Advanced Practice Provider (APP)-Pre-Kidney Transplant

Department/Unit:
Renal Transplant Service

Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)

Salary Range:

The Pre-Kidney Transplant Advanced Practice Provider (APP) provides comprehensive evaluation, risk assessment, and care coordination for patients referred to for kidney transplantation within an Albany Medical Center transplant program. The APP collaborates with transplant surgeons, nephrologists, and the multidisciplinary team to ensure timely listing, regulatory compliance, and optimal candidate preparation.

Salary Range: $124,693-$145, 475

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

- Conduct comprehensive pre-transplant evaluations, including history, physical examination, and risk stratification.
- Review and interpret diagnostic testing (laboratory studies, imaging, cardiac and malignancy screening).
- Identify and manage modifiable medical risk factors in collaboration with referring providers.
- Prepare and present cases at multidisciplinary transplant selection meetings.
- Ensure compliance with Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) and United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) requirements.
- Facilitate timely listing, waitlist maintenance, and documentation accuracy.
- Provide patient and family education regarding transplant processes, risks, benefits, and immunosuppressive therapy expectations.
- Coordinate recipient readiness for deceased and living donor transplantation.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives and regulatory audits.
- Contribute to academic activities including education of trainees and protocol development as appropriate.

Qualifications, Education, Licensure, and Certification Required:

- Graduate of accredited NP or PA program.
- Current state licensure and national board certification.
- Experience in transplant, nephrology, or surgical specialty preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of transplant regulatory standards.
- Strong communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.

All position requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills, and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently.  This position description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.  Employees will be required to perform any other job-related instructions given by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.

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Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

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Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.