Tissue Recovery Specialist

18 hours ago

Altoona, Iowa, United States Iowa Donor Network Full time
Tissue Recovery Coordinator Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Tissue Recovery Coordinator to join our team at Iowa Donor Network. As a key member of our organization, you will be responsible for the surgical recovery of tissues, coordinating assessment, recovery, packaging, and shipment of tissues for transplantation and research purposes.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Facilitate and complete the recovery of tissues and eyes for transplantation and research purposes.
  • Efficiently manage tissue cases to ensure complete documentation, communication, recovery, and donor reconstruction while adhering to established policies and procedures.
  • Communicate and coordinate with multiple internal and external partners to effectively facilitate tissue recovery.
  • Operate within a sterile environment to complete the recovery and packaging of tissues.
  • Serve as organizational expert regarding tissue recovery and demonstrate competency in essential job functions.
  • Document concurrent and accurate information in iTransplant per IDN and industry standards.
  • Assist with the quality assurance process by completing QA requests in a timely manner.
  • Participate in scheduled work system meetings and trainings sessions to maintain proficiency in tissue recovery process.
  • Assist in clinical supply management and maintenance of core area at office.

Requirements:

  • Degree in healthcare related field preferred.
  • CST, LPN, EMT, paramedic, fire, or operating room experience desirable.

Skills and Abilities:

  • Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
  • Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
  • Effectively communicate both verbally and in writing when representing IDN.
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Physical Requirements:

  • Lift equipment and supplies weighing up to 50 lbs.
  • Assist with physical lifting of donors.
  • Stand for long periods of time in an operating room and mortuary environment.
  • Mental and visual fatigue associated with detailed work.
  • Use of sharp surgical instruments which may cause damage or injury if used incorrectly.
  • Morgue or operating room environment. Exposure to biohazardous materials such as blood, other body fluids, communicable diseases, and pharmacological agents. Standard/universal precautions and use of personal protective equipment is required.
  • Travel to the office and donor hospitals throughout the State of Iowa at any given hour of the day or night.
  • Drive a vehicle under various conditions that may lead to visual and mental fatigue.
  • Work requires stooping, kneeling, reaching, and handling (seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hands).
  • Express ideas verbally and convey detailed or important spoken information.
  • Receive detailed information through oral and auditory communication
  • Must receive required vaccines based on outlined schedules to protect our employees, healthcare personnel, donors, recipients, and families we may come into contact. (e.g., Influenza obtained annually by December 1st.)

Organizational Responsibilities:

It is required that IDN employees demonstrate commitment to the mission and vision, maintain effective communication, exhibit teamwork, respect diversity, follow policies and procedures, maintain confidentiality of all donor, recipient and organizational information, demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness while meeting productivity standards, observe safety and security procedures, be consistently punctual and dependable, actively participate in performance improvement activities and continually demonstrate behavioral expectations and core values.

Employee's obligation to maintain the confidentiality of information shall survive the termination of employee's employment with IDN.

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