Interwellhealth

Renal Care Coordinator

Takoma Park, Maryland, United States. Posted a month 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

  • Assess patient knowledge of late-stage CKD and treatments to enable informed decisions.
  • Provide support, guidance, and coordination of care for patients seeking conservative or palliative care.
  • Act as a liaison to ensure patients and families receive information on modalities, treatments, and kidney transplantation.
  • Educate on hemodialysis access types with a focus on AV Fistula or AV-Graft compared to central venous catheters.
  • Organize the Nephrology Practice late-stage CKD patient population regarding education, modality selection, and access placement.
  • Participate 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.
  • 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 to reimagine healthcare. The company aims to help patients live their best lives.

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