ChristianaCare is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse, Renal Transplant Coordinator for our Kidney Transplant Department in Newark, DE.
The Kidney Transplant Program at ChristianaCare offers the only adult kidney transplant program in Delaware and is looking for a Renal Transplant Coordinator to join their team. The care provided encompasses kidney transplant education, evaluation, waitlist management, and after transplant care, as well as living donation.
The Transplant Coordinator is a vital member of the multidisciplinary transplant team, serving as the primary point of contact for transplant candidates, living donors, physicians, dialysis and nephrology providers, and hospital personnel throughout the transplant process. This role coordinates all clinical aspects of care, including patient evaluation, transplant readiness, and UNOS listing, while ensuring a seamless and compassionate experience for patients and their families from referral through post-transplant follow-up.
Working collaboratively with physicians, surgeons, nurses, social workers, financial coordinators, and administrative staff, the Transplant Coordinator promotes high-quality patient care, facilitates access to services, and supports successful transplant outcomes. The coordinator also serves as a clinician, educator, consultant, and leader, utilizing evidence-based practice, critical thinking, and clinical expertise to address complex patient needs and advance excellence in transplant care
The Registered Nurse Transplant Coordinator serves as a key clinical liaison throughout the transplant journey, providing comprehensive care and coordination for patients before and after solid organ transplantation. This role collaborates closely with a multidisciplinary team to manage patient evaluations, transplant readiness, post-transplant follow-up, care transitions, and ongoing clinical support across both inpatient and outpatient settings. Responsibilities include coordinating diagnostic testing and procedures, monitoring patient outcomes, facilitating communication among patients, families, providers, and external organizations, and ensuring compliance with OPTN, CMS, and Joint Commission regulations. The coordinator also provides 24/7 on-call support, including transplant coordination when donor organs become available, and assists with discharge planning and resource referrals to support optimal patient outcomes.
What Makes a Successful Registered Nurse II at ChristianaCare:
We are seeking compassionate, clinically skilled professionals dedicated to delivering safe, evidence-based, patient-centered care across all age groups. Demonstrate strong clinical judgment, effectively apply the Nursing Process, and thrive in a collaborative, team-based environment.
This role requires adaptability, the ability to manage multiple priorities, and confidence in triaging patients, supporting providers, and maintaining efficient clinical flow. Serves as both a patient advocate and educator, while also mentoring clinical staff and supporting team development.
Success is driven by a commitment to quality, safety, and continuous improvement, along with professionalism, accountability, and a passion for improving patient health and outcomes.
Registered Nurses are valued as essential members of a collaborative healthcare team dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care. Registered Nurses have opportunities to practice at the top of their license in a supportive environment that emphasizes professional growth, innovation, and evidence-based practice. ChristianaCare offers a rewarding environment where you can make a meaningful impact on patients, families, and the community while continuing to grow professionally.
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Hourly Pay Range: $42.11 - $67.37
This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.
Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
Oct 31, 2026
ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/
Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, ChristianaCare is one of the country’s most dynamic health care organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs.
ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of primary care and outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,336 beds), a freestanding emergency department, a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women’s health. It also includes the pioneering Gene Editing Institute.
ChristianaCare is nationally recognized as a great place to work, rated by Forbes as the 2nd best health system for diversity and inclusion, and the 29th best health system to work for in the United States, and by IDG Computerworld as one of the nation’s Best Places to Work in IT. ChristianaCare is rated by Healthgrades as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals and continually ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek and other national quality ratings. ChristianaCare is a nonprofit teaching health system with more than 260 residents and fellows. With its groundbreaking Center for Virtual Health and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care.
