Partner Development Liaison (Per Diem)

POSITION SUMMARY

The Partner Development Liaison I – Southern Nevada position will support the mission, goals and 

strategic plan of Nevada Donor Network Inc. (NDN) by supporting the development, implementation, 

maintenance, and evaluation of educational and development strategies designed to increase organ 

and tissue donation. The Partner Development Liaison also serves to promote effective 

communication with relevant stakeholders to facilitate donation including organizational clinical 

staff, funeral homes, hospices, law enforcement agencies, emergency medical services agencies, 

medical examiner offices, and hospitals to include but not limited to relationship development, 

donation and referral educations, collaborative community events, and regular maintenance of 

established relationships and programs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

Essential Functions Statement(s):

• Responds to the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner as scheduled.

o Completes all relevant information in iTransplant on coroner referrals as well as add 

additional referrals when applicable. 

o Completes pre-draw blood bags on potential tissue donors.

o Interacts and communicates with coroner staff to ensure donor information is 

complete and accurate. 

o Verifies all NDN forms and donor information is accurate and complete.

o Ensures there are no outstanding donor transports.

o Attends the coroner daily morning meeting to request medical examiner permissions 

on potential donors, relay pre-exam recovery information to coroner staff, relay 

information and updates regarding active organ donors under coroner jurisdiction and

relay any NDN needs to make donation possible. 

o Ensures daily consistent communication to partner liaison team, Donation Services 

team, NDN clinical teams, and coroner teams.

o Completes physical assessments on potential donors, as needed, to include physical 

description of injuries and interpretation of injuries from postmortem radiographs. 

o Maintains chain of custody, transport, log, and store coroner samples for research 

when requested from coroner staff. 

o Secures admission blood with various hospital labs on high potential organ donors. 

o Complies with appropriate safety precautions.

o Other duties as assigned. 

• Coordinates donor case logistics as they relate to external partners.

• Assists in coordinating transportation to or from funeral home partners.

• Scans and uploads chain of custody forms.

• Assists with maintaining and restocking OOH inventory items.

• Assists in supporting and maintaining partnerships with referring partners including but not 

limited to law enforcement agencies, hospices, emergency medical services, funeral homes, 

and coroner/medical examiners, and hospitals. 

• Follows policies and procedures to ensure compliance with rules and regulations from 

governing agencies regarding partnering with out of hospital (OOH) organizations.

• Actively participates in meetings and required trainings.

• Adheres to regulations and policies of all partners. 

• Maintains confidentiality related to donors, partner relations, and internal matters. 

• Participates in quality improvement initiatives, policy updates, and other intradepartmental 

collaboratives. 

• Maintains external partner relationships by learning and understanding organizational needs 

and delivering excellent customer service.

• Trouble shoots and creates solutions for any issues that may arise for referrals.

• Utilizes critical thinking to help facilitate donation on cases with difficult logistics and time 

restraints.

• Reports to manager on progress of assignments, cases, and partner updates. 

• Participates in on call hours as assigned to navigate donor logistics.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education: Associate’s degree (preferred); relevant work experience may be substituted for 

academic requirements

Experience: Relevant experience in forensics, healthcare, funeral home fields preferred. 

Computer Skills: Knowledge of MS Office programs

Certificates & Licenses: Valid Driver’s License