Surgical Assist/Preservationist, California

Essential Functions

• Responsible for packing supplies for procuring OR and meeting team at pre-determined location.
• Be available for recoveries on scheduled call days.
• Responsible for adhering to all state, federal and local laws, policies, and regulations.
• Responsible for recovery of donor grafts in keeping with the policies, rules, and regulations of all Transplant Advocates and Paragonix clients and their medical and surgical staff.
• Participate in hospital and medical staff committees dealing with donor issues as requested by affiliated transplant centers.
• Responsible for working on collaboration with Quality and Operations staff to develop best practice protocols.
• Responsible for working in collaboration with the rest of the team to train and evaluate new members.
• Expert knowledge on usability of all Paragonix devices
• Ability to support teams in how to use Paragonix devices when not involved in a service case
• First in class customer service and communication with multi-discipline teams
• Utilization and training of the Paragonix App or other communication methods

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Health Science or equivalent experience in transplant related field.
• Experience in pre-operative and post-operative care of transplant donor and recipient patients for at least 20 heart transplants and 20 lung transplants in a UNOS approved transplant program or cumulative experience of at least 20 thoracic transplants over the last 2 years.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification as a certified surgical technologist
• ABTC certification as a CPT or CPTC
• Certification as a CSFA or RN FA

Physical Environment

• OSHA Class 1
• Must be able to safely and consistently lift up to 75 pounds
• Able to travel by multiple means both private and commercial including ground and air
• Must be able to respond to an operational hub within 2 hours or a major commercial airport within 1 hour

Rate

$1,000 per case