Transplant Coordinator (RN) - VAD
- Employer
- University of Virginia
- Location
- Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
For an experienced cardiac, heart failure, transplant, or mechanical circulatory support RN, this is an opportunity to practice at the center of one of the most specialized and rapidly expanding areas of advanced cardiovascular care.
In this Transplant Coordinator RN position at UVA Health, you will support patients living with ventricular assist devices (VAD) through high-touch outpatient coordination, surveillance, triage, education, and multidisciplinary care planning. This role is ideal for a nurse who brings strong clinical judgment, exceptional attention to detail, patient advocacy, and the ability to recognize subtle changes before they become urgent clinical concerns.
The Role
In this ambulatory Post VAD coordinator role, you will help manage the ongoing care of patients with advanced heart failure who are living with mechanical circulatory support. The work is clinically complex, relationship-driven, and highly collaborative, with close partnership across APPs, physicians, surgeons, transplant coordinators, inpatient and outpatient clinicians, and support teams.
The VAD program is experiencing extraordinary growth, creating a meaningful opportunity for an RN who wants to build long-term specialty expertise in advanced heart failure, transplant, and mechanical circulatory support. You will be part of a team that helps patients navigate life with sophisticated cardiac device therapy while supporting safety, continuity, and quality of life.
This position is Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, in an ambulatory/outpatient setting. The first six months are onsite and include a structured onboarding process, dedicated transplant education, extensive specialty training, and strong multidisciplinary support. After orientation completion, there may be potential for hybrid/work-from-home flexibility.
In an average day, you may:
Coordinate care for patients living with ventricular assist devices, including advanced mechanical circulatory support therapies
Conduct ongoing surveillance, follow-up calls, and clinical check-ins with patients
Assess and triage concerns related to bleeding, infection risk, driveline complications, device-related issues, and evolving symptoms
Coordinate outside laboratory monitoring and ensure patient information is reviewed, routed, and acted upon appropriately
Collaborate with APPs and physicians to implement provider-directed care plans within RN scope
Serve as a trusted triage resource for patients and families, escalating urgent clinical situations when needed
Help reduce provider administrative burden through thoughtful care coordination and follow-through
Support multidisciplinary care planning across the continuum of care
Build meaningful, longitudinal relationships with patients who require high-touch, specialized, patient-centered support
Why UVA Health
UVA Health offers the environment, complexity, and collaboration that experienced nurses look for when they are ready to deepen their specialty practice. This role sits within the Mechanical Circulatory Support/VAD Program, part of UVA Health’s expanding Heart Failure and Transplant Services, where the work is clinically sophisticated, mission-driven, and directly connected to patients with advanced cardiovascular disease.
This is a chance to join one of UVA Health’s fastest-growing specialty programs, with significant program investment, increasing patient volumes, and expanding need for expert RN coordination. For nurses with backgrounds in VAD/LVAD, heart failure, transplant, cardiac step-down, CVICU, cardiac ICU, cardiothoracic surgery, or cardiac case management, this role offers a rare opportunity to move into a focused specialty where assessment, communication, and care coordination directly shape patient outcomes.
At UVA Health, you will find:
An academic medical center environment where nurses work alongside transplant, advanced heart failure, APP, physician, and surgical experts
Exposure to highly complex cardiovascular patients and advanced mechanical circulatory support technologies, including HeartMate, HeartWare, Impella, and other cardiac support systems
A collaborative team model with strong mentorship, dedicated training, and multidisciplinary support
A mission-driven culture where long-term patient relationships are central to the work
A nursing environment that supports professional growth through Magnet-recognized nursing excellence, professional governance, clinical career development, research, and quality improvement
The opportunity to contribute to UVA Health’s broader mission of transforming health and inspiring hope through clinical care, research, education, and community engagement
A role with real strategic importance, created because of program growth and increasing patient volumes
Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.
UVA Health Transplant Services is connected to the Charles O. Strickler Transplant Center, the only comprehensive transplant center in Virginia, and supports patients across heart, lung, liver, kidney, and pancreas transplant care. For a nurse who wants a long-term home in advanced cardiovascular and transplant care, this position offers specialty depth, career growth, patient impact, and the chance to help shape a rapidly expanding program.
Why People Love Living in Charlottesville
Charlottesville offers the kind of balance healthcare professionals value: access to an exceptional academic health system, a welcoming community, and a lifestyle that makes it easier to recharge outside of work. Set near the Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville is known for outdoor recreation, hiking and biking trails, nearby Shenandoah National Park, a vibrant restaurant scene, local shops, music, theater, and the historic Downtown Mall. It is a community that appeals to professionals and families alike, offering culture, natural beauty, and a strong sense of place while keeping you close to the clinical complexity and professional opportunity of UVA Health.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program required.
Experience: 2 years of relevant experience.
Licensure: Licensed to Practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required. Relevant specialty board certification strongly preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Job requires standing for prolonged periods, frequently traveling, bending/stooping. Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills; Attention to detail and ability to write legibly; Ability to lift/push/pull 20 - 50lbs. May be exposed to chemicals, blood/body fluids and infectious disease.
The pay range for this role is $97,344.00 - $127,857.60 annually. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.Benefits- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Retirement Savings
- Long-term and Short-term Disability
- Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Certification and Education Support
The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.
Organization
In 1819, the University of Virginia established a new model for intellectual exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration in higher education. Two hundred years later, as a major research institution, we continue to challenge conventions, lead with ingenuity and advance knowledge for the common good.
What began as an innovative idea has become one of the nation’s leading public research universities, with over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UVA also has over 3,000 full-time faculty offering more than 400 degrees.
Each of the University’s eleven schools has its own distinctive mission, working together to garner consistently high rankings—including #2 Best Value Public College (Princeton Review, 2016), #3 Public University in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2016), and #3 Best Value Among Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s, 2016).
As we invest in and strengthen our research capabilities, UVA seeks new faculty ready to uncover new insights, rewrite old rules and collaborate on intellectual discoveries.
RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS THAT CROSS DISCIPLINES
As an R1 institution, the University’s research centers, consortia and laboratories are on the leading edge of discovery and technology, offering collaborative spaces for students and faculty to solve global problems.
Our professors are recognized members of major national scholarly and professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our faculty’s engagement in interdisciplinary research is being facilitated by new research institutes specializing in everything from big data to brain functioning, and by cluster hires across schools.
NATIONALLY RANKED HEALTH SYSTEM
UVA is also home to a nationally renowned academic medical center and the UVA Health System, which serves a three-part mission to treat patients, conduct translational research and train medical practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.
Established as the nation’s 10th medical school in 1825, the institution has since grown to include a 612-bed hospital and a Level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, a Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.
The UVA Medical Center is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and has been named among the top 25 percent in seven specialties.
INSPIRING STUDENTS, INSPIRED TEACHING
The vast majority of UVA students come from the top 10% of their high school class, as well as from all 50 states, over 142 countries and a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite their diversity, all UVA students share a love of learning and a drive to achieve.
One of the reasons students choose Virginia is our unique residential culture. At UVA, the community of students, faculty and staff personifies the Jeffersonian idea that living and learning are connected. The Academical Village was constructed to support a unique residential experience, with faculty living in the Pavilions, students occupying Lawn rooms and the world-famous Rotunda at its heart. The University’s residential culture continues to support this experience today—strengthened by students, faculty and staff rich in backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Our unique culture is also paying dividends in innovation: UVA’s faculty have generated more than 130 patents since 2010.
Perhaps most importantly, faculty come to UVA knowing that instruction is as important as research, and they pride themselves on their many teaching awards. Our best professors look for ways to encourage, mentor and develop tomorrow’s leaders inside and outside the classroom.
LIFE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE
Living in Charlottesville you’ll find sophisticated restaurants, world-renowned wineries and breweries, cosmopolitan arts and music, friendly urban and suburban neighborhoods and a Piedmont landscape that has lured adventurous souls for centuries. No wonder the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research named Charlottesville the “happiest city in America” in 2014.
In addition to UVA and its health system, several major employers have facilities in Charlottesville, including State Farm, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, GE and others. Charlottesville is also becoming a center for innovative start-up businesses. The University also actively helps spouses and partners of faculty members build their networks and pursue employment opportunities with a wide variety of area employers.
The University of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
- Telephone
- 434-985-4532
- Location
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2420 Old Ivy
Charlottesvle
Virginia
22911-7433
United States
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