Interwellhealth
Renal Care Coordinator (Carson City, NV) $5k Sign-on!
Carson City, Nevada, United States. Posted 3 months ago
The role
Renal Care Coordinators are clinical professionals embedded within a local nephrology practice. They organize the care of late-stage chronic kidney disease patients by providing support, education, and care coordination services.
What you will do
- Assesses patient knowledge of late-stage CKD and treatments.
- Educates and informs patients to enable informed decisions regarding health management during the transition to RRT.
- Provides support, guidance, and coordination of care for patients seeking conservative care or palliative care.
- Acts as a liaison with staff to ensure patients and families receive information on dialysis modalities, kidney transplantation, and conservative care.
- Provides education on hemodialysis access types.
- Organizes the Nephrology Practice late-stage CKD patient population regarding education, modality selection, and access placement.
- Participates in the interpretation of summary clinical data to improve care processes.
Required qualifications
- Minimum of 2 years previous experience in clinical renal patient care.
- A combination of renal transplant, dialysis, or CKD patient care required.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
Nice to have
- Understanding of diabetes and cardiovascular disease processes
About the company
Interwell Health is a kidney care management company that partners with physicians on its mission to reimagine healthcare.