Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency Hiring for Hospital-Based Family Care Specialist at Jackson, MS Full Time

Family Care Specialist: Summary of duties and responsibilities

The FCS is responsible for providing education, counseling, and support to all potential donor families in hospitals served by MORA. The FCS is responsible for initiating the process of discussing the organ donation option with the family with reasonable discretion and sensitivity to the family’s circumstances, values or beliefs and obtain consent if the family agrees to a donation. Information should be given to the next of kin so that a fully informed decision concerning donation may be made. The role of the FCS is to engage support and collaborate with donor families, hospital staff, medical examiners, coroners and funeral homes to optimize donation. The FCS is responsible for writing organ and tissue donor follow-up letters, in person and telephone support of donor families, coordinating donor family ceremonies, coordinating support of donor families, coordination of correspondence between donor families and transplant recipients, overseeing and coordinating in person meetings between donor families and recipients. The FCS is responsible for communicating with funeral homes and coroners in MORA’s DSA as needed to discuss potential organ donors.

Organizational Responsibility

As an employee of MORA, it is important to: value our commitment to our mission and vision; maintain effective communication, exhibit teamwork; respect diversity; follow policies and procedures; demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness while meeting productivity standards; observe; observe safety and security procedures; be consistently punctual and dependable; and continually demonstrate our core values.

Education and Work Experience Requirements:

• Minimum three years experience in counseling, bereavement care, ministry, or social work
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the above is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to persist in situations dealing with intense emotions and families in crisis.
• Excellent ability to communicate by demonstrated interpersonal and listening skills.
• ER/ICU/Trauma/Pediatric social work experience preferred.

Company Description

MORA is the designated Organ Procurement Organization for much of the state of Mississippi. MORA’s mission is to save and improve lives through the gift of organ and tissue donation.

MORA is the designated Organ Procurement Organization for much of the state of Mississippi. MORA’s mission is to save and improve lives through the gift of organ and tissue donation.