Transplant Specialist

Location: Avera Transplant Institute

Worker Type: Regular

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range: $19.50 - $25.50. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

Position Highlights: Clinic

Hours:

Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of moving health forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

Assists in the evaluation and continuous follow up of the transplant candidates, recipients and living donors. Works under the direction of the RN Transplant Coordinator for all aspects of the job. Facilitates the process of intake from the first contact up to transplant by providing coordination of pre‑transplant evaluations and post‑evaluation follow‑up. Assists the Transplant Coordinator in referral, evaluation, and scheduling of living kidney transplant.

• Serves as first line resource for patients and assist in facilitating the patient through all transplant/donor phases; referral, evaluation, waitlist and post‑transplant or donation phases (referral, evaluation and post donation).
• Assists in the arrangements of living related/non‑related organ donation and transplantation as directed by the RN Transplant Coordinator.
• Obtains and tracks testing results performed at outside facilities into the transplant database.
• Creates, updates, and tracks all program referrals and patient information in the transplant database, OTTR, Expanse, etc.
• Collaborates with the Financial Coordinator to provide insurance information, determine if authorizations are required and to secure required authorizations from insurance carriers.
• Schedule all initial, annual and post‑transplant multidisciplinary team evaluations, diagnostic studies, health maintenance exams, specialty consults, and testing which may include but are not limited to, Transplant Coordinator, Dietician, MSW, Pharmacy, Financial Coordinator, Surgeon, Nephrologist and Hepatologist. Notifies patients via phone calls and/or letters regarding evaluations/testing.
• Request/Retrieve medical reports required for pre‑transplant evaluation from dialysis units, HIM, outside facilities and physicians.
• Participates in project plan development and implementation, facilitating project meetings and documenting effectively.
• Coordinates transplant outreach to include patient and physician schedules, car rentals, lodging accommodations and may travel with team when indicated by patient load.
• Coordinates general office duties from triaging phone calls and faxes for the Transplant Office, reporting urgent calls to coordinator and physicians, ordering office supplies, medical supplies and forms.

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

• High School or GED Equivalent
• Relevant experience

• Associate's
• Health Care Experience
• Medical terminology experience

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient…