Lab Technician - Eye Banking

ConnectLife•Williamsville, NY

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Eye Bank Specialists contribute to ConnectLife's mission of inspiring donation and connecting lives through the recovery of anatomical gifts. This position offers advancement with the opportunity to pursue becoming a Certified Eye Bank Technician (CEBT) after 1 year in this role. This role works towards fulfilling Eye Bank Specialist II eligibility requirements in becoming a Certified Eye Bank Technician by the Eye Bank Association of America.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Customer service experience required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, data entry, and electronic medical records required.
Must be able to remain professional in making decisions and handling confidential information.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a healthcare related field or Life Sciences area preferred.
One year experience in eye or tissue banking OR healthcare related field preferred.
Experience working in a sterile field preferred.
Knowledge in anatomy and physiology, medical terminology and/or medical diagnosis, medical record review preferred.
Must be adaptable to change, detail oriented, and highly organized with the ability to think critically and multi-task while maintaining focus and accuracy through interruptions.
Experience working in a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

Perform evaluation of ocular tissue utilizing specular and slit lamp microscopes.
Navigate surgical calendar to ensure local surgeons needs are met efficiently and effectively.
Offer surgical tissue to ophthalmologists or other eye banks with excellent customer service.
Deliver ocular tissue to local hospitals, surgery centers, and/or couriers.
Package and ship recovered eye and tissue to processors, hospitals, surgery centers, or couriers.
Collect/ QC all required/necessary data post recovery from all sources available (medical records, nursing staff, physicians, lab work/serologies, autopsy, etc.).
Complete all case related paperwork and enter all necessary information into donor electronic medical record.
Assist in processing ocular tissue through operation of the microkeratome system and utilizing aseptic technique.
Offer research tissue post-recovery to appropriate research outlets with excellent customer service.
Provide follow-up on all tissue transplants for applicable reporting agency.
Clean, wrap and sterilize instruments according to specifications, as necessary.
Maintain and operate autoclave and perform required biological indicator testing, as necessary.
Perform lab maintenance while ensuring all records are complete and accurate, as necessary.
Ensure all necessary supplies are maintained at sufficient levels and use-by dates through rotating stock and ordering, as needed.
Assist in post-recovery, donor-related activities, as needed.
May need to work outside standard office hours to fulfill surgery and processor requests, as needed.
Ensure compliance with all federal and accrediting agencies and ConnectLife standards for tissue and eye recovery by remaining informed and up to date regarding policies, procedures, and all regulatory and partner requirements.