Tissue Recovery Technician: Life-Saving Donor Tissue

Gift of Hope; Itasca (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

403(b) match

Tuition reimbursement

Learning & development

Cell phone stipend

Parental leave

Lifestyle spending accounts

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network is seeking a Tissue Recovery Technician to recover donor tissues for transplant using aseptic techniques in a high-demand environment. The role requires careful handling of surgical instruments, loading/unloading equipment, and ensuring proper tissue processing and documentation.

The candidate will work with a team, participate in all tissue recovery steps, and support post-mortem care, authorization verification, and donor identification.

Qualifications

• EMT-P/EMT-B, CST or ORT or HS diploma with tissue banking experience (or 18 months related experience)
• Bachelor’s degree in Biology or related field with anatomy lab experience
• Other candidates may be considered on an individual basis at the discretion of management dependent on aligned job experience

Responsibilities

• Advance Gift of Hope's mission, vision and core values: providing compassionate service, contributing to outstanding teams and engaging as one of our passionate people committed to a positive culture that respects the dignity and worth of each individual. Adhere to all policies and procedures in carrying out the responsibilities of this position.
• Use surgical instruments, such as scalpels and saws, to recover authorized donor tissue
• Load/unload equipment
• Clean and decontaminate instruments
• Transport/transfer donor as necessary to and from morgue, patient room, or other recovery area
• Set up tissue recovery supplies and equipment in an aseptic fashion
• Prep and drape donor
• Culture, package, and ship tissue as needed
• Provide post-mortem care to donor, e.g. reconstruction, re-identifying, placing in a body bag
• Close post-operative and other incisions, such as autopsy incisions, as needed
• Verify donor identification
• Verify authorization and understanding tissue to be collected
• Assist with physical assessment of donor for high risk behaviors
• Aseptic recovery of authorized tissue
• Verify authorization of tissue recovered
• Collect donor blood samples and perform testing as trained
• Package tissue
• Clean the recovery suite and other pertinent recovery areas
• Act as a preceptor to new employees
• Attend organizational and/or department events such as staff meetings and/or training outside of regularly scheduled hours
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Aseptic technique

Surgical instrument handling

Donor tissue recovery

Basic computer skills

Driving personal car

Education

EMT-P/EMT-B/CST/ORT or HS diploma with tissue banking experience

Bachelor’s degree in Biology or related field with anatomy lab experience

Other candidates may be considered based on aligned experience

Tools

Surgical scalpels

Suture needles

Job description

Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network is seeking a Tissue Recovery Technician to recover donor tissues for transplant using aseptic techniques in a high-demand environment. The role requires careful handling of surgical instruments, loading/unloading equipment, and ensuring proper tissue processing and documentation.

The candidate will work with a team, participate in all tissue recovery steps, and support post-mortem care, authorization verification, and donor identification.