the Role:

Join our team at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center as an Inpatient Transplant Advanced Practice Provider (NP)! You'll play a vital role in delivering expert care to patients undergoing kidney & liver transplants and HPB surgeries. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Patient Care: Provide specialized care, assessments, diagnoses, and treatment plans.
• Postoperative Management: Monitor recovery, manage pain, and identify complications.
• Medication Management: Prescribe and adjust immunosuppressant medications.
• Patient Education: Educate patients & families on pre/post-transplant care.
• Team Collaboration: Work with surgeons, hepatologists, nephrologists, and nurses.
• Treatment Planning: Participate in case conferences and team meetings.
• Quality Improvement: Engage in initiatives to enhance program effectiveness.
• Patient Advocacy: Address patient concerns and ensure their voices are heard.
• Compliance: Adhere to all regulations and institutional policies.

Qualifications:

• APRN with valid state license and certification.
• Minimum 1 year (3 years preferred) experience in transplantation, nephrology, surgery, or related field.
• Strong knowledge of kidney transplant procedures, post-op management, and immunosuppressive therapy.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Empathetic, patient-centered approach.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Commitment to continuous learning.

Working Environment:

• Inpatient hospital setting.
• May participate in outpatient clinics as needed.

Why Join Us?

• Contribute to life-changing transplant care.
• Work with a dynamic and innovative team.
• Grow your career in a prestigious medical center.

Diversity is a core value at Beth Israel Lahey Health. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for our staff. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.