Tissue Recovery Surgical Specialist (10111-2026324)

About the role

Every day, you help us to save lives, restore health, and bring hope to patients and families around the world. At LifeNet Health, we cultivate growth, innovation, and collaboration, where your contributions drive solutions that benefit humanity. Together, we are united by a mission greater than ourselves, a purpose rooted in healing.

Responsibilities

• Able to perform all duties and responsibilities of the Tissue Recovery Surgical Technician.
• Prepares recovery related supplies, instrumentation, and equipment for the authorized donation event.
• Evaluates recovery site suitability and ensures all pre- and post-recovery cleaning, set-up, and break-down events are performed according to site requirements and established company policies and procedures.
• Participates in the “time out” donor identification and authorization verification processes.
• Collections required testing samples prior to and during recovery, ensuring proper labeling of the collected samples.
• Assists with the completion and documentation of the donor Physical Assessment.
• Responsible for the post-operative donor care, including reconstruction, body identification, managing personal property, and preparation for transport.
• Tissue Recovery: Performs the donor body positioning, surgical preparation, and sterile recovery field draping prior to recovery and as the recovery event progresses.
• Perform sterile hand preparation (scrub) and don aseptic gown and gloves.
• Performs the surgical recovery of tissues for transplant, whole organs and basic tissues for research, and associated samples for testing purposes.
• Packages and labels all recovered tissues and samples in preparation for storage or shipment.
• Maintains the Tissue Recovery dedicated spaces, including inspection, cleaning, organizing, and documentation.
• Maintains tissue, organ, and sample inventory, control, monitoring, and documentation.
• Assists with managing the fleet vehicles as assigned.
• Ensures quality outcomes of all work performed.
• Assists with the monitoring, development, and reporting of KPI and departmental metrics.
• Assists with completion of the Zone Assessment Guide and other audit readiness activities.
• Participates in departmental and organizational LEAN projects and initiatives.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Valid State Driver’s License and meets LifeNet Health’s minimum driving requirements for company related driving.
• 1 year of work experience in Tissue Recovery, Operating Room Tech, Scrub/Surgical Tech, EMT or Paramedic, Mortician or Embalmer, Pathology Assistant, Hospital Corpsman, Veterinary Surgical Tech, Eye/Cornea Recovery, Tissue Processing – or – 6 months of work experience at LifeNet Health in Tissue Recovery.
• Ability to meet all credentialling requirements of area hospitals and other recovery facilities.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in healthcare, science, or related field.
• Certified LEAN Yellow Belt: Certification offered by LifeNet Health or an external accredited entity.
• Certified Scrub Technician: Current certification from an accredited entity as an Operating Room Scrub Technician, or similar.
• CTBS: Certified Tissue Bank Specialist (CTBS) from the Association for Advancing Tissue and Biologics (AATB).
• 6 months of work experience at LifeNet Health in Tissue Recovery.

Skills

• Teamwork.
• Attention to Detail.
• Time Management.
• Compliance Skills.
• Computer Skills.
• Communication Skills.
• Initiative.

Benefits

Final compensation will be based on factors such as geographic location, qualifications, and prior relevant experience. The pay range for this position is $22.40 hourly (entry level qualifications) to $29.87 hourly (experienced in this role). Actual compensation may be higher based on the successful candidate’s knowledge and relevant experience.

Note: All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and may be modified at any time, with or without notice, unless otherwise required by law.

This position is eligible for an annual bonus once eligibility criteria are met.

All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and LifeNet Health reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice, unless otherwise required by law.

Further, nothing in this posting is intended to alter the “at will” relationship of a successful candidate and this posting does not constitute a specific promise.

Equal Opportunity Employer: LifeNet Health is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.