Processing Technician, OB/Demin, Weekday ON

LifeNet Health•Virginia Beach, VA

13h•Onsite

About The Position

At LifeNet Health, you will help us to save lives, restore health, and bring hope to patients and families around the world. We cultivate growth, innovation, and collaboration, where your contributions drive solutions that benefit humanity. You will be responsible for performing all aspects of processing, preservation and storage of tissues in an FDA regulated environment. You will work in a team environment under aseptic conditions while performing controlled production processes. You will perform quality assessments of tissue products and documentation. These roles are critical to the LifeNet Health mission because it is an important step in taking the donor’s gifts and transitioning them to the lifesaving and health restoring allografts for patients around the globe. Your work will have purpose every single day, contributing directly to life-changing outcomes.

Requirements

High School or GED required
Must be 18 years of age or older to apply
Zero years of work experience is required
Able to perform tasks thoroughly and with care; checks work to ensure accuracy and completeness
Able to convey information verbally and in writing
Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications, Computer Software, Databases
Able to learn new skills, grafts, and adapt to developing product lines
Able to prioritize multiple, competing priorities and manage time/workload
Able to work collaboratively in a team environment
You will be required to sit, stand, bend, walk and lift up to 50 lbs. for the duration of the shift; as well as wear personal protective equipment to include: surgical gowns, masks, visors or goggles and caps.

Nice To Haves

Certified Tissue Banking Specialist (CTBS) Certification preferred
One (1) year Tissue Processing Experience preferred
Technical skills (preferred)
General knowledge of anatomy, able to use surgical instrumentation and equipment

Responsibilities

Reviews work orders or processing instructions/scheduling prior to initiating production.
Works with production supervisors to adjust plans as needed.
Performs all aspects of processing tissue (debridement, dissection, cutting, cleaning and disinfection, sizing, assessing) according to current procedures and protocols.
Assists supervisory team in production enhancement and improvement initiatives.
Perform all aspects of packaging and preservation of tissue products (confirmation of sizing, quality, packaging materials, cryopreservation, etc.) according to current procedures and protocols.
Document all processes and functions performed in accordance with all procedures and protocols.
Perform post-processing decontamination of equipment and the processing room according to current procedures and protocols.