Tissue Recovery Technician - On-Call Surgical Support

UC San Diego Health; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego Health in California is seeking a Tissue Recovery Technician to support transplantation and research activities. You will assist with donor preparation, sterile field maintenance, tissue recovery and packaging, and accurate documentation in Lifesharing's EMR.

You will also participate in on-call duties during weekends and holidays and ensure terminal cleaning of instruments and work areas after procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience in the medical field, Tissue or Organ Procurement or equivalent college course work.
• Must have access to reliable means of transportation.
• Must possess the knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
• Some college coursework.
• Healthcare related field.
• Sterile field experience.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.
• Ability to work with cadavers.
• Previous experience in the Tissue or Organ recovery industry.
• Completion of an ER Technologist or Surgical Technologist program.
• Completion of an EMT program.
• CEBT and/or CTBS certifications.

Responsibilities

• Under direction, performs surgical recovery of tissues for transplantation, research and medical education.
• Works in conjunction and under the supervision of the Tissue Administrator On-Call.
• Preoperative prepping of donors, establishing and maintaining sterile fields.
• Recovery and packaging of tissues, correctly documenting recovery in Lifesharing's electronic medical records system.
• Terminal cleaning of instruments and work area at the completion of surgery.
• Shares on-call responsibilities for weekends and holidays.

Job description

UC San Diego Health in California is seeking a Tissue Recovery Technician to support transplantation and research activities. You will assist with donor preparation, sterile field maintenance, tissue recovery and packaging, and accurate documentation in Lifesharing's EMR.

You will also participate in on-call duties during weekends and holidays and ensure terminal cleaning of instruments and work areas after procedures.