Tissue Supervisor - Weekends

Mid-America Transplant; Missouri; On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance premium options

401(k) Retirement Match

401(k) Additional contribution

Paid Life Insurance

Paid Long Term Disability

Annual incentive plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Mid-America Transplant is seeking an experienced leader to oversee the clinical Tissue team in a fast-paced setting. You will guide TOPCs and Tissue Specialists, drive staff onboarding and ongoing training, and ensure compliance with regulatory and processor standards.

You will recruit, mentor, and develop staff while coordinating cross-department efforts to maximize donor outcomes and streamline tissue recovery operations. A structured, collaborative approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in medical related field or HS diploma.
• 2 years frontline leadership experience in a hospital or other high-volume healthcare setting, with direct responsibility for clinical team onboarding, training, and performance.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with changing priorities, balancing operational demands, staff support, and organizational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day leadership of assigned staff, including scheduling, work assignment, resource coordination, workflow oversight and resolution of operational issues.
• Assists with recruitment, interviewing, selection, onboarding, and integration of new team members.
• Coordinates and delivers onboarding and role-specific training to ensure staff competency and readiness to perform the role independently.
• Provides hands-on clinical training, mentoring, coaching and competency assessment for new and existing staff.
• Ensures training, knowledge transfer, and employee development align with regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and processor expectations.
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to optimize donor outcomes and support tissue recovery operations.
• Communicates procedural updates and ensures staff maintain the knowledge and skills needed to meet organizational, regulatory, and processor requirements.
• Partners across departments to facilitate efficient, compliant donation processes and positive processor outcomes.
• Serves as a liaison for clinical operational resources, including supplies, equipment, and facilities.

Skills

Frontline leadership

Staff development

Clinical training

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Education

Associate's degree

HS diploma

Job description

A career at Mid-America Transplant means giving hope and healing to the 100,000+ patients on the transplant waiting list, bringing peace to families in mourning, building a legacy for donors, and stewarding their lifesaving gifts. No matter what role you play or how challenging the work can sometimes be, we find that helping save and celebrate the lives of others often changes your own life in the process. Join the Mid- America Transplant team. It’s the toughest job you’ll ever love.

What We Do

Simply put, we help save lives — and we’re proud to say we’ve been nationally recognized for how well we do it. We conduct and fund game-changing research. We educate the public to prevent medical issues and the need for transplants. We offer grief resources to donor families. Pioneer new facilities and protocols that improve the viability of organ and tissue donations. We provide affordable, temporary housing for transplant patients and their families. Partner with community organizations to drive donor registration. We meet with schools, clergy, and local leaders to share our cause and our message. We stop at nothing because we’re the kind of people who give everything.

The Position

This position provides frontline leadership for the clinical Tissue team, including Tissue Ocular Procurement Coordinators (TOPCs) and Tissue Specialists in a highly active, fast-paced environment where priorities may shift rapidly. Overseas daily operations, staff development, and clinical performance to ensure safe, compliant and effective tissue recovery and maximize donation opportunities.

What You’ll Do

• Provides day-to-day leadership of assigned staff, including scheduling, work assignment, resource coordination, workflow oversight and resolution of operational issues.
• Assists with recruitment, interviewing, selection, onboarding, and integration of new team members.
• Coordinates and delivers onboarding and role-specific training to ensure staff competency and readiness to perform the role independently.
• Provides hands-on clinical training, mentoring, coaching and competency assessment for new and existing staff.
• Ensures training, knowledge transfer, and employee development align with regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and processor expectations.
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to optimize donor outcomes and support tissue recovery operations.
• Communicates procedural updates and ensures staff maintain the knowledge and skills needed to meet organizational, regulatory, and processor requirements.
• Partners across departments to facilitate efficient, compliant donation processes and positive processor outcomes.
• Serves as a liaison for clinical operational resources, including supplies, equipment, and facilities.

Schedule

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 12pm-12am

What You’ll Bring

• Associate's degree in medical related field or HS diploma
• 2 years frontline leadership experience in a hospital or other high-volume healthcare setting, with direct responsibility for clinical team onboarding, training, and performance.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with changing priorities, balancing operational demands, staff support, and organizational objectives.
• Skilled in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, while adapting communication style to meet the needs of diverse audiences and situations.
• Ability to remain calm and exercise good judgment in high-pressure or emotionally charged situations.
• Effective coaching, influencing and delegation skills.

What We’ll Bring

• Health insurance premium options at zero out of pocket for single coverage, eligible on your first day
• 401(k) Retirement Match - offering up to a 5% match of annual salary starting the 1st day of the month following your start date
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – offering up to another 9% contribution of your annual salary after one year
• Paid Life Insurance – four times your salary
• Paid Long Term Disability
• Annual incentive plan in addition to annual salary increases
• Tuition Reimbursement

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