Location: Atlanta,GA, USA
1150 Lake Hearn Dr NeSte 100, Atlanta, Georgia, 30342-1566, United States of America
The REMOTE Transplant Liaison (TL) serves a key function in supporting transplant equity. The TL provides essential support and management throughout each patient's transplant journey, starting from the referral stage up to the completion of the transplant.
A vital link between communities and the healthcare system, REMOTE Transplant Liaison advocate for patients and their care partners, fostering a robust connection with the communities they serve. Their role extends to serving as intermediaries between health and social services and the transplant community, aiding in facilitating access and refining the transplant process.
By addressing the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), REMOTE Transplant Liaison (TL) aim to simplify the transplant process for underserved patients, reducing health disparities and promoting health equity. This goal is achieved through the establishment of strong partnerships with healthcare providers, local transplant partners, and community resources. Emphasis is placed on confronting socio-economic factors that may cause delays in wait listing and transplant, contributing to the overall improvement of patient care and outcomes.
Must be located in GA, SC, PA, NJ, and NC!
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES of the REMOTE Transplant Liaison (TL)
* The primary responsibilities encompass various areas to ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients throughout the transplant process.
* Patient-Centric Communication: The role involves acting as a pivotal communication link between DaVita clinics, transplant centers, the larger healthcare system, community resources, and healthcare teams. This ensures that the patient's needs are effectively addressed and communicated.
* Care Team Building: A crucial part of the role is facilitating the creation of a robust care team that is dedicated to addressing each patient's unique needs during the transplant journey. This ensures a comprehensive and personalized healthcare approach.
* Problem Solving: Leveraging professional expertise to troubleshoot and resolve issues that might arise during the transplant process is a significant aspect of this role, thereby guaranteeing smooth progress to wait listing.
* Patient Education and Partnership: The central aim of the role is to foster a partnership with patients telephonically. This involves educating patients and their care partners on health promotion, transplant procedures, and living donation possibilities. This education-based approach is crucial in facilitating successful wait listing and transplantation processes.
* Assess, plan, advocate, and offers emotional support for the patient and their care partners in coordination with DaVita clinics, local transplant partners, community organizations, and other relevant parties.
* Telephonically connects with patients and their care partners with DaVita resources, community resources and social services to address social determinants of health, such as housing, food security, transportation, and financial assistance
* Provides telephonic consultation, follow-up , and support our patients and their care partners through the transplant journey
* Provides comprehensive support to potential living kidney recipients. By facilitating education about the living donor program, coordinating recipient's medical evaluations, creating action plans, and ensuring clear communication between the recipient, potential donor, and medical teams. Assisting the recipient in understanding the benefits with receiving a kidney from a living donor
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE of the REMOTE Transplant Liaison (TL)
* Bachelors Degree required
* Familiar with transplant programs
* Experience engaging in initiatives that promote health equity and social justice within program communities that improve health outcomes and advocate for underrepresented and vulnerable groups within the community.
* Proficient in health equity and social justice within the communities of the pilot that performed advocacy work, community outreach, policy development, or research eliminating health equity disparities.
Travel: Potential quarterly travel within market or to designated locations, The specifics of travel and time requirements can differ based needs within the health equity learning lab.
What We'll Provide
More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.
* Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
* Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
* Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita's online training platform Star Learning.
At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as a place where I belong. Our goal is to embed Diversity & Belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. As such, individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Salary/ Wage Range
Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience and may fall outside of the range shown. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at