Are you in the medical field or wanting to find a career in the medical field working to save a life every day, making a tremendous contribution to your community, or becoming part of someone’s legacy? If so, HonorBridge is seeking a positive, energetic, and highly motivated individual to join our team. HonorBridge is looking for EMT / Paramedic, Surgical Technologist / Technician, Patient Care Tech, Operating Room Tech, or other health care workers who truly want to make an impact every day. Apply for a new career as a Surgical Tissue Specialist and start your new career in the field of Organ and Tissue donation!

HonorBridge is expanding the Tissue Department and hiring for 1 mid shift position in our Durham, NC office. No on call, shifts are 12 or 10 hours, with shift differential.

Shift hours

• Mid shift 1:00pm-1:00am or 3:00pm-1:00am

Job Summary: The Surgical Tissue Specialist (STS) maximizes tissue recovery by applying specialized skills in an operating room setting for the surgical recovery of donated tissues; musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, skin, and associated tissues. The STS performs a medical assessment of donor information, physical assessment prior to donation and works with a team throughout the donation process. The STS is responsible for coordinating with hospitals, funeral homes, transporters, and other internal and external partners to ensure a timely donation process.

Primary Accountabilities:

• Contributes to HonorBridge’s Mission by being devoted to building connections that save and heal lives through organ and tissue donation.

• Achieves job functions in alignment with HonorBridge values.
• • Trust – Honor the trust that people place in us.
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – We work as one. We celebrate all.
  • Service – Commit to service excellence.
  • Innovation – Embrace the power of innovation.
  • Passion – Live our passion for healing lives.
• Adheres to HonorBridge’s policies, procedures, and standards
• Builds caring and compassionate relationships
• Consistently demonstrates effective communication
• Promotes teamwork to ensure success at HonorBridge

Role on Team: Recovery Specialist

• Performs tissue recovery in an operating room setting in a manner that maximizes quality of recovered tissues
• • Adheres to standard operating policies and protocols for surgical recovery
  • Demonstrates proper aseptic and surgical technique
  • Demonstrates skillful use of surgical instrumentation and equipment
  • Demonstrates compliance with OSHA and other safety standards and guidelines

• Utilizes supplies and materials in an efficient and cost-effective manner
• • Performs operating room setup ensuring correct supplies are documented and utilized for the specific tissue recovery
  • Reports low par levels of stock and maintains an organized supply storage area in conjunction with other departments

• Completes clinical maintenance and cleaning to the in-house clinical area.
• • Completes daily, weekly, monthly, and terminal cleaning of clinical space.
  • Performs pre and post cleaning of operating room

Role on Team: OR Lead

• Collaborates with the recovery team in a manner that maximizes quality of recovered tissues

• • Works with a team to achieve a high level of efficiency and cooperation
  • Applies knowledge of medical criteria in evaluating potential donors
  • Aseptically packages recovered tissue and ships tissue according to policies and procedures
  • Performs the recovery of additional tissue types, aortic iliac and heart for valve tissue

• Completes case documentation completely and accurately.

• • Performs follow-up according to established standards and policies
  • Adheres to standards for communications and documentation
  • Documents case related data accurately and in a timely manner
  • Submits accurate documentation and paperwork on time

Role on Team: Donation Coordinator

• Coordinates the overall Tissue Donation process

• • Communicates effectively to hospitals, funeral homes, transporters, and other external and internal partners to ensure an efficient donation outcome
  • Coordinates with the Tissue Administrator on Call, Call Center, and the Recovery Teams to maximize tissues recovered in a timely manner
  • Packs supplies, ships tissues or assist in the operating room based on donor volume to maximize donation.

• Complies with quality assurance policies and procedures

• • Collects documentation in donor record and organizes material according to policy
  • Utilizes EMR systems to upload donor’s medical record

• Maintains electronic medical record (EMR) access to available hospitals

• • Utilizes medical information from remote EMR access to obtain and review available medical records
  • Maintains confidentiality of all patient and donor/recipient information

Additional Responsibilities:

• Participate in monthly, quarterly staff meetings, continuing education opportunities and educational skills/wet labs as required.
• Understanding and utilization of Microsoft software, donation software documentation, copier/fax machines and EMR systems
• Assists with training and maintaining the skills of staff in a preceptor role.
• Engaged in process improvement projects, PDSA’s, and other lean tools to improve the tissue donation process to maximize the recovery of quality tissues.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Tissue Services Supervisor and/or Manager of Tissue Services

Physical Requirements:

lifts, positions, pushes and /or transfers donors and / or supplies < 20lbs: Greater than 65% of the time

lifts, positions, pushes and /or transfers donors and / or supplies < 50lbs: Less than 35% of the time

lifts, positions, pushes and /or transfers donors and / or supplies < 100lbs: Less than 35% of the time

Work Environment: Normal office environment (prolonged sitting), normal hospital environment, operating room environment (prolonged standing), some travel within service area.

Education: Associates Degree with a concentration in healthcare or one year experience in a clinical environment preferred. Surgical tech background, and/or EMS experience preferred.

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration: CTBS certified or becomes CTBS within 2 years of being signed off in training of all three roles that make up the Surgical Tissue Specialist at HonorBridge.

Skills and Qualifications: Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills, demonstrated knowledge of medical terminology, demonstrated ability to work with surgical instrumentation, ability to function in high-pressure situations, knowledge of operating room environment, experience in form completion and documentation, commitment to organ and tissue donation. Valid state driver’s license required.