ICU Nurse (Renal Transplant Coordinator) - Berea, Durban

Renal Transplant Coordinator Berea, Durban

A vacancy exists for a Renal Transplant Coordinator reporting to Nurse Manager Specialised Units. The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall responsibility of the renal transplant program in KZN.

Responsibilities:

• Marketing to emergency services, emergency departments and ICUs - ensuring that staff would call her/him about potential donors.
• Travelling to assess the compatibility of potential donors, where necessary approach next of kin, cadaver brain death certification.
• Co-ordinate all the clinical and pathology tests of donor/recipient tissue typing and cross matching.
• Ensuring that the donor/recipient receives psychological support where necessary.
• In the event of an unnatural death requiring forensic postmortem, obtain written permission from the relevant forensic pathologist for the removal of organs.
• Co-ordination of the various surgical teams, theatre for organ retrieval and transplant.
• Follow up with the donor families and staff from the referring hospital.
• Maintain all legal documents pertaining to the case.
• Maintain a register of donors and recipients.
• Function as a clinical expert in achieving patient outcomes.
• Promote transplant awareness and education.
• Patient education and counselling of potential recipients and donors, in respect to listing for transplant.
• Liaising with medical aids.
• Obtaining department of health approval.
• Promote customer satisfaction within the Hospital, address customer complaints, conduct quality care rounds and clinical practice audits to monitor care levels and report accordingly.
• Identify clinical and safety risks and trends and assist with implementation of corrective action where necessary and monitor on an ongoing basis.
• Initiate and drive functional specific best operating practice, communicate these for wider implementation and participate in hospital specific marketing initiatives.
• Demonstrate visible leadership in respect of LHC values, operating model, nursing strategy and image of the profession, actively sponsor LHC initiatives and projects to ensure continued and improved productivity.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders (i.e. HODs, Enabling functions, patients, family members, service providers and doctors etc.) through ongoing communication and feedback.

Qualification & Requirements:

• Qualified ICU Registered Nurse with valid registration at SANC.
• Transplant experience and coordination is preferred and will be advantageous.
• Must be able to manage both live and cadaver donors.
• At least 5 years' experience in a similar environment.
• Effective counselling skills including appropriate knowledge of HIV.
• Excellent presentation skills and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with others, establishing and maintaining good working relationships.
• The ability to work flexible hours and overtime when necessary.
• The ability to travel when necessary (Congresses, Panel meetings, etc.).
• Basic understanding of labour legislation, financial and change management principles.
• Computer proficiency (MS Office).
• Driver's license & own transport.

Skills and Attributes:

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement.
• Resilience.
• Engaging diversity.
• Verbal & written communication and presentation.
• Influencing.
• Drive & energy.
• Excellence orientation.
• Building relationships.
• Customer responsiveness.
• Organizational awareness.
• Leading by example (Key for Managers).
• Motivating and developing people (Key for Managers).
• Ethical behaviour.

Working Hours:

• Monday to Friday, 08h00 to 17h00.
• Overtime when required.

Appointment:

As soon as possible.

Only candidates who meet all the minimum requirements stipulated in the advert will be considered. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of your application, please consider your application as unsuccessful.