R1454H - Organ Utilization & Staff Development Trainer

LifeGift Organ Donation Center; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Life insurance

LTD and STD

FSAs and HSAs

Domestic Partner Benefits

Retirement plans (403(b) and 401(a)

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation and sick leave

Job summary

LifeGift Organ Donation Center in Houston seeks an Organ Utilization and Staff Development Trainer to coordinate training for Organ Placement Specialists and to develop Life Gift’s education programs with a focus on adult learning principles.

The role collaborates with HR, LIFT, Organ Operations, and Surgical Recovery Leadership to ensure best practices, compliance, and effective training across departments. This is a full-time, on-site position in Houston, TX.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• 2+ years of experience in organ or tissue donation.
• Completion of the LIFT Educator Certification Program within six months of hire.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and healthcare system operations.
• Familiarity with Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) standards and OPTN policies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, implement, and present training and development programs.
• Collaborate with HR, LIFT, Organ Operations, Surgical Recovery Leadership, and other departments.
• Develop, facilitate, and evaluate Life Gift education and development using multiple platforms.
• Coordinate onboarding and cross-department learning opportunities with preceptors and leadership.
• Develop and implement curriculums for employee education.
• Facilitate ongoing competency evaluations and maintain training documentation.
• Provide feedback to leaders on onboarding progress.
• Identify subject-matter experts to deliver role-specific programs.
• Collaborate with Clinical Training Supervisors and department leaders to develop multi-media training.
• Manage new employee training process for Organ Operations; schedule further education.
• Partner with LIFT to maintain training files and compliance.
• Monitor, measure, evaluate, and report on program effectiveness and satisfaction.

Skills

Training coordination

Program development

Adult learning principles

Cross-department collaboration

Quality training delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

2+ years of organ/tissue donation experience

LIFT Educator Certification Program within 6 months

Job description

Houston

WouldYouLikeaLife-ChangingCareerwithLifeGift

WhereYouCanGrowasanOrganUtilizationTrainer?

Kick-startthecareerofalifetimewhereyoucanbeapartofourmissionofhope,workingwithanincredibleteamsavingliveswhilemodelingourvaluesofPassion,Compassion,andProfessionalismtotheLifeGiftcommunity.

LifeGiftiscurrentlylookingforanOrganUtilizationandStaffDevelopmentTrainerthatwillberesponsibleforcoordinatingthetrainingoftheOrganPlacementSpecialists.

DoyoupossesstheattributestobeasuccessfulOrganUtilizationandStaffDevelopmentTrainerandperformthefollowingessentialfunctions?

• Implementation,coordination,andpresentationoftraininganddevelopmentprograms.
• CollaborateswithHumanResources,LifeGiftInstitutefortheFutureofTransplantation(LIFT)teammembers,OrganOperationsandSurgicalRecoveryLeadership,andotherdepartments.
• TheTrainerwilldevelop,facilitate,andanalyzetheeffectivenessofLifeGift’sdepartmentaleducationanddevelopment,utilizingvaryingplatformstoensurebestpracticesandadultlearningprinciples,todeliverqualitytrainingprograms
• Coordinateorientationandcross-departmentallearningopportunitiestoincludetrainingplans,bypartneringwithdepartmentalpreceptorsandleadership.
• Developandimplementcurriculafortheorganization’semployeeeducationprograms
• Facilitateongoingcompetencyevaluations,developrole-specificcomplianceprograms,andmaintaintrainingdocumentation.
• Providefeedbacktodepartmentleadersontheplanandprogressofneworientees.
• Identifysubject-matter-expertsasneededtodeliverrole-specificeducationalprograms.
• CollaboratewiththeClinicalTrainingSupervisorsandOrganOperationsandSurgicalRecoverydepartmentalleaders,todevelopmulti-mediatrainingopportunitiesusingweb-basedtechnologies,in-classlectures,definedrole-specificexperiences,andlabs.
• ManagesnewemployeetrainingprocessfortheOrganOperationsDepartmenttodiscussprogressupdates,completetrainingfiledocumentation,newemployees,andstaffcheckoffs;orschedulefurthereducationincollaborationwithsupervisors,managers,and/ordirectors.
• PartnerwiththeLIFTstaffforthemaintenanceoftrainingfilesanddocumentation,incompliancewithregulatorystandards.
• Monitor,measure,evaluate,andreportondepartmentaltrainingprogrameffectiveness,trainingprogramcontent,andparticipantsatisfaction.

DoyouhavetheeducationandexperiencetobeanOrganUtilizationandStaffDevelopmentTrainer?

• Bachelor’sdegreeinarelatedfieldrequired
• Twoormoreyearsofrelatedexperienceinorganortissuedonation.
• SuccessfullyCompletetheLIFTEducatorCertificationProgramwithinsix(6)monthsofhiredate
• Requires.Knowledgeofmedicalterminology,anatomy,andhealthcaresystemoperations,asapplicabletospecificdepartment.
• KnowledgewithOrganProcurementOrganization(OPO)standardsandOrganProcurementandTransplantNetwork(OPTN)policies

Thisisanonsiterole.

TheHeartofOurCulture

Establishedin1987,LifeGiftoffershopetothethousandsofpeopleinTexasandbeyondwhoneedlifesavingorganandtissuetransplants.Ourorganizationisdiversebynature,andinclusivebychoice.LifeGiftstrivestoreflectthecommunitieswhereweliveandwork,andourmulti-culturalanddiverseteamcontributesanabundanceoftalent,abilities,andinnovationthathavecontinuedtoelevateoursuccess.

RewardsandBenefitsforYourCareerandWell-Being

• LifeGiftvaluesitsteammembersandoffersavarietyofhighlycompetitivebenefits.
• Full-timeteammembershavetheopportunitytoenrollinthefollowinginsuranceplans:medical,dental,andvision,aswellaslifeinsurance,LTDandSTD,andFSAsandHSAsthatarepre-taxandtowhichLifeGiftcontributes.
• LifeGiftalsoprovidesDomesticPartnerBenefitsCoverage.
• LifeGiftalsooffersanexceptionalretirementpackagethatincludes403(b)and401(a)retirementplanswiththeopportunityforagenerousmatch.
• Additionally,LifeGiftoffersatuitionreimbursementprogramtoencourageteammemberstoexpandtheirknowledgeandfurthertheireducation.
• LifeGiftrecognizestheimportanceofawork-lifebalanceandencouragesteammemberstotakeadvantageofagenerousvacationandsickleaveplan.

LifeGiftisanequalopportunityemployer!