Tissue Recovery Specialist: Life-Saving Donor Care

Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network seeks a Tissue Recovery Technician to assist in recovering tissues from deceased donors. You will load equipment, maintain aseptic conditions, and ensure proper handling of donor tissues with dignity and respect.

The role involves coordinating with teams, preparing donor for recovery, and following policies to support donation and transplantation processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in anatomy or cadaver lab is highly applicable.
• Background as EMT, Paramedic, Surgical Tech or Patient Care Tech preferred.
• Ability to handle sensitive donor care with respect.

Responsibilities

• Load/unload equipment for tissue recovery.
• Clean and decontaminate instruments after use.
• Transport donor to/from morgue, patient room, or recovery area.
• Aseptically set up tissue recovery supplies and equipment.
• Prep and drape donor prior to tissue recovery.
• Culture, package, and ship tissue as needed.
• Provide post-mortem donor care and positioning.
• Close post-operative and autopsy incisions as needed.
• Verify donor identification and tissue to be collected.
• Assist with donor physical assessment for high-risk behaviors.
• Aseptic recovery of authorized tissue.
• Collect donor blood samples and perform testing as trained.
• Package tissue for transport.
• Clean the recovery suite and related areas.

Skills

Anatomy cadaver lab experience

EMT/Paramedic/Surgical Tech background

Job description

Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network seeks a Tissue Recovery Technician to assist in recovering tissues from deceased donors. You will load equipment, maintain aseptic conditions, and ensure proper handling of donor tissues with dignity and respect.

The role involves coordinating with teams, preparing donor for recovery, and following policies to support donation and transplantation processes.