Tissue Recovery Team Lead - On-Call Specialist

LiveOnNY; New York (NY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

LiveOnNY seeks a Tissue Recovery Specialist II - Team Lead to join the Tissue Recovery Team at hospital locations within its service area. The role requires strict adherence to FDA regulations, AATB standards, and sterile technique during tissue recovery.

You will lead and train team members, ensure aseptic procedures, and respond to on-call pages within 15 minutes. The per diem position offers a competitive hourly rate and opportunities to influence donor tissue recovery processes.

Qualifications

• MD, RN, Surgical Technician, EMT or equivalent and two years related experience/training.
• Knowledge of surgical aseptic technique and ability to work in a sterile operating room setting.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer services skills.
• Sensitivity to grieving family members; good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to teach, train and work as a team member.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• CTBScertification (Certified Tissue Bank Specialist) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Follows policies and maintains sterile technique during preparations and recoveries.
• Responds to pages within 15 minutes when scheduled on-call.
• Arrives at hospital on time for scheduled recovery.
• Organizes back table and supplies to prevent cross contamination and mislabeling.
• Opens sterile supplies and maintains aseptic technique.
• Sterilizes instruments and cultures recovered tissue.
• Labels tissue and tubes per protocol.
• Assists Team Leader with donor physical assessment and serology.
• Preps and drapes donor for sterile surgical recovery; performs tissue recovery per direction.
• Packages recovered tissue per protocol and restores donor after procedures.
• Cleans operating room/recovery facility; trains team members as assigned.
• Participates in continuous process improvement.

Skills

Sterile technique

Team leadership

On-call responsiveness

Interpersonal skills

Driving license

Education

MD

RN

Surgical Technician

EMT

CTBScertification

Job description

LiveOnNY seeks a Tissue Recovery Specialist II - Team Lead to join the Tissue Recovery Team at hospital locations within its service area. The role requires strict adherence to FDA regulations, AATB standards, and sterile technique during tissue recovery.

You will lead and train team members, ensure aseptic procedures, and respond to on-call pages within 15 minutes. The per diem position offers a competitive hourly rate and opportunities to influence donor tissue recovery processes.