Transplant Care Navigator

Lehigh Valley Hospital, Inc.; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Lehigh Valley Health Network is seeking a dedicated transplant coordinator to support organ transplant processes and patient care in Allentown, PA. You will coordinate pre- and post-transplant activities, manage data, and ensure compliance with CMS/UNOS requirements.

The role involves collaboration with nephrology, dialysis, endocrinology, and surgical teams, maintaining waiting lists, and monitoring cPRA results to determine donor readiness.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 3 years experience in a medical setting.
• Knowledge of the operation of a personal computer and data entry for retrieval of patient information.
• Knowledge and working use of medical terminology and insurance.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
• CMA - Certified Medical Assistant - AAMA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
• NCMA - National Certified Medical Assistant - NCTT - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
• RMA - Registered Medical Assistant AMT - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire

Responsibilities

• Provides care to and related activities for designated patients while following hospital and department-specific policies and procedures.
• Coordinates care for pre-transplant, post-transplant, living donor, and/or surgical patients.
• Reviews medical history and suitability of patients; coordinates scheduling of appropriate medical testing and reviews test results.
• Coordinates and/or participates in the education of transplant and/or surgical patients.
• Coordinates organ transplant with Organ Procurement Organization, transplant candidate, physicians, and hospital staff.
• Develops and maintains systems for data management to meet requirements.
• Monitors patient lab results in OTTR, transplant's legal medical record.
• Maintains an up-to-date transplant waiting list by coordinating patient's activities with the nursing staff.
• Maintains contact with transplant candidates to ensure compliance with a care plan.
• Monitors and audits patients' charts to ensure that they are compliant with both CMS and UNOS regulations and requirements.
• Monitors patients' cPRA results in Histotrac to assure their transplant readiness and appropriateness of donors
• Reviews referral information from nephrologists, dialysis units, endocrinologists, or other referral sources.

Skills

Medical terminology

Data entry

Insurance knowledge

AHA BLS

Education

High School Diploma/GED

CMA - Certified Medical Assistant - AAMA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire

NCMA - National Certified Medical Assistant - NCTT - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire

RMA - Registered Medical Assistant AMT - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire

Job description

Lehigh Valley Health Network is seeking a dedicated transplant coordinator to support organ transplant processes and patient care in Allentown, PA. You will coordinate pre- and post-transplant activities, manage data, and ensure compliance with CMS/UNOS requirements.

The role involves collaboration with nephrology, dialysis, endocrinology, and surgical teams, maintaining waiting lists, and monitoring cPRA results to determine donor readiness.