Living Kidney Donor Advocate, Per Diem, Camden

Living Kidney Donor Advocate

The job is specific to the living kidney donor as an advocate and involves multiple interviews for the living kidney donor both inpatient and outpatient.

Locations are at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes and our Cherry Hill office on Kresson Road.

Job Summary

The Living Donor Advocate functions independently from the transplant candidate's team and is responsible for following the donor through all phases of the donation process, including evaluation, inpatient donation surgery and discharge phase. The Living Donor Advocate protects and promotes the best interests of the potential living donor.

Position Responsibilities

• Assist the potential living kidney donor to obtain and understand information including but not limited to the informed consent process, the evaluation process, the surgical procedure, the medical and psychosocial risks and follow up requirements, including the benefit and need to participate in follow up.
• Contact the patient again after the required testing is completed and prior to surgery to ensure they are willing to move forward with the donation process.
• Visits the patient during the inpatient donation phase to identify any concerns the donor may have including any concerns during the inpatient donation stay.
• Visits the patient during the inpatient post donation discharge phase to discuss the patient's discharge follow up plan with the donor advocate.

Position Qualifications Required

• Minimum of 2 years of experience with advocacy
• Minimum education of high school graduate/GED
• Knowledge of patient rights, medical ethics, and living organ donation
• Receive education on kidney transplantation, medical ethics and informed consent
• Complete the NATCO Kidney Independent Living Donor Advocacy Training manual and posttest
• Completes the Independent Living Donor Advocate Competency
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate in English, both oral and written
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Ability to use problem solving, critical thinking, and priority setting skills
• Ability to perform diversified duties with time limitations with high degree of accuracy
• Organizational skills