Eye Bank Coordinator

OneLegacy Brand•Azusa, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Us in Transforming Lives Every Day At OneLegacy, every moment counts. As the nation's largest organ, eye, and tissue recovery organization, we are dedicated to saving lives and sharing hope . Guided by our values of integrity, compassion, stewardship, diversity and inclusion, urgency, innovation and excellence, and collaboration , our team works tirelessly to honor every gift of donation. This is more than a job; it’s an opportunity to make a profound impact on countless lives. Summary of Functions: The Eye Bank Coordinator (EBC) oversees ocular tissue storage, evaluation, donor eligibility determination, processing, and distribution. EBC maintains relations with external medical professional partners, end-users and consignees to allocate ocular tissue for transplant and/or research education. EBC is responsible for maintaining all OneLegacy, EBAA and FDA required documentation of processing and distribution activities. EBC performs all duties and responsibilities in compliance with policies and procedures; regulations as outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations; and other applicable Federal, state, and local laws.

Requirements

Required to have one of the following: Bachelor’s degree (BS) from an accredited four-year college or university, or LVN, or Surgical Technologist Certificate
A minimum of two years’ experience in an allied health or mortuary science is preferred.
CEBT certifications to be obtained within 24 months of hire.
OneLegacy requires employees to maintain a current California driver’s license and current vehicle insurance based on California minimum insurance coverage standards.
Reliable automotive transportation required.

Responsibilities

Contribute and maintain teamwork environment.
Perform individual tasks autonomously.
Exhibit accountability and ownership of work.
Create and innovate process improvement/efficiency.
Adapt to quick-pace activity.
Learn and train on industry advancements in evaluation, processing, distribution.
Follow-through tasks to completion.
Readily communicate with internal staff, management and external partners.
Provide 24-hour schedule availability for evaluation, processing, distribution and delivery of tissue for emergency surgery requests.
Start-up, run and shut down laboratory operations and equipment daily.
Receive ocular shipment packages. Unpack and inspect ocular shipments and contents. Review and maintain ocular tissue documentation. Log and track ocular tissue.
Communicate with internal and external partners to retrieve tissue and donor documentation.
Evaluate ocular tissue and input into data system. Evaluations include, but not limited to: Slit lamp biomicroscopy Specular microscopy Pachymetry
Review documentation for completion and determine donor/tissue eligibility. Perform donor eligibility determination as a designee of the Ocular Medical Director.
Offer, allocate and import ocular tissue.
Create and maintain the shipping and processing schedule.
Perform circulator functions for tissue processor. Functions include, but not limited to: Pre and post clean processing rooms. Obtain, decontaminate, and sterilize surgical instruments and equipment. Assist in tissue processing, including but not limited to: o DSAEK – Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty o DMEK - Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty o LTP – Long Term Preservation o Transfers o Environmental Monitoring Perform post-processing tissue evaluations and generate tissue reports.
Ship and/or manually deliver ocular tissue.
Perform quality control check of completed ocular tissue documentation.
Perform post-operative patient follow-up. Communicate with surgeon or end-user to retrieve post-operative documentation.
Perform and manage laboratory maintenance.
Perform and manage laboratory supply inventory.
Perform and manage tissue supply inventory.
Participate and contribute to audit/inspections from industry or regulatory agencies.
Maintain required attendance at department staff meetings. Maintain required attendance at annual hazard communication and control safety training sessions for Cal-OSHA, contract processors, and other training programs as deemed necessary by Eye Bank Program Manager.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Supports the organization’s Standards of Professional Conduct as outlined in OneLegacy’s policies and procedures, and the mission, vision and values.