Career Opportunities
Clinical
Donation Specialist (Peoria)
- Based at Gift of Hope’s Peoria, IL, satellite office
- Full-time (Non-Exempt)
In addition to supporting Gift of Hope's mission and vision and adhering to its values, the Donation Specialist serves a dual role of facilitating the organ and tissue donation process and serving as an expert resource withinhospitals on all aspects of organ and tissue donation. As a Donation Coordinator, the Donation Specialist creates an environment and provides accurate and relevant information that allows potential organ donor families to make informed decisions about donation. As a Hospital Development Coordinator, the Donation Specialist collaborates with hospital administration to create and implement policies and procedures that facilitate the donation process.
Organ and Tissue Donation Responsibilities:
- Cultivate relationships with hospital staff that facilitate cooperation and collaboration to determine the best time, place and manner to speak with families about donation.
- Foster hospital relationships within assigned region.
- Assume on-call responsibility as determined by Regional Manager.
- Conduct accurate, effective on-site evaluations of potential organ donors.
- Coordinate Patient Care Conferences with appropriate hospital staff during critical points in the referral and/or consent process.
- Assess medical status and determine organ donor potential according to Gift of Hope criteria in conjunction with Gift of Hope's Administrator On Call.
Hospital Development Responsibilities:
- Function as an expert resource within the hospital on all aspects of organ and tissue donation.
- In conjunction with hospital administration, assist Gift of Hope’s regional team in creating and implementing effective policies and procedures to improve organ and tissue donation.
- Develop and implement strategic plans (long-term goals) with the regional team to identify hospital strengths and weaknesses and optimize hospital performance.
- Proactively review data after collection, analyzing and updating information on performance outcomes with regional team members.
- Participate in quality assurance audit activities related to donation within the region.
- Report collective data to hospital administration and appropriate hospital department managers.
- Establish effective working relationships with hospital administrators, physicians, nurses and other allied healthcare professionals.
- Take necessary actions to promote the hospital's adoption of donation as part of its mission.
- Foster professional relationships with hospital departments to support Gift of Hope’s mission.
- Work with the regional team to develop, provide and evaluate educational programs on all aspects of the donation process for hospital staff.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in an allied healthcare field, business administration or related field; or equivalent work experience is required.
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Open Positions
Non-Clinical
Director of Human Resources
Donor Resource Center Supervisor
Clinical
Organ Recovery Coordinator
Tissue Recovery Coordinator
*All positions listed are at Gift of Hope’s Itasca office unless otherwise noted.
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Our dedicated clinical, administrative and support team works as one to save and enhance people’s lives through organ and tissue donation.
Learn more about the varied and challenging positions that await you as a member of Team Hope here.
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