Ossium Health
Tissue Recovery Specialist (Contract) - Northern OR Southern Indiana
Field Based: Northern Indiana; Field Based: Southern Indiana · Contract
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 13 days ago
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About the role
- The Tissue Recovery Specialist is an independent contractor role supporting Ossium Health's vertebral body recovery program.
- This is a unique level role for an individual with operating room or tissue recovery experience.
- This role is available in two locations: Northern Indiana (near Fort Wayne) and Southern Indiana (near Evansville).
Responsibilities
- Perform vertebral body recovery immediately following organ procurement or when permitted
- Travel primarily by car, using either your own vehicle or a recovery partner's vehicle if permitted, and potentially by plane to designated facilities where organ procurement is performed
- Be available to recover a minimum of 4 cases per month to maintain competency level
- Document, recover, package, and personally deliver recovered tissue to Ossium's processing facility in Indianapolis
- Ability to reliably travel (drive/fly) with limited notice (typically under 6 hours)
- We develop, manufacture, and bank cell therapy products that apply the power of stem cell science to revolutionize treatment for patients with blood, immune, and orthopedic diseases.
- At Ossium, we empower our employees, maintain the highest standards of operational excellence, and are a force for good.
Requirements
- Experience working in an OPO (organ, tissue, ocular recovery) or hospital operating room (OR) setting
- Proficiency in recovery techniques with strong attention to aseptic practice
- Tissue Recovery Specialists are engaged when additional support is required to ensure timely donor recovery.
- Upon notification, you may choose to accept the case if you are available to arrive within the required timeframe.
Nice to have
- 2+ years of organ, tissue, ocular recovery, or hospital OR experience
- Certified Tissue Bank Specialist (CTBS)
- Physical Requirements
- Training in bloodborne pathogen safety required (Hepatitis B vaccination available)
- Ability to work aseptically in controlled environments
- Comfort working around biohazardous materials and chemicals
- Ability to lift, push, pull, or carry up to 50 lbs
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach as needed during recoveries
Skills
- Manual dexterity to handle surgical instruments, tools, and recovery equipment.
Benefits
- Ossium's mission is to improve the health, vitality, and longevity of human beings through bioengineering.
- Ossium Health complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities.
- Develop in-depth knowledge of Ossium Health and recovery partner protocols to consistently ensure high quality performance
- Represent Ossium Health with professionalism to partners and clinical staff
- You will only be contacted when recovery coverage is needed.
- Strong knowledge of anatomy and medical terminology
- Associate's degree in a science or healthcare-related field
Equal opportunity
- Employer/Veterans/Disabled
- If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact our People Team at careers@ossiumhealth.com or 650-285-0603.
- Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
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