Why Work Here?

“Mission driven, great benefits and room for growth!”

Why consider AORN, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, as the next place for your career as our Foundation Coordinator? Because we’re innovative and all about quality and collaboration – we’re continually seeking to enhance our offerings to allow us to better tailor to the needs of our nurse members while expanding our market position and growing revenue across our business and sales divisions.

Our mission is to define, support, and advocate for patient and staff safety through exemplary practice for each phase of perioperative nursing care using evidence-based guidelines, continuing education, and clinical practice resources. We collaborate with professional and regulatory organizations, industry leaders, and other health care partners who support our mission. Our culture is one of openness, teamwork, risk taking and being at the cutting edge of our field and we only look for employees who hold these same traits.

Values mean more to AORN than just bullets on a page. They drive our daily decisions and impact how we work as an organization:

• Innovation: Taking courageous and bold actions for growth and sustainability.
• Communication: Exemplifying respect, collaboration, transparency and honesty.
• Quality: Ensuring accountability and excellence.
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusiveness: Promoting fairness, valuing differences, considering all perspectives.
• Achievement: Achieving our mission, realizing the vision.

Our Foundation Coordinator is responsible for managing and supporting daily operations of the AORN Foundation, ensuring efficient workflows and acting as the main point of contact for members, trustees, committee members and employees. This role involves a variety of administrative tasks including scheduling, fundraising database management, gift processing and reporting, program support, and preparation of materials for the Board of Trustees. The Foundation Coordinator also organizes and supports special projects as assigned.

AORN is based in Denver, CO, and preference will be given to candidates who are local. Our Foundation Coordinator will predominantly work remoting; however, the position does require the ability to come into the office 1 – 2 days per week to assist with in-office responsibilities such as Expo prep, file storage, board meeting support and other assigned duties. This position will use a computer, telephone, and Microsoft Teams daily. Has the ability to travel as needed to support departmental & Association functions. This position requires the ability to work some evenings and weekends as necessary.

More about what you’ll get to do as our Foundation Coordinator:

• Serves as the primary point of contact for Foundation inquiries and responds to routine correspondence for the Foundation staff.
• Maintains donor databases, tracks contributions, and generates acknowledgment letters and receipts.
• Ensures accurate and up-to-date records in the donor management system, including data entry and report generation.
• Assists with budget tracking, expense reporting, and financial reconciliation related to Foundation activities.
• Works closely with cross-departmental teams to support business operations including but not limited to Accounting, IT, Experience Services, Service Center and Facilities.
• Communicates with the Officers, Board of Trustees and Committee members of the Foundation, serving as the primary administrative support including coordinating logistics for meetings, agendas, and minutes for all official meetings.
• Maintains records and files for Foundation business.
• Assists with AORN Foundation Scholarship and Grants programs as assigned.
• Assists with development activities as assigned including fundraising, communications and event planning.
• Provides assistance to the Interim VP as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Must Have’s to be our Foundation Coordinator:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1 – 3 years of experience in an administrative, customer service, and/or coordinator role.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate’s degree in business, communications, marketing, sales, nonprofit management or related field.
• Previous non-profit experience.
• Previous experience with coordinating meeting logistics, projects and/or programs.
• Previous experience working in a fundraising setting.
• Previous experience working with a voluntary Board.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Efficient, accurate data entry.
• Pleasant phone demeanor.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Ability to collect and organize information.
• Ability to ensure accuracy or work.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Demonstrates and holds others accountable for demonstrating organizational values of diversity, equity and inclusion, innovation, communication, quality and achievement.

Here are some of the excellent benefits we offer and why it’s so great to work here!

• Health insurance package options that include a HDHP plan and a PPO plan.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Healthcare Savings Account (HSA) options.
• Employer paid short- and long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, and life insurance coverage.
• Voluntary Life Insurance options including critical illness and accident insurance.
• 401(k) plan with immediate vesting.
• Pet insurance.
• LinkedIn Learning.
• Paid time off and 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid sick time.
• Paid parental leave.
• Free subscription to Calm.
• Up to 8 hours of paid volunteer time.
• Employee Assistance Programs.
• Staff Incentive Bonus.

WORKING CONDITIONS
The position is predominantly remote; however, it does require the ability to come into the office 1 – 2 days per week to assist with in-office responsibilities such as Expo prep, file storage, board meeting support and other assigned duties. This position will use a computer, telephone, and Microsoft Teams daily. Has the ability to travel as needed to support departmental & Association functions. This position requires the ability to work some evenings and weekends as necessary.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

AORN provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. We encourage people with disabilities and from other diverse backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate based on disability.