Singapore General Hospital Pte Ltd

Liver Transplant Coordinator

Job Category:  Allied Health Professional
Posting Date:  31 Jan 2024

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Transplant Coordinator. You will be responsible for overall co-ordination and management of pre-and post-liver transplant patients from Liver/MultiVisceral/intestinal Transplant Programs.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Coordination of the evaluation process for Liver/MultiVisceral/intestinal Transplant of living donation and transplantation, preparation of donors to undergo living donation, preparation of recipients for transplant surgery and the follow up of recipients and donors after surgery

  • Registration and management of patients on the National Waiting List for deceased-donor liver transplant

  • Reviewing the work processes in the follow up of the post-transplant patients in order to ensure that care for patients are rendered efficiently

  • Providing counselling to patients (including potential living donors) and their families on transplantation process

  • Educating patient regarding their primary physician’s recommendation and the reason to support the physician’s recommendation

  • Ordering and basic interpretation of diagnostic and laboratory tests

  • Ordering appropriate treatments and non-pharmacologic therapies according to hospital protocols

  • Providing post-transplant teaching and education to recipients and donors according to individual patient’s level of understanding

  • Assisting in ad hoc patients’ complaints and care arrangement based on critical thinking and communication with relevant stakeholders

  • Assisting in outpatient follow up of patients in Transplant Clinic alongside Transplant physician and pharmacist

  • Reinforcing the importance of pre/post-transplant follow-up

  • Working with the various transplant specialties in ensuring all clinical instructions are tracked, monitored and follow up

  • Collating the necessary data and to manage the various database systems that the program is utilizing

  • Working closely with stakeholders to ensure accurate collection and record of data

  • Collaborating with stakeholders to support defined clinical needs.

  • Assisting in various research activities involving liver transplantation

  • Participating in the organization and delivery of transplant education, patient support activities and community outreach events

  • Handling ad-hoc duties as assigned

 

Requirements

  • Degree in Nursing / Life Science / Psychology / Health Science

  • Willing to perform on-call duties

  • Experience in healthcare or other people‑centric roles

  • Strong communication, teamwork, and patient‑education skills 

Req ID:  2882