Transplant Coordinator ( Living Transplant)

Singapore General Hospital; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Singapore is seeking a Living Kidney Donor Transplant Coordinator to manage and support patients through the kidney transplantation process. The ideal candidate will have a nursing degree or related field, be a team player, and possess excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include patient evaluations, scheduling tests, and counseling, requiring a proactive and patient-centric approach.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Nursing or relevant fields.
• Willingness to perform on-call duties.
• Experience in healthcare services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the evaluation and management of living donor kidney transplantation.
• Schedule necessary tests and specialist visits.
• Counsel patients regarding kidney donation processes.
• Monitor patients during evaluation and maintain data.

Skills

Team player

Multilingual proficiency

Patient-centric

Education

Degree or Diploma in Nursing

Degree in Life Sciences, Psychology, or Social Work

Job description

The Living Kidney Donor Transplant Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the entire process of evaluation, preparation and management of patients undergoing living donor kidney transplantation.

The coordinator will be responsible for:

• Receiving referrals and making first contact with the patient
• Performing interim assessment of patient’s suitability to be a living kidney donor or to undergo living kidney donor transplantation
• Scheduling tests and specialist visits that are required for living kidney donation or living kidney donor transplantation
• Ensuring patient is reviewed at the transplant evaluation clinics and providing counseling of patient with respect to being a living kidney donor or to undergo living kidney donor transplantation
• Monitoring patient condition and testing during the evaluation phase and maintaining database with intent to report living kidney donor transplant program data on a regular basis

The living kidney donor transplant coordinator will also handle any calls or concerns from patients during weekdays and weekends, monitor the condition of patients that are admitted and ensure that the evaluation progress for the patient is tracked accurately at all times so that patients from SGH will always have the earliest opportunity to donate a kidney or to undergo living kidney donor transplantation.

The living kidney donor transplant coordinator will prepare all documents and patients for approval by the transplant ethics committee and will coordinate the peri-operative and preparatory phase to undergo living kidney donation and transplantation.

The living kidney donor transplant coordinator will also be expected to take turns to do overnight calls for deceased donor transplant activation where the coordinator is in charge of preparing patients for emergency deceased donor kidney transplantation.

The living kidney donor transplant coordinator will work collegially with other healthcare professionals to ensure holistic care of the patients being evaluated and prepared for living kidney donor transplantation or donation as well as perform any other duties requested by the transplant program manager or director which include roles in quality improvement, education and research.

Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Nursing or Degree in Life Sciences, Psychology or Social Work
• Willing to perform on-call duties on a rotational basis
• Multi-language proficiency and healthcare service related experience, is preferred
• Fully vaccinated with Covid-19

A candidate suitable for this job post would be someone who has interest in working in the healthcare industry, is a team player, able to be patient-centric and most importantly enjoy interacting and helping others.