Tissue Recovery Technician: Life-Saving Tissue Collection

Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network; Itasca (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Learning opportunities

Cell phone stipend

Parental leave

Wellness stipend

EAP & CISC support

Job summary

Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network in Illinois is seeking a Tissue Recovery Technician to recover tissues from deceased donors using aseptic techniques and to support organ donation missions.

The role requires handling instruments, aiding in recovery workflows, training new staff, and occasional travel with rotating shifts; formal education options and robust benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• EMT-P (paramedic), EMT‑B, CST or ORT, or high school diploma/GED with 6 months tissue banking experience or 18 months of related experience
• Or 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
• Participate in all aspects of tissue recovery such as: 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 instruments handling

Tissue recovery proficiency

Donor tissue procurement quality

Career progression to Tissue Recovery

Basic computer skills

Education

EMT-P/Paramedic/CST/ORT or 6 months tissue banking or 18 months related experience

Bachelor's Degree in Biology or related field with anatomy lab experience

Other candidates may be considered based on aligned experience

Job description

Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network in Illinois is seeking a Tissue Recovery Technician to recover tissues from deceased donors using aseptic techniques and to support organ donation missions.

The role requires handling instruments, aiding in recovery workflows, training new staff, and occasional travel with rotating shifts; formal education options and robust benefits are offered.