Donation Liaison - Remote Hospital & Family Support

Gift of Hope; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 66,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid Time Off

403(b) retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development opportunities

Cell phone stipend

Parental leave

Lifestyle spending accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Gift of Hope seeks a Donation Liaison to coordinate organ/tissue donation with hospitals, clinicians and families across our service area. You will assess eligibility, facilitate authorization, and guide families through the donation process with compassionate support.

The role requires travel to hospitals, collaboration with internal teams, and adherence to policy and quality standards to maximize donor opportunities and ensure respectful, ethical care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in allied healthcare field, business administration, education, advocacy or related field; or equivalent work experience

Responsibilities

• Advance Gift of Hope's mission, vision and core values: providing compassionate service, contributing to outstanding teams and engaging as one of our passionate people committed to a positive culture that respects the dignity and worth of each individual.
• Maintain Organ/Tissue Authorization responsibilities and respond to referrals at hospitals within Gift of Hope’s DSA; review charts for medical eligibility; participate in medical rounds; communicate with Donor Resource Center and AOC; facilitate donation with family support.
• Maintain Hospital Development responsibilities: serve as expert resource within hospitals; build relationships; develop and implement plans to optimize hospital performance; present professional education programs.
• Travel to hospitals across the service area and to the Itasca office; work in a remote office environment and hospital clinical settings; may require after-hours work, nights and weekends.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Empathy and compassion

Effective communication

Multi-tasking

Situational awareness

Data interpretation

Autonomy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in allied healthcare or related field

Job description

Gift of Hope seeks a Donation Liaison to coordinate organ/tissue donation with hospitals, clinicians and families across our service area. You will assess eligibility, facilitate authorization, and guide families through the donation process with compassionate support.

The role requires travel to hospitals, collaboration with internal teams, and adherence to policy and quality standards to maximize donor opportunities and ensure respectful, ethical care.