Donor Network West

Donor Network West

Tissue Recovery Field Trainer

San Ramon, CA

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1967 days ago
Customer SupportResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingTime ManagementOSHA

About the role

  • The Tissue Recovery Field Trainer is responsible for the intraoperative leadership of the recovery team and communication to a team of other medical professional, including hospital personnel, funeral home staff, coroner, or medical examiner professionals.
  • To this audience they are the operative expert for the tissue recovery process.
  • Arrives to work and is clocked in ready to go at the start of assigned shift.

Responsibilities

  • Leads departmental growth and improvement activities. Ability to serve as a resource to other departments.
  • Develops and implements training of Tissue Recovery staff including but not limited to wet labs, and didactic classroom programs.
  • Adjusts schedule as needed to provide in field, hands on training of Tissue Recovery Staff, participate and lead external partner trainings, and fill in for the Shift Lead role as needed.
  • POSITION SUMMARY The Tissue Recovery Field Trainer responds to tissue recovery cases and provides technical support for all aspects of tissue recovery for transplant and research.
  • The Tissue Recovery Field Trainer performs other clinical support related responsibilities during their scheduled
  • Leads the training of staff in tissue recovery techniques including ability to explain anatomical and technical concepts/terms.

Requirements

  • ability to function independently and collaboratively.
  • Ability to operate telephones, computers, and surgical equipment.
  • Ability to handle exposure to emotionally intense situations like death, grief and the death process on a regular basis that includes pediatric and adult donors.
  • Employee may be required to drive personal vehicle while functioning in the role.
  • Must be able to travel within the service area by ground or air.
  • Travel to regional offices required.
  • Ability to work minimum of a 12 hour shift, with the requirement of staying past shift when required by donor volume and staffing, with few breaks.
  • The employee may be required to work weekends (defined as Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), nights and holidays.
  • Ability to handle confidentiality of all donor/recipient information.
  • Four years of experience as a Tissue Recovery Coordinator I or four years equivalent OPO/Industry experience required.
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills
  • ability to function independently and collaboratively. Demonstrated problem-solving and creative thinking skill and well-developed personal stress management skills.
  • Ability to clearly and effectively speak and communicate to accurately convey information to internal DNWest staff, hospital staff, processing partners, and others involved in the donation process. Ability to establish and maintain relationships with these individuals.
  • Ability to handle exposure to emotionally intense situations like death, grief and the death process on a regular basis that includes pediatric and adult donors. Some scenarios surrounding death and donation may be of traumatic nature.
  • Must maintain a valid driver's license in accordance with DNWest motor vehicle policy. Must have reliable personal automobile transportation to be used with company reimbursement using IRS guidelines. Employee may be required to drive personal vehicle while functioning in the role. Must be able to travel within the service area by ground or air. Travel to regional offices required.
  • Ability to work minimum of a 12 hour shift, with the requirement of staying past shift when required by donor volume and staffing, with few breaks. The department schedule may change over time to meet staffing needs for tissue recovery. The schedule includes 7, 12-hr shifts per pay period, however the Field Trainer will have a flexible schedule to meet staff training needs. The employee may be required to work weekends (defined as Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), nights and holidays. Holiday requirement includes work on 3 holiday shifts per calendar year.
  • Maintains recovery performance metrics that are consistent with department goals for low contamination, high yield, and low error rates in tissue recovery.
  • Associates degree in biological sciences/allied healthcare/ mortuary science, or completion of a surgical technology program, or an emergency medical services program.
  • 2 years of work experience in a related field may be substituted for educational requirement
  • Must maintain a valid California or Nevada driver's license and current vehicle insurance based on applicable state minimum insurance coverage standards.

Nice to have

  • Hospital/clinical experience: previous experience with sterile technique and surgical procedures preferred.

Skills

  • Consistently demonstrates a strong attention to details, excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Compensation

  • Performs blood draw and preparation steps for surgical dissection of tissue(s).
  • Effectively performs all aspects of tissue and cornea recovery including Musculoskeletal, Skin, cornea, and cardiovascular recovery.
  • Demonstrates annually proficiency of those recovery skills.
  • Performs a thorough reconstruction of donor following the recovery of tissue.
  • Performs and verifies packaging and labeling of specimens and tissues recovered for testing, research, and/or transplant.
  • Appropriately coordinates time management on the tissue recovery donor event with assigned tissue recovery coordinator peers. Consistently demonstrates a strong attention to details, excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

  • passion, excellence, equity and inclusion, and relationships.
  • Additionally able to review the donor medical history to the same standard as documented in the hospital chart, electronic donor record and the Uniform Donor Risk Assessment Interview (UDRAI).
  • Obtains medical records and/or diagnostic samples from the hospital for clinical events as needed by management.
  • Required to establish and maintain an advanced knowledge of medical terminology, general anatomy, and disease processes.
  • Reviews policies, procedures and trainings as directed to aid in the learning process prior to effective/due dates.
  • Creates an environment that promotes continuous learning in conjunction with Tissue Recovery Management and Educator.
  • In conjunction with Tissue Recovery Services Management, takes the lead in orientation, training, and on-going educational initiatives.
  • Facilitates and coordinates the timely shipping of diagnostic samples, tissues, and medical records to appropriate laboratories and processors.

Company info

  • We welcome diverse perspectives and foster an environment of collaboration and service.
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