Pediatric Tissue Navigator & Family Liaison

Lurie Children's Hospital; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 71,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

403(b) with 5% employer match

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k) match

Job summary

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is seeking a Tissue Navigator to support the NF Postmortem Donation Program. The role coordinates postmortem donation cases, ensures samples are processed and stored, and performs downstream analysis as required.

Key duties include educating families about tissue donation, guiding them through logistics including autopsy, coordinating with funeral homes, pathology and researchers, and serving as a liaison between families, physicians and scientists.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Required; Nursing or Social Work Degree Preferred.
• Spanish language abilities and skills preferred.
• Excellent communication, critical-thinking, and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with medical team to proactively identify patient families who may qualify for tissue donation and provide education to patients and families about the value of tissue donation.
• Help families navigate logistical issues related to tissue donation including at the time of autopsy.
• Proactively identify and address any barriers to tissue navigation.
• Consent patients for the tissue donation process throughout the continuum of care.
• Coordinate tissue donations with funeral homes, pathology, biorepository, local and regional hospitals that care for children with cancer and research staff to ensure tissue samples are handled and processed appropriately.
• Develop and maintain relationships with local and regional hospital, including visits when appropriate.
• Serve as a primary resource for patient families or providers with questions about tissue donation, serving as a liaison between patient families and physician and basic scientists.
• Coordinate service delivery with families and appropriate team members, through formal and informal means of transmitting information, across the continuum of care in order to provide optimal care of patients and families.
• Performs job functions adhering to service principles with customer service focus of innovation, service excellence and teamwork to provide the highest quality care and service to our patients, families, co-workers and others.
• Maintains and role models professional boundaries within the health care team.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Critical thinking

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Nursing or Social Work Degree Preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is seeking a Tissue Navigator to support the NF Postmortem Donation Program. The role coordinates postmortem donation cases, ensures samples are processed and stored, and performs downstream analysis as required.

Key duties include educating families about tissue donation, guiding them through logistics including autopsy, coordinating with funeral homes, pathology and researchers, and serving as a liaison between families, physicians and scientists.