Hospital Donation Advocate

## Summary

In alignment with Gift of Life Michigans core purpose and core values, the Hospital Donation Advocate (HDA) is responsible for creating a hospital environment which helps facilitate organ and tissue recovery by providing necessary resources and information to our customers and partners.

## Duties & Responsibilities

The following job duties and responsibilities are stated in broad terms and not intended to be inclusive.  Those in bold are essential duties of the position:

– Manage active organ referrals within assigned hospitals.
– Understand that hospital presence is vital to Gift of Lifes core purpose and includes daily education at assigned hospitals and response to referrals.
– Establish relationships with key physicians.
– Develop and implement customized strategic plans for targeted hospitals.
– Conduct timely referral and donor follow-up to assigned hospitals.
– Collaborate with Palliative Care, or its equivalent, as it relates to donation in situations of withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy.
– Maintain awareness of current healthcare literature concerning organ and tissue donation.
– Maintain accurate documentation according to department policies.
– Communicate information to Gift of Life clinical staff regarding post referral/recovery feedback and overall donor status within the hospital.
– Stay current and involved in the regional and national collaborative opportunities for the organ and tissue procurement community.
– Seek and implement quality improvement opportunities.
– Participate in ongoing healthcare educational displays and exhibits.
– Perform other duties as assigned.