Hospital Development Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Sierra Donor Services (SDS) is looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic team member to join us to save lives!! Our mission at SDS is to save lives through organ donation and we want professionals on our team that will embrace this important work!! Sierra Donor Services is seeking a Hospital Development Coordinator to join our team. This position will be responsible for cultivating relationships with hospitals and healthcare professionals in order to promote organ donation and strengthen the partnership between our organization and hospital partners. If you have expertise in healthcare, sales / marketing, public relations, or have experience as a pharmaceutical representative, this may be an ideal position for you to help save and improve lives!

COMPANY OVERVIEW AND MISSION

Sierra Donor Services is a designated organ procurement organization (OPO) within the state of California – and is a member of the DCI Donor Services family.

For over four decades, DCI Donor Services has been a leader in working to end the transplant waiting list. Our unique approach to service allows for nationwide donation, transplantation, and distribution of organs and tissues while maintaining close ties to our local communities.

DCI Donor Services operates three organ procurement / tissue recovery organizations : New Mexico Donor Services, Sierra Donor Services, and Tennessee Donor Services. We also maximize the gift of life through the DCI Donor Services Tissue Bank and Sierra Donor Services Eye Bank.

Our performance is measured by the way we serve donor families and recipients. To be successful in this endeavor is our ultimate mission. By mobilizing the power of people and the potential of technology, we are honored to extend the reach of each donor’s gift and share the importance of the gift of life.

With the help of our employee-led strategy team, we will ensure that all communities feel welcome and safe with us because we are a model for fairness, belonging, and forward thinking.

Key responsibilities this position will perform include :

• Develops and implements marketing plan that creates change in physician and hospital practice in the donor referral and family counseling processes that ultimately increases organ and tissue donation in assigned portfolio.
• Performs quantitative and qualitative analysis of hospital market to characterize donor potential and identifies and engages decision-making individuals who can influence hospital protocols to include best demonstrated practices for donor referrals and family counseling.
• Conducts education needs assessments for assigned hospitals and develops and implements educational plan.4. Establishes multi-disciplinary councils within assigned hospitals, using peer level influence in order to forge a consensus about standards of practice for the donor referral and family counseling and request process. Identifies decision-making individuals in assigned hospitals including chairpersons of medical staff, medical executive committee, ethics and critical care committees, surgery and medicine departments, and referring physicians and nurses from trauma, neurosurgery and critical care. Conduct individual meetings and gain support from each party, guide the group discussion and outline and implement next steps.
• Conduct field coaching and provide feedback for skill development in written and oral communications, public relations and sales and negotiation skills for clinical coordinators.
• Utilize superior customer service skills to develop and maintain relationships with referring physicians and nursing staff and medical and executive leadership in assigned hospitals.
• Disseminates and interprets data and research on increasing organ and tissue donation for medical academic audiences and policy review committees who can affect change in hospital standards of practice.
• Design curriculum for and conduct professional education programs.
• Respond to customer service-related issues in hospital portfolio with appropriate internal and external individuals and utilizing problems solving skills to coordinate proactive follow-up plan that ensures immediate conflict resolution.
• Make policy recommendations to hospital administration to ensure hospital compliance with state and federal regulations and increase referral and improve donation outcomes.
• Develop and conduct accredited educational programs for healthcare professionals.
• Customize professional education materials for one on one presentations / discussions, large and small audience educational forums.
• Support internal staff and provide guidance on hospital relationships. Develops and maintains robust hospital profiles.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of all hospital development activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL TRAITS : Sits stands and walks. Observes, listens, speaks with hospital staff and others. Reads, prepares and presents information. Drive to and from donor hospitals.

QUALIFICATIONS :

Education Required : BA or BS in business, education, public health, or health care related field.

Experience :

Licenses / Certifications : None

Computer Skills : Working knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office applications to include Word, PowerPoint and Excel is required.

We offer a competitive compensation package including :

You will receive a confirmation e-mail upon successful submission of your application. The next step of the selection process will be to complete a video screening. Instructions to complete the video screening will be contained in the confirmation e-mail. Please note - you must complete the video screening within 48 hours from submission of your application to be considered for the position.

DCIDS is an EOE / AA employer – M / F / Vet / Disability.