Donation Recovery Specialist

LifeGift; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical and Retirement

Tuition Reimbursement

Competitive Compensation

Vacation buyback program

Anniversary holiday

Deferred holiday options

Job summary

LifeGift in Lubbock, Texas seeks a Donation Recovery Specialist to support organ donation processes, including operating room recovery, perfusion, preservation, and packaging. The role involves coordinating organ recovery and ensuring accurate donor information and allocation, with travel to hospital partners within the service area and 12-hour shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications include four years in acute care or organ procurement, CST/CFA or allied health

Qualifications

• Four years of experience in an acute care hospital, pre-hospital/emergency care setting, or organ procurement organization preferred.
• Completion of a CST, CFA, or other allied health training program, or equivalent experience.
• Must have and maintain Texas and national licensure and/or certification, if applicable.
• Demonstrated knowledge of human anatomy and medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Provides assistance during local donor identification, stabilization, and management of organ donors.
• Coordinates the organ recovery process in the operating room, including perfusion, preservation, packaging, and distribution of recovered organs.
• Assists with dissection and placement of kidneys on a preservation pump and monitors kidney perfusion.
• Delivers kidneys on the preservation pump to the receiving transplant center and verifies donor information and allocation.
• Receives and screens referred organ offers and coordinates with distant organ procurement agencies and local transplant centers.

Skills

Anatomy knowledge

Medical terminology

Education

CST/CFA or allied health training

Texas and national licensure/certification (where applicable)

Job description

LifeGift is currently looking for a Donation Recovery Specialist in Lubbock, Texas. Are you someone that will support LifeGift? The Donation Recovery Specialist provides assistance and support throughout the organ donation process and is primarily responsible for the operating room recovery, preservation, and packaging; and they assist in the allocation of organs as needed. Participates in kidney pump perfusion if applicable in the assigned region. Coordinates fly outs and imported organs.

Do you possess the attributes to be a successful Donation Recovery Specialist and perform the following essential functions?

Responsibilities

• Provides assistance during local donor identification, stabilization, and management of organ donors.
• Coordinates the organ recovery process in the operating room. Provides perfusion, preservation, packaging, and distribution of recovered organs for transplantation and/or research.
• Assists with the anatomical dissection and placement of kidneys on a preservation pump and is responsible for monitoring kidney function during perfusion.
• Responsible for delivering kidneys on the preservation pump to the receiving transplant center and ensuring proper verification of donor information and allocation.
• Receives and screens referred organ offers from distant organ procurement agencies and provides accurate communication of information to local transplant centers. Coordinates and participates with recovery teams in the distant acquisition of organs.

Do you have the education and experience to be a Donation Recovery Specialist?

Qualifications

• Four years of experience in an acute care hospital, pre-hospital/emergency care setting, or organ procurement organization preferred.
• Completion of a Certified Scrub Technologist (CST), Certified First Assist (CFA), or other allied health training program, or equivalent experience.
• Must have and maintain their Texas and national licensure and/or certification, if applicable.
• Demonstrated knowledge of human anatomy and medical terminology.

This role requires frequent travel and ability to commute to different hospital partners within our service area, as well as the availability to work 12-hour shifts, including nights, weekends and holidays.

As a condition of employment, you must be able to attain Hospital Badge and EMR Access from all of the LifeGift Hospital Partners.

Benefits

LifeGift offers generous and competitive benefits, and these are only to name a few:

• Comprehensive Medical and Retirement Benefits Package, that includes a retirement match and a HSA that is funded by LifeGift
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Competitive Compensation
• Vacation buyback program
• Anniversary holiday
• Deferred holiday options