Bilingual Tissue Placement Coordinator – Eye Tissue Logistics

Lions World Vision Institute; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research (LEITR) seeks a Tissue Placement Coordinator in Tampa to manage placement and distribution of human eye tissue with surgeons and hospitals, ensuring adherence to GTPs, EBAA, and LEITR SOPs. The role involves coordinating requests and shipments, with on-call weekends.

You will interact with surgeons, maintain relationships with LEITR customers, and help expand domestic and international tissue placement services.

Qualifications

• Degree in science, nursing, or ophthalmic technician or related field.
• One to two years of related experience may substitute for education.
• Eye Bank Technician certification is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Receives requests and supports the placement process for timely delivery of transplant tissue.
• Maintains strong relationships with LEITR customers to enhance tissue placement opportunities.
• Increase domestic and international tissue placement services.
• Become knowledgeable of EBAA, FDA, and LEITR policies and procedures.
• Ensure all tissue for placement has been signed off on by appropriate Medical Designee.
• Ensures that all serological tests are completed and confirmed.
• Ensures tissue, medical information and all appropriate materials are within the shipping container following EBAA, FDA and LEITR policies.
• Receives, enters, data, and processes requests for tissue from surgeons and institutes.
• Interact well with surgeons and surgical staff on donor or tissue related issues.
• Distributes, packages and makes arrangements for shipment of tissue via airlines, bus, carrier, etc. Evening shift and weekends may be required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Bilingual: Spanish & English

Excellent communication skills

Customer service oriented

MS Office / Outlook

Data entry / record keeping

Education

Degree in science, nursing, or ophthalmic technician

Eye Bank Technician certification (plus)

Tools

Outlook

Microsoft Office

Job description

Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research (LEITR) seeks a Tissue Placement Coordinator in Tampa to manage placement and distribution of human eye tissue with surgeons and hospitals, ensuring adherence to GTPs, EBAA, and LEITR SOPs. The role involves coordinating requests and shipments, with on-call weekends.

You will interact with surgeons, maintain relationships with LEITR customers, and help expand domestic and international tissue placement services.