Walk-in | Transplant Coordinator

Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (KMCH); Tamil Nadu; On-site; INR 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (KMCH) in Tamil Nadu is seeking a role focused on transplant patient coordination, pre-transplant evaluations, donor management, and perioperative care. You will act as the main contact for patients and families, guiding them through workflows, risks, and consent.

The position involves ensuring compliance with national laws, coordinating organ retrieval logistics, and collaborating with clinicians to optimize outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care: explain transplant workflow, risks, consent, and financial/logistical needs.
• Guide candidates through pre-transplant tests, workups, HLA/crossmatching, and waiting-list registration.
• Screen donors, arrange compatibility screening, manage live/registry donors and cadaveric workflows with authorities.
• Coordinate intra/post-operative care: organ retrieval transport, scheduling, ICU care, follow-ups, labs, and immunosuppression tracking.
• Ensure regulatory and legal compliance with laws (HOTA), IPC guidelines, and hospital SOPs.

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Patient Coordination & Counseling: Act as the primary point of contact for patients and families, explaining the transplant workflow, risks, consent, and financial/logistical requirements. [1]


• Pre-Transplant Evaluations: Guide candidates through diagnostic tests, medical workups, immunologic compatibility (HLA and crossmatching), and waiting list registration. [1, 2]


• Donor Management: Screen live donors, coordinate compatibility screening, manage voluntary or registry donors, and support cadaveric/deceased donor workflows with state authorities.


• Intra- and Post-Op Operations: Coordinate emergency organ retrieval transport, surgical scheduling, immediate ICU care, long-term outpatient follow-ups, and lab/immunosuppression tracking. [1, 2]


• Regulatory & Legal Compliance: Maintain strict adherence to national and local laws (such as the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act/HOTA), Authorization Committee guidelines, and hospital SOPs. [1]