Job Description Summary

The Solid Organ (Kidney) Transplant Coordinator is responsible for the coordination of the evaluation and preparation of patients for organ transplant and long-term management of patients post-transplant. The Transplant Coordinator is responsible for coordinating patient care across the continuum through inpatient and outpatient settings.

Responsibilities

The Transplant Coordinator should demonstrate independent thinking through a high degree of problem solving and innovation. These skills are required to resolve complex problems that arise unexpectedly and apply appropriate interventions to individual patients while performing daily tasks.

The Transplant Coordinator:

• Interacts daily with patients, families/caregivers, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, discharge planners, and physicians to provide and facilitate care.
• Communicates and collaborates with community physicians, pharmacists, laboratory personnel, home health agencies, insurance company case managers, and medical directors to ensure a successful continuum of care.
• Demonstrates competence in managing the care of people with renal and hepatic failure, diabetes, cardiopulmonary disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and other disorders related to transplantation.
• Demonstrates competence in the management of immunosuppression, including a host of adverse reactions and drug interactions.

Clinical Duties

• Conduct pre-transplant interviews with prospective transplant patients and families.
• Synthesize and interpret eligibility criteria for patients, families, physicians, and outside agencies.
• Analyze pre-transplant clinical data and collaborate with other medical personnel to prepare patients and families for transplantation; gather and review medical and social history.
• Coordinate pre-transplant preparations.
• Coordinate evaluation process for pre-transplant (referral) patients to ensure effective use of hospital and clinical resources.
• Educate patients and families on the transplant process.
• Conduct post-discharge planning and education.
• Provide direct care to transplant patients in the Outpatient Transplant Clinic.
• Assess post-transplant organ function and general health status and collaboratively determine need for additional assessment or intervention.
• Provide care in both the inpatient and outpatient setting to facilitate continuum of care through the entirety of the transplant journey.
• Collaborate with other clinicians to facilitate patient care and ensure patient needs are met.
• Utilize UNOS guidelines to select appropriate patients for organ transplantation in collaboration with transplant team.
• Provide telephone consultation and follow-up to support patients and their families.
• Implement and coordinate education, selection, and preparation for live kidney donors.
• Provide on-call service during off-shifts, weekends, and holidays on a rotational basis to coordinate activities prior to transplant and provide medical triage for outpatients in collaboration with the on-call physician.
• Participate in the development and implementation of processes, policies, and standards of care for transplant patients in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.