Clinical Coordinator - Renal Transplant (526638)

Job description

The Team: Renal Services (North) provides CKD education, Home Therapies services (PD & HD), Haemodialysis for Chronic outpatients, and Acute inpatients, as well as Renal transplant workup and education for eligible patients; preparation for going to Melbourne for transplantation and follow-up care for renal transplant recipients and living donors. We have a dedicated team, committed to providing holistic care to patients and families on their journey with Renal Disease. The Role: - The renal transplant co-ordinator provides clinical leadership, expertise and co-ordination, for Renal Transplantation, in a multi-disciplinary team, located at the Launceston General Hospital and the Launceston Community Health Centre - Satellite Renal Unit - in Kings Meadows. - The renal transplant co-ordinator focuses on education and co-ordination of recipient and donor work-up programs and long term follow-up of these patients. - Primary responsibilities include: receiving referrals, co-ordinating education, workup of recipients and donors, organising investigations, clinical reviews and assessment; formulating a plan for transplant and follow-up; training and access to Organ-Match to access tissue-...