Recovery Coordinator (Ocular Surgical Technician)

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
• $37,500.00 - $50,000.00 per year. Pay is variable depending on number of cases worked
• On-call pay, training pay, hourly rate for administrative tasks and case pay

Position Purpose

The Recovery Coordinator is responsible for the recovery of human eye tissue for transplant and/or research and the collection of necessary medical, behavioral, laboratory, and other data to ensure quality donor screening. All Recovery Coordinators are dedicated to the highest ethical standards and are trained to use surgical aseptic techniques to ensure that tissue is recovered safely with respect and dignity to the donor and their family. All Recovery Coordinators are trained in a manner to ensure compliance with and adherence to LEITR Policies and Procedures, Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) Medical Standards and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Good Tissues Practices (GTP’s). All Recovery Coordinators 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 LEITR and exhibits a personal commitment to organ, tissue, and eye donation
• Reserves availability for recovery opportunity while scheduled in on call capacity
• Readily accessible to dispatch and update calls 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
• Travels throughout respective recovery area (via LEITR provided vehicle) to collect eye tissue and medical records
• Performs efficient and quality surgical recovery of human eye tissue for transplant and/or research
• Performs donor medical history reviews and physical assessments including gross evaluation of ocular tissues
• 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 Policies in our service area as well as Medical Examiner Policies
• Utilizes Universal Precautions and appropriate safety precautions at all times
• Familiarity with working relationship with Organ Procurement Organization
• Transport eye tissue to/from LEITR facility or arranges shipment from branch office according to Standard Operating Procedures
• Interacts professionally and respectfully as a representative of LEITR in hospital, funeral home, and transplant/donation settings
• Operates and maintains company vehicles as required
• Performs facility cleaning and equipment maintenance as required

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 air, as well as adequate vision; required to possess dexterity to operate standard office equipment, occasionally required to lift 100 pounds or more. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.