Organ Preservationist

LIFE CONNECTION OF OHIO • Kettering, OH

10d • $61,173 - $71,968

About The Position

The Organ Preservationist assists in the recovery, preservation, and perfusion of organs and tissues for transplantation or research. The incumbent also ensures a constant state of readiness of supplies, solutions, and machines, maintains the preservation lab, develops and maintains hospital relations, and provides donation-related education to OR staff.

Requirements

• Completion of a Surgical Technologist, ER Technologist or EMT program preferred; certification preferred.
• Experience in the tissue or organ recovery industry or two years of experience in the allied health field preferred.
• Two or more years of operating room experience and/or sterile technique preferred.
• Arm-Hand Steadiness -- The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Manual Dexterity -- The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Finger Dexterity -- The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Strong computer and data entry skills, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet.
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills, which demonstrate good judgment.
• Sensitivity and a high degree of confidentiality required.
• Certified Transplant Preservationist (CTP) required within 18 months of start date.
• Ability to physically lift 75 pounds
• Ability to work 24-hour on-call shifts
• Ability to move donor from cart to bed with assistance
• Ability to work outside normal business hours
• Ability to respond to dispatches in a timely manner and arrive to work sites as assigned
• Ability to function in an office environment and all hospital clinical practice areas

Nice To Haves

• Organ perfusion and previous on-call experience preferred.
• Certified Surgical Technologist preferred

Responsibilities

• Performs aseptic organ preservation by flushing abdominal organs with appropriate solution, packaging and labeling organs, tissue typing material and vessels in accordance with OPTN Policy.
• Assists hospital staff in preparing the operating room for organ recovery.
• Performs hospital development, specific to the recovery of organs in the operating room, by maintaining relationships with OR staff and through in-services, education, presentations, and meetings.
• Maintains all preservation supplies and mechanical preservation equipment in accordance Life Connection of Ohio Policy, regulatory standards, and manufacturer guidelines.
• Performs aseptic kidney pumping/pulsatile perfusion following kidney separation by a surgeon.
• Performs aseptic surgical recovery of organs and tissues for research.
• Obtains culture and biopsy results; reports positive and final results to transplant centers and recovery partners; performs other duties as required

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed