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Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian _Health_ we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Independent Living Donor Advocate (ILDA) advocates for and protects the rights of living donors and prospective living donors. The ILDA functions independently from the Transplant Team in terms of a reporting relationship, and is not involved with the evaluation of, the care for, or the decision making regarding the potential recipient. The goal of the ILDA is to recognize and avoid conflict of interests in living kidney donation, protect and promote the interests of the living donor, and ensure the donor's decision is informed and free from pressure or coercion.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

1. Bachelor's degree.

2. Knowledge of medical ethics and informed consent

3. Understanding of the potential impact of family and other outside pressures on donor decision with the ability to discuss these issues with the donor.

4. Ability to discuss options for the recipient other than organ donation from a living donor.

5. Knowledge of national and HMH outcomes.

6. Knowledgeable with HMH chain of command.

7. Knowledge of grievance process.

8. Excellent skills to communicate and interact effectively with all levels of staff, physicians, patients and external constituents, both verbally and in writing. Must have proven independent thinking, decision making, problem solving and prioritizing skills.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

1. Bilingual English/Spanish.

2. Previous experience working in a transplant center, social worker or nurse.

3. Knowledge of organ transplantation and living kidney donation.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

1. Approved ILDA continuing education.

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HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.