Tissue Recovery Technician - Melbourne

Position Purpose

The Per Diem Tissue Recovery Technician (TRT) is responsible for the recovery of human tissue for transplant and/or research and the collection of necessary medical, behavioral, laboratory, and other data to ensure quality donor screening. All TRTs are dedicated to the highest ethical standards and shall use proper surgical aseptic techniques to ensure that tissue is recovered safely with respect and dignity to the donor and their family. All TRCs are trained in a manner to ensure compliance with and adherence to LWVI Policies and Procedures, American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB), Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) Medical Standards and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Good Tissue Practices (GTP?s). All LWVI employees must be good stewards of the donor?s gift and to those who will receive this precious gift for transplant and/or research.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supports the Mission, Vision, and Values of LWVI and exhibits a personal commitment to Eye, Organ and Tissue donation
• Provides appropriate and reliable availability for recovery opportunity while scheduled in On- Call capacity
• Readily accessible to dispatch while scheduled On-Call or activated
• Responds to notification of pending cases within 15 minutes by phone, and reports to the office within 60 minutes of initial notice of pending case
• Travel throughout respective recovery area (via automobile) required
• Performs efficient and quality surgical recovery of human tissue for transplant and/or research
• Perform donor medical history reviews and physical assessments
• Copies or obtains complete and accurate medical charts, behavioral data, laboratory data, blood specimens, and other pertinent data from the recovery site and other appropriate agencies
• Familiarity with hospital and medical examiner policies/practices/procedures relating to donation
• Familiarity with working relationship with Organ Procurement Organization
• Transport tissue to/from LWVI facility or arranges shipment from branch office according to Standard Operating Procedures
• Interacts professionally and respectfully as a representative of LWVI in hospital, funeral home, and transplant/donation settings
• Performs scheduled day, night, weekend, and holiday donor recoveries
• Operates and maintains company vehicles as required
• Perform facility cleaning and equipment maintenance as required
• Performs all job functions in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations, Eye Bank Association of American Medical Standards (EBAA), American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) standards, and LWVI standard operating procedures
• Performs other projects and duties as assigned

Work Environment

The work environment described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is exposed to a laboratory-like environment and office like-environment. The noise level is usually low. Open discussions about donor health and circumstances of death occur throughout the day.

Physical Demands

The physical demands representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job include but are not limited to regularly required to sit, stand, talk, see and hear; needing to possess conversational hearing, with or without aid, as well as adequate vision; required to possess dexterity to operate standard office equipment; occasionally required to lift 25 pounds or more. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Schedule and Pay

• Schedule works 12 or 24 hour shifts; 2 weekends a month plus 2-3 weekday shifts
• A commitment of 15 on call shifts per month, to include 2 weekends per month (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) is required. Additional on call shifts must be approved by Branch Supervisor
• Travels throughout respective recovery area during scheduled on call shift
• Must accept case within last hour of shift
• Pay is variable depending on number of cases worked
• On-call pay, training pay, hourly rate for administrative tasks and case pay