"Clinical Coordinator III-PA"

Position Summary

The Clinical Coordinator III - Physician Assistant will function in the outpatient setting of the Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Program in collaboration with the Kidney/Pancreas Transplant multidisciplinary team to care for and manage post-transplant kidney and pancreas recipients, post-operative kidney living donors, and patients who underwent surgical or invasive procedures by the Kidney/Pancreas transplant surgeons. The position will hold a combination of 3-5 half day outpatient office or telehealth sessions per week, with patient care provided at the CUIMC main campus as well as outreach locations across the tri-state area.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate surgical and medical management of kidney and pancreas transplant patients in the outpatient setting.
• Manage living donor follow up in collaboration with living donor coordinators.
• Coordinate care of surgical patients that undergo hernia repairs, dialysis catheters, and other elective surgical procedures conducted by our kidney and pancreas surgeons.
• Assisting transplant surgeons and nephrologists in the outpatient clinic to perform comprehensive history and physical exams, develop differential diagnoses, implement plan of care and document patient’s response to care.
• Conduct pre-operative history and physical exams, as well as obtain transplant and other surgical consents.
• Provide direct patient care by evaluating patients awaiting transplant, as well as post- transplant recipients, and kidney donors.
• Collect, order and interpret lab work and diagnostic studies under agreed upon protocols.
• Order and obtain medication prior authorizations for kidney transplant recipients.
• Develop practice protocols, standard of care, and patient education material for kidney/pancreas transplant recipients.
• In conjunction with the research team, monitor and provide care to patients participating in research studies.
• In partnership with Quality, Research and Education group, help develop and manage detail clinical databases to evaluate and improve patient outcomes.
• Attend professional meetings and conferences, maintain professional affiliations and enhances professional development to stay current with trends in health care administration.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum education:
Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited, or New York State Education Department approved Physician Assistant education program.

Minimum related experience:
5 years of related experience

Minimum licensing/certifications required upon start date
NYS PA License and NCCPA Board Certification
BLS & ACLS Certification
NYS DEA Certification

Must be able to meet New York-Presbyterian Hospital credentialing requirements prior to starting.

Other Requirements

Qualifications for Candidates include but are not limited to the following:

• Intermediate to advanced level MS Office skills.
• Proficiency with technology and social media platforms.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills required.

Job Type: Officer of Administration
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Hours Per Week: 35
Standard Work Schedule: Mon - Fri (9am - 5pm)
Building: Columbia University Medical Center
Salary Range: $135,000.00 - $165,000.00

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.