Surgical Organ Recovery Coord. II (Surgical Technician 1+ yr)

Are you ready to save or heal a life?

Do you want to be the person that makes the miracle of donation and transplantation a reality? Do you want to turn tragedy into hope and healing? This is what we do every single day and we think you have what it takes.

Join a team that combines the fulfillment of an amazing mission with incredible benefits. This is not just another job or listing on your resume. Simply put, this job will change you, just like organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation changes the lives of donor families and recipients.

Every day, the Lifebanc team gets the opportunity to change lives forever. Become a part of our family as we work toward a world where everyone in need of an organ or tissue transplant receives the healing they deserve. Come be a life saver.

 What is Lifebanc?

Lifebanc, is the federally designated organ, eye and tissue recovery organization that serves 20 counties in Northeast Ohio. Put simply, we facilitate and coordinate organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation in our community and educate the public on the importance of our mission. Our vision is pursuing a future where organ, eye and tissue donation is embraced as an honor and personal responsibility. Our mission is to save and heal lives.

 Position Description:

This position is a dual role that is responsible for providing organ preservation services to provide

safe transplantable organs to those in need while meeting AOPO and UNOS standards. This position also fulfills the role and responsibility of a surgical technician for Lifebanc organ donor cases.

 Essential Functions:

Covers assigned shifts on the organ preservation call schedule to assure adequate and reliable coverage on a 12-hour basis including nights, weekends and holidays.

• Effectively communicates with transplant surgeons and coordinators to provide information pertinent to the scheduled organ recovery and the perfusion and preservation of organs.
• Provides on-site organ recovery and preservation support for organs to a variety of recovery surgeon teams.
• Performs organ preservation during organ recovery/procurement and when applicable, performs recovery of an organ for research.
• Responsible for preserving, packaging, and labeling of organs to be delivered for transplant.
• Responsible for cannulating kidneys, placing on pump, and monitoring function for transplant.
• Performs and/or arranges transportation of specimens and/or organs to transplant centers or hospitals.

Maintains designated working area, equipment, and supplies, assuring sufficient viable supply availability.

• Maintains daily operations of preservation lab. 
• Maintains appropriate level of Organ Preservation Services case paperwork.
• Maintains Organ Preservation Services research organ freezer and documentation of the usage of research organs. 

Provide assistance to the local transplants centers in facilitating the import process in compliance with UNOS and Lifebanc policies.

• Assist the local transplant center once an organ has been accepted, including running the local list, contacting local labs and preservation and arranging transportation. 
• Complete appropriate import documentation.
• Accompanies recovery teams as needed on fly-outs for organ imports.  Includes perfusion, packaging, labeling and review of all pertinent paperwork.

Prepares for the organ recovery process in the operating room at donor hospitals and at Lifebanc’s Donor Care Facility (DCF).  

• Prepares the Lifebanc operating room suite for organ recovery.
• Assists in the moving and the positioning of the organ donor in preparation of the organ donor recovery. 
• Prepares and processes biopsy slides.
• Completes scheduled cleaning of the Lifebanc DCF as well as post case cleaning for organ and/or tissue recoveries.

Performs the job expectations of a surgical technician in the setting of an organ recovery.

• Prepares for the recovery procedure by ensuring proper supplies are available and setting up the sterile table, instruments, and equipment appropriate to the surgical procedure. 
• Identify surgical instruments by name and knowing their use and application.
• Assists in the draping and preparation of the donor and donor specimens. 
• Ability to pass instruments to surgical team according to needs. 
• Assures that all instrumentation is accounted for pre and post procedure. 
• Demonstrates an understanding of the use of surgical equipment, including electrosurgical devices, suction devices, emergency cardiac equipment and slush machines, and an expertise in aseptic technique.

Assist in the facilitation and the recovery of organs and tissues for research purposes.

• Assesses the availability of placement of organs and tissues for research in compliance with current approved research programs at time of organ allocation.
• Assists in the facilitations and the screening of neonatal referrals for research. 
• Upon completion of training may recover organs and/or tissues for research.

Attends, participates and as requested, makes formal presentations upon request at all mandatory Lifebanc meetings and events.

Serves as a liaison between Lifebanc staff and transplant center surgeons, coordinators and other key personnel in the area of organ preservation.

 Qualifications:

• High school diploma required.
• Graduate of an accredited School of Surgical Technology with a minimum of one year of experience as a surgical technician or;
• 1 to 2 years of OPO experience as a SORC/equivalent OPO industry experience and can demonstrate all skills and competence to fulfill the role of a surgical technician during an organ recovery at Lifebanc preferred.
• BLS required; certification must be approved by the American Heart Association (AHA).
• CTP (Certified Transplant Preservationist) recommended within two years of employment and maintained throughout employment with Lifebanc.
• CST (Certified Surgical Technician) preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of medical terminology.
• Knowledge of and skill in sterile technique.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time up to 10 hours at a time and lift over 75 pounds without assistance.
• Knowledge of anatomy.
• Ability to communicate in a professional manner with a wide range of people, including medical staff, and hospital personnel.

• Willing to fly in small aircraft if applicable

Compensation and Benefits:

When you join Lifebanc you can expect competitive salaries and a great benefit package. Our benefits include health, dental and vision insurance, health savings account, dependent care flexible spending account, short-term disability, and life insurance. We also offer a generous paid time off program, 401(K) retirement plan, parental leave, on-site fitness facility, tuition reimbursement and more!

Lifebanc is committed to a workforce that is diverse, inclusive and equitable. We encourage qualified candidates to apply.