Regional Manager, Surgical Recovery Operations

LifeGift; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

403(b) and 401(a) retirement plans with matching

Tuition reimbursement

Generous time off

Job summary

LifeGift in Fort Worth is seeking a Manager of Surgical Recovery Services to oversee daily operations of organ recovery and preservation. The Manager will supervise Donation Recovery Specialists and ensure compliance with established standards.

The ideal candidate has 2–5 years of operating room experience, along with relevant certifications and supervisory experience. Benefits include competitive health coverage, retirement plans, and generous time off for work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2–5 years operating room experience performing organ recoveries.
• Proven supervisory experience leading surgical skill teams.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise daily activities of assigned staff.
• Manage organ preservation, packaging, labeling, and delivery.
• Ensure availability of recovery and transport equipment.
• Review and maintain documentation for organ recovery and perfusion.
• Analyze kidney perfusion and transplant outcomes and report quarterly.
• Maintain donor medical records (pre‑op, intra‑op, post‑op).
• Coordinate DRS Team Leads and staff for kidney perfusion and delivery.
• Serve as DRS Administrator on Call for all LifeGift regions.
• Create and monitor 24/7 coverage schedules for the Southeast region.

Skills

Operating room experience

Supervisory experience

Surgical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Scrub Technician certification

First Assistant certification

Transplant Perfusionist certification

Job description

Would You Like a Life-Changing Career with LifeGift

Where You Can Grow as a Manager of Surgical Recovery Services

With an Incredible Team that Offers Hope and Saves Lives?

Kick-start the career of a lifetime where you can be a part of our mission of HOPE, while modeling our values of Passion, Compassion, and Professionalism to the LifeGift community.

LifeGift is currently looking for a Manager of Surgical Recovery Services at our Fort Worth office. Are you someone who would like to have a career with purpose? In this position you will be responsible for the daily aspects of the organ recovery, preservation, and perfusion of organs for transplantation and research. The Manager of Surgical Recovery Services is responsible for overseeing the training of the DRS (Donation Recovery Specialists), DRS Team Leads, and Scrub Technicians. Is a resource and maintains expertise and knowledge of the organ recovery process, Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN), LifeGift policy, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and standards. The Manager of Surgical Recovery Services supervises the DRS Team Leads, DRS, and Scrub Technicians staff, ensuring that the staff handles their responsibilities with professionalism, expertise, and compassion. The Manager of Surgical Recovery Services assures that the duties and responsibilities are carried out according to LifeGift and OPTN policy and standards, as well as CMS standards. The Manager will also facilitate the general activities required throughout the donor recovery, organ perfusion, and organ distribution logistics.

Do you possess the attributes to be a successful Manager of Surgical Recovery Services and perform the following essential functions?

• Can manage and directly supervise the daily activities of assigned staff.
• Manage and perform organ preservation, packaging, labeling, and delivery of organs.
• Manage and ensure that equipment required for the recovery process (local or import) and transport equipment is available for the DRS to transport to the recovery location.
• Manages and reviews documentation for organ recovery and perfusion.
• Oversee, manage, and analyze data for kidney perfusion and transplant outcomes for quarterly reports to the Medical Advisory Committee.
• Manages and review documentation in the donor medical record, pre-op, intra-op, and post-op.
• Oversee and manage DRS Team Leads and DRS staff placing kidneys on preservation pump, monitoring kidney function during perfusion, delivering kidneys on the preservation pump to transplant centers, while ensuring proper verification of donor information and allocation.
• Serves as DRS Administrator on Call (AOC) for all of the LifeGift regions.
• Creates and monitors the schedule for 24/7 coverage of DRS Team Leads, DRS, and Scrub Technicians for organ preservation in the southeast (SE) region.

Do you have the education and experience to be a Manager of Surgical Recovery Services?

• Have you been in the operating room performing organ recoveries with at least 2-5 years of progressive experience.
• We are looking for a professional with a Bachelor’s degree, with Certified Scrub Technician experience, Certified First Assistant experience and Certified Transplant Perfusionist experience.

Do you also have supervisory experience leading a team with surgical skills? Then this is the role you may be interested in.

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

Our Purpose

Established in 1987, LifeGift offers hope and optimism by delivering life-saving transplants to thousands of people in Texas and beyond waiting for an organ, eye, or tissue transplant. We provide a legacy of hope to grieving families who’s loved one selflessly gives the gift of life through donation so that another can live.

The Heart of Our Culture

We are a diverse organization by nature, and inclusive by choice. LifeGift strives to reflect the communities where we live, work, and thrive as diversity is the core of us. Our multi-cultural and diverse team contributes an abundance of talent, abilities, and innovation that have continued to elevate our success.

Rewards & Benefits for Your Career & Well-Being

LifeGift values its team members with a variety of highly competitive benefits. Full-time team members have the opportunity to enroll in the following insurance plans: medical, dental, vision, life, LTD, STD, flexible spending account as well as a health savings account that is pre-tax and to which LifeGift contributes. LifeGift also offers an exceptional retirement package that includes 403(b) and 401(a) retirement plans with the opportunity for a generous match which is also offered to per diem team members. Additionally, LifeGift offers a tuition reimbursement program. LifeGift recognizes the importance of work-life balance and has a culture that encourages team members to spend time with those who matter most in their lives with generous time off to relax and recharge.

If you are qualified and want to be considered for a career that is life-changing, has purpose, and where you can be a part of an organization that cares about its employees, we encourage you to apply by completing the application at www.lifegift.org/careers/