Recovery Technician - Duluth Area PT
About The Job
Perform Eye Tissue Recoveries - 75%
- Respond to pages or calls from donor coordinator within 10 minutes, when on call, and provide clear and concise information to ensure timeliness and efficiency.
- Travel to assigned facilities.
- Adhere to facility expectations regarding check in, check out, facility requests, including any medical examiner restrictions or requests.
- Receive and verify legal authorization for eye donation.
- Confirm the identity of the donor.
- Tissue eligibility duties:
- Perform external exam of the body and eyes.
- Obtain adequate blood sample.
- Collect medical, laboratory, and other data to ensure tissue quality.
- Prepare donors for recovery within procedural guidelines.
- Perform surgical scrub per AORN standards.
- Perform whole eye enucleation or in situ corneal excision as directed.
- Accurately and legibly label all tissue and specimens.
- Packaging tissue, instruments, and documentation per policy.
- Clean, restore, and reposition the donor following recovery.
- Provide excellent customer service by treating donors with dignity and respect, families with compassion, and facilities with professionalism and cleanliness.
Documentation
15%
- Complete required documentation for each procedure and submit it for inclusion in the individual's medical record and LGS case file, paper form or electronically.
Special Projects
10%
- Maintain annual tissue recovery certifications and complete required training.
- Respond to supervisor feedback and meet established tissue quality standards.
- Host visiting observers and assist in the training of new technicians.
- Attend and actively participate in meetings and complete performance assessments at the request of supervisors & managers.
- Support laboratory, distribution, coordination, referral, and partner relations.
- Perform other projects as assigned by supervisor.
General Responsibilities
- At All Times:
- Practice safe work habits.
- Carry a cell phone or pager during assigned call shifts.
- Maintain professional work habits, communication skills, appearance, documentation, etc.
- Practice effective, respectful, and proactive communications with all LGS staff and with staff at partner organizations.
- Be an advocate for organ, eye, and tissue donation as we work to advance the LGS mission to restore sight through eye donation.
Qualifications
- At least 18 years of age.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Ability to work independently or with minimal supervision and dynamically prioritize tasks.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Comfortable working with deceased individuals.
- Understanding of HIPAA guidelines, biohazard safety, and FDA’s “Good Tissue Practice”.
- Knowledgeable about general disease processes, signs, symptoms, and infectious disease.
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years of post-high school work experience or education in donation, bioscience, healthcare, or related field.
- Experience with cadavers or deceased individuals, surgical techniques, aseptic technique, lab procedures, and microscopy.
- Knowledge of human and/or eye anatomy and related medical terminology.
About The Department
Lions Gift of Sight (formerly Minnesota Lions Eye Bank), a partnership between the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Neurosciences and Minnesota Lions club members, has provided donor eye tissue for sight-saving corneal transplants, research, and education for more than 50 years!
In addition, more than 1,000 eyes or corneas are dedicated to research every year.
For more information please visit : https://www.lionsgiftofsight.org/
About The Department
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences (OVNS) has experts in all six subspecialty areas of ophthalmology. OVNS ophthalmologists are among the best in the world, treating the full spectrum of health issues relating to the eye, including the most complicated and challenging cases of glaucoma, cataracts, conditions of the retina and cornea, and ocular cancer.
Approximately 71,000 patients are seen annually in OVNS treatment centers, and team members, from faculty to technicians to administrators, are dedicated to providing excellent patient care, discovering new treatments, and educating the next generation of eye care professionals.
For more information please visit our website at: http://www.ophthalmology.umn.edu/
Pay And Benefits
Pay Range: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour; depending on education/qualifications/experience.
Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications.
Learn more about retirement plans.
How To Apply
To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will be given the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume. Additional documents may be attached after application by accessing your "My Job Applications" page and uploading documents in the "My Cover Letters and Attachments" section.
To request an accommodation during the application process, please e-mail employ@umn.edu or call (612) 624-8647.