Tissue Recovery Technician

Gift Of Hope • Itasca, IL

225d • $27 - $29

About The Position

Put your skills to work in a field that profoundly impacts many lives: Organ and Tissue Donation. At Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network, we're dedicated to coordinating organ and tissue donation in the northern three-quarters of Illinois and northwest Indiana. Our goal is to provide the highest quality service to families and hospitals as we strive to fulfill our mission of saving and enhancing the lives of as many people as possible through organ and tissue donation. A Tissue Recovery Technician uses surgical instruments to recover tissues for transplant from a deceased donor body during a tissue recovery case; precepts new employees and displays respect for the donor during each case. Experience in an anatomy or cadaver lab is very applicable, as is experience as an EMT, Paramedic, Surgical Tech or Patient Care Tech. Compensation range for is $27.76 - $29.28/hour.

Requirements

• EMT-P (paramedic), EMT-B, CST or ORT, or high school diploma/GED with 6 months tissue banking experience or 18 months of related experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Biology or related field with anatomy lab experience.
• Experience maintaining proper aseptic technique.
• Experience using surgical instruments such as scalpels and suture needles.
• Ability to recover all donor tissues proficiently once trained.
• History of high-quality tissue procurement (low error rate) and low level of tissue contamination preferred.
• Ability to transition to role of Tissue Recovery Coordinator within 1 year after training complete in the Technician role.
• Basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Advance Gift of Hope's mission, vision and core values: providing compassionate service, contributing to outstanding teams and engaging as one of our passionate people committed to a positive culture that respects the dignity and worth of each individual.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures in carrying out the responsibilities of this position.
• Use surgical instruments, such as scalpels and saws, to recover authorized donor tissue.
• Participate in all aspects of tissue recovery such as: Load/unload equipment, Clean and decontaminate instruments, Transport/transfer donor as necessary to and from morgue, patient room, or other recovery area, Set up tissue recovery supplies and equipment in an aseptic fashion, Prep and drape donor, Culture, package, and ship tissue as needed.
• Provide post-mortem care to donor, e.g. reconstruction, re-identifying, placing in a body bag.
• Close post-operative and other incisions, such as autopsy incisions, as needed.
• Verify donor identification.
• Verify authorization and understanding tissue to be collected.
• Assist with physical assessment of donor for high risk behaviors.
• Aseptic recovery of authorized tissue.
• Verify authorization of tissue recovered.
• Collect donor blood samples and perform testing as trained.
• Package tissue.
• Clean the recovery suite and other pertinent recovery areas.
• Act as a preceptor to new employees.
• Attend organizational and/or department events such as staff meetings and/or training outside of regularly scheduled hours.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance options for full-time employees.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plan.
• 403(b) retirement plan with company match.
• Tuition Reimbursement up to the IRS-allowed maximum.
• Personalized learning and educational development opportunities.
• Monthly cell phone and internet stipends.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Annual Employer-funded Lifestyle Spending Accounts to support wellness needs.
• Support and counseling for personal, work financial or family needs through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and our partnership with Critical Incident Stress Consultants (CISC).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree