Full Time Eye Recovery Technician

Are you searching for a job with a company that offers paid on-the-job training and development, competitive wages? Perhaps you are looking to join a high-performing team that’s focused on improving the lives of others? Or are you thinking about making a career change into a new and exciting line of work? If the answer to any of these questions is “Yes!”, then keep reading!

CorneaGen is a mission-driven company focused on providing the highest quality donor tissue, unparalleled customer service and superior products that transform how ophthalmologists treat and care for every person impacted by corneal disease. Through continuous innovations in tissue processing technology and surgical devices, advocacy for patient access and simplified payor reimbursement policies, CorneaGen is advancing the next generation of cornea care. In support of this goal, we are looking for a Full Time Eye Recovery Technician to join our team.

What does a Full Time Eye Recovery Technician do?

The Eye Recovery Technician plays a vital role in performing surgical procurement of donated human ocular tissue for transplant, medical research and/or education. Facilitate donation that enhances and improves lives globally through cornea transplantation. Responsibilities include:

• Performs efficient and quality surgical recovery of human eye tissue for transplant and/or medical research, and/or education.
• Maintains confidentiality of donor related information.
• Draws a serologic (blood) sample from the donor or collects a previously drawn sample from a hospital blood bank. Serologic testing facilities eligibility determination of transplant.
• Performs a thorough physical assessment of the donor, often lifting or pushing, to observe both the anterior and posterior of the donor’s body.
• Maintains accurate real-time documentation of surgical recovery procedures in an electronic donor database system.
• When necessary, works with medical review team to collect complete and accurate medical charts, behavioral data, laboratory data and other pertinent data from the recovery site and other appropriate agencies.
• Ability to package specimens for transport based on standard operating procedures.
• Transports specimens directly to a CorneaGen laboratory for tissue evaluation and donor eligibility.
• Accepts ancillary responsibilities, such as responding to phone calls, emails, or other methods of communication to facilitate donation.
  
  
  

What else should I know about this position?

This is a full time position, scheduled for 40 hours a week; the weekly schedule will be 08:00-18:30, Wednesday through Saturday. Due to the nature of this work, this position is 100% in-person – remote work is not available for this role.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the education, experience, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with all Eye Bank staff.
• A personal commitment to eye donation.
• Ability to work well individually without direct supervision.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in compliance through standard operating procedures.
• Able to work under pressure and time constraints.
• Performs scheduled night and weekend donor recovery/coordination as required.
• Must have reliable, dependable transportation and be eligible to meet our company driving standards.
• In all daily activities, strive to support the Mission, Vision, and Values of CorneaGen.
  
  
  

What benefits do you offer?

Our benefits package includes:

• Generous employer-paid health benefits (medical, dental and vision premiums) for all employees, plus minimal premium contributions to cover dependents
• Retirement benefits, with a 5% company match plus opportunities for additional employer contributions.
• Paid time off, including 12 company holidays and 2+ weeks of PTO, with opportunities to accrue additional PTO based on tenure.
• Costco or similar wholesale club membership reimbursement.
• Short-term and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, and more!
  
  
  

This sounds great – I’m ready to apply!

Fantastic! We look forward to receiving your online application at Careers – CorneaGen; our recruiting team reviews applications on a frequent basis and will contact you via email if we’d like to talk with you further.

As an equal opportunity employer, every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. CorneaGen does not discriminate based on race, color, sex/gender, political ideology, religion/creed, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, national origin, color, military or veteran’s status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status or characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws. CorneaGen is committed to a diverse workforce and is also committed to a barrier-free employment process. In order to ensure reasonable accommodations with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, individuals that require accommodations in the job application process for a posted position may contact us at (206) 701-5840 for assistance.