Family Services Specialist - 132159

The Family Services Specialist (FSS) at Lifesharing is primarily responsible for supporting grieving families in a hospital setting faced with end-of-life decisions and facilitating organ and tissue donation discussions with potential donor families. The FSS provides emotional support to potential donor families and develops a collaborative plan to discuss organ and tissue donation options for their loved one. The FSS leads the donation conversation and continues to work with the donor family throughout the donation process by completing all donation-related paperwork, providing end-of-life mementos, and serving as a liaison to the hospital for social services needs.
Additionally, this position will serve as a liaison for transferring authorized donors to centralized donor recovery units. The FSS will facilitate the transfer and be a resource for the family throughout the donation process.This position requires a high level of emotional intelligence, self- awareness, maturity and genuine compassion for others. Must be able to confidently walk into and remain calm during challenging and uncertain situations. Lifesharing provides services 24/7 requiring this position to participate in a call schedule rotation including nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Graduation from college with a major in an applicable natural science plus, and/or equivalent combination of experience/training.

• Two (2) years of experience in the organ and tissue donation field or related health care field.

• Experience working with families in grief and/or crisis situations.

• Ability to work both independently and in a team setting while exercising initiative and sound judgement.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences, Social Sciences, Pastoral Care, or related field
• Proficiency in written and spoken Spanish.
• Knowledge of organ and/or tissue donation.
• Working knowledge of navigating and charting in electronic medical records.
• Familiarity with medical terminology.

• Must be able to work flexible hours, frequent overtime, and provide on-call coverage to area hospitals.
• Must be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs.
• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.

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If applicable, life-support certifications (BLS, NRP, ACLS, etc.) must include hands-on practice and in-person skills assessment; online-only certification is not acceptable.

UC San Diego Health is the only academic health system in the San Diego region, providing leading-edge care in patient care, biomedical research, education, and community service. Our facilities include two university hospitals, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, the only Burn Center in the county, and and dozens of outpatient clinics. We invite you to join our team!

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Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

a. "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:

• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• Abusive Conduct in the Workplace