Per Diem Tissue Recovery Technician - Shift: Weekends, Friday through Sunday (PM)

About the role

Join LifeLink — Join a Life Saving Team! More than four decades ago, a visionary group of innovators, led by renowned nephrologist Dr. Dana Shires, made a life-changing commitment—to save lives through organ and tissue donation. From that bold beginning, LifeLink Foundation was established – founded with heart, purpose, and a mission that still guides us today. What started as a nonprofit with big dreams has grown into a vision-driven organization of more than 700 dedicated professionals across west-central Florida, Georgia, parts of South Carolina, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. At LifeLink, we are united by our mission: To honor donors and save lives through organ and tissue donation. Our vision remains clear: To maximize the gift of life while giving hope to donor families and transplant patients. We are grounded in the values that shape our work and culture—Compassion. Excellence. Legacy. People. Quality.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the surgical recovery of human tissue for transplantation.
• Thorough knowledge and comprehension of aseptic technique.
• Ability to circulate in an operating room setting.
• Inspects and monitors equipment, supplies and instrumentation being used for procurement.
• Observes environmental conditions and takes corrective measures as necessary.
• Reports deficiencies to supervisor.
• Maintains an open line of communication with the Tissue Recovery Leadership.
• Absolutely adheres to established protocols set forth in the LifeLink Foundation Tissue Bank Standards and Procedures Manual.
• Performs any duties deemed necessary by Tissue Recovery Leadership.

Requirements

• Passionate about helping others and making a difference.
• Aligned with LifeLink’s core values of Compassion, Excellence, Legacy, People, and Quality.
• Successful completion of an accredited Surgical Technology Program or a minimum of one year experience in aseptic technique preferred.
• A minimum of a high school diploma required.
• Ability to stand for ninety percent of the work time.
• Interpersonal ability to interact with fellow staff members, supervisors and management.
• Visual acuity and manual dexterity necessary to procure tissue in an aseptic manner for clinical use.
• Responds to case notifications within 15 minutes, or the coordinator will move to the next employee on call.
• Arrives at the office within one hour and ten minutes of being contacted.
• Is appropriately dressed for travel to a hospital.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• A collaborator who thrives in a mission-first environment.

Qualifications

• Passionate about helping others and making a difference.
• Aligned with LifeLink’s core values of Compassion, Excellence, Legacy, People, and Quality.
• Successful completion of an accredited Surgical Technology Program or a minimum of one year experience in aseptic technique preferred.
• A minimum of a high school diploma required.
• Ability to stand for ninety percent of the work time.
• Interpersonal ability to interact with fellow staff members, supervisors and management.
• Visual acuity and manual dexterity necessary to procure tissue in an aseptic manner for clinical use.
• Responds to case notifications within 15 minutes, or the coordinator will move to the next employee on call.
• Arrives at the office within one hour and ten minutes of being contacted.
• Is appropriately dressed for travel to a hospital.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• A collaborator who thrives in a mission-first environment.

Skills

• Passionate about helping others and making a difference.
• Aligned with LifeLink’s core values of Compassion, Excellence, Legacy, People, and Quality.
• Successful completion of an accredited Surgical Technology Program or a minimum of one year experience in aseptic technique preferred.
• A minimum of a high school diploma required.
• Ability to stand for ninety percent of the work time.
• Interpersonal ability to interact with fellow staff members, supervisors and management.
• Visual acuity and manual dexterity necessary to procure tissue in an aseptic manner for clinical use.
• Responds to case notifications within 15 minutes, or the coordinator will move to the next employee on call.
• Arrives at the office within one hour and ten minutes of being contacted.
• Is appropriately dressed for travel to a hospital.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• A collaborator who thrives in a mission-first environment.

Benefits

• Work requires extended hours during peak procurement periods.
• Work generally requires periods of extended hours in the performance of tissue recovery activities.
• Often requires traveling during all hours.
• Office space and equipment will be provided to perform necessary duties.
• Tissue recovery procedures are performed in various operating room settings and medical examiners facilities.
• Hazardous conditions include but are not limited to possible exposure to blood or bodily fluids from potentially infected donors and the potential to obtain cuts and/or puncture to skin from sharp instruments and equipment.
• OSHA Risk Classification: High.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in this job posting.

Schedule

Details on the schedule are not specified in this job posting.