Tissue Services Shift Leader - Sunday-Tuesday Nights

Responsible for oversight of tissue recovery activity on assigned shift.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

ADMINISTRATION

1. Provides timely feedback to tissue department leadership on employee education and training needs.
2. Supports the Tissue Services leadership team with interviewing qualified Tissue Recovery staff.
3. Conducts huddle with team to ensure work is planned accordingly for shift and reports deviations or issues to Administrator on Call (AOC).
4. Coordinates shift staffing to call in extra assistance or develop plans with AOC in instances of high case activity.

CLINICAL

1. Responsible for clinical oversight of tissue activities, including adherence to strict safety protocols, on assigned shift, as training preceptor and mentor to tissue procurement staff.
2. Responsible for ensuring staff clinical performance is consistent with policies and procedures for the safe recovery of tissues.

TISSUE RECOVERY

1. Ability to perform all aspects of tissue and cornea recovery producing high quality donor tissue.
2. Ensures compliance with FDA, AATB and Processor regulations/standards/SOP’s
3. Strong working knowledge of medical terminology, general anatomy, and disease processes.
4. Identifies and ensures a safe and aseptic work environment in all circumstances.
5. Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with internal MTN staff, hospital staff, processing partners, funeral homes and others involved in the donation process.
6. Ability to conduct appropriate face-to-face interactions with donor families, if needed.
7. Working knowledge of the inter-relationships of departments and services provided by MTN.
8. Demonstrated time management skills and ability to prioritize donor case activity and other duties/projects.
9. Participates in departmental growth and improvement activities.
10. Ability to serve as a resource to other departments.
11. Serves as a role model for the MTN B-REAL behavioral competencies by actively supporting, reinforcing, and exhibiting behaviors in alignment with the B-REAL core values.

QUALITY

1. Strong working knowledge of department quality assurance standards, processes, and procedures, including ability to accurately identify and correct paperwork errors and complete staff member training in real time.
2. Demonstrated advanced knowledge of disease processes and related conditions to properly ensure safe tissue recovery.
3. Provides timely reports to management on any variances in the application of MTN’s department policies and procedures.
4. Ensures the quality assurance of shift huddles with AOC and outgoing shift, guaranteeing the proper case hand-off and continuity for seamless transitions. This includes the documentation of any issues identified.
5. Completes necessary follow-up with TPC’s on designated shift related issues or occurrences.