Tissue Recovery Coordinator

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full Time

Shift : Days

Location: 601 East Rollins Street Orlando, FL 32803

The community you’ll be caring for: AdventHealth Orlando

• Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando
• Serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America
• AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country
• We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year

The role you’ll contribute:

OurLegacy is designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as the only organ procurement organization (OPO) in east central Florida and is accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) as a tissue recovery agency. OurLegacy's scope of operations extends to each of the following hospitals within the AdventHealth Hospital system: Altamonte, Apopka, Celebration, Daytona Beach, Deland, East Orlando, Fish Memorial, Kissimmee, New Smyrna Beach, Orlando, Palm Coast, Waterman and Winter Park. Additionally, CMS has designated OurLegacy to provide organ and tissue donation services to all non-AdventHealth acute care and critical access hospitals and free-standing emergency rooms in the following counties: Brevard, Flagler, Indian River, Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia. The Tissue Recovery Coordinator (TRC) conducts all aspects of OurLegacy's deceased donor tissue recovery process for all medically suitable tissue donation cases arising in each of the following AdventHealth Central Florida hospitals: Altamonte Springs, Apopka, Celebration, Daytona Beach, Deland, East Orlando, Fish Memorial, Palm Coast, Kissimmee, Orlando, Waterman and Winter Park. Additionally, OurLegacy provides tissue recovery services to non-AdventHealth hospitals in the following counties: Brevard, Flagler Indian River, Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia. For deaths occurring at each of these hospitals, the TRC is responsible to understand and comply with OurLegacy tissue donation policies and protocols for donor screening, evaluation, authorization, physical examination, surgical recovery and transportation. The TRC must have mastery of tissue donor criteria to ensure all authorized tissue cases conform to eligibility criteria established by OurLegacy and its tissue processing partners. To ensure the safety, usability and effectiveness of all donated tissues, the TRC performs the surgical procedure to remove donated tissue and must possess exceptional training and skill to remove deceased donor bone, skin, heart valves, saphenous veins, ligaments, tendons and other tissues so they are usable for transplantation. The TRC applies knowledge of required regulatory requirements to document all aspects of the surgical recovery procedure and safely transport all recovered tissue to the processing partner. The TRC must have mastery of OurLegacy and tissue processing partner policies; State of Florida laws; Federal laws and regulations; and American Association of Tissue Banking (AATB) standards and ensure compliance with same. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accept responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.

The value you’ll bring to the team:

• Maintains 24 hours on call responsibility and responds promptly to all donor referrals and pages.
• Demonstrates complete understanding of the legal requirements for authorization to donation.
• Evaluates potential tissue donor referrals by collecting medical/social information from all available sources and screens all referrals based on OurLegacy policy or with the appropriate processing facility.
• Coordinates, conducts and supervises the surgical recovery of all consented tissues in accordance with OurLegacy policy, State of Florida laws; Federal laws and regulations; and American Association of Tissue Banking (AATB) standards and ensure compliance with same.

Qualifications

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed :

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.

Category: Translife

Organization: AdventHealth Orlando

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1 - Day

Req ID: 25010204

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.