Processing Technician DERMIS (On-the-Job Training)

AT LIFENET HEALTH, YOU ARE THE ADVANTAGE

Every day, YOU help us to save lives, restore health, and bring hope to patients and families around the world. At LifeNet Health, we cultivate growth, innovation, and collaboration, where your contributions drive solutions that benefit humanity.

Together, we are united by a mission greater than ourselves, a purpose rooted in healing.

ABOUT THIS JOB

Location: Virginia Beach, VA (Bayside)

Department: Production & Logistics

Schedule: Full-Time, Tuesday-Friday (2:30PM-1:15AM)

Clinical Status: Clinical

Important: You will be required to sit, stand, bend, walk and lift up to 50 lbs. for the duration of the shift; as well as wear personal protective equipment to include: surgical gowns, masks, visors or goggles and caps.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT

As a Processing Technician Dermis, you’ll play a vital role in advancing our mission. In this position, you’ll be responsible for performing all aspects of processing, preservation and storage of tissues in an FDA regulated environment.  Works in a team environment under aseptic conditions while performing controlled production processes.  Performs quality assessments of tissue products and documentation. Each departmental processing technician position entails a level of complexity that varies based on physical demands, knowledge of human anatomy required, number of graft lines/product families processed, complexity of processes required for proficiency, number and types of equipment operated, degree of manual dexterity and fine motor skills required, and other special needs.

These roles are critical to the LifeNet Health mission because it is an important step in taking the donor’s gifts and transitioning them to the lifesaving and health restoring allografts for patients around the globe.

Your work will have purpose every single day, contributing directly to life-changing outcomes.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Tissue Processing: Reviews work orders or processing instructions/scheduling prior to initiating production. Works with production supervisors to adjust plans as needed. Performs all aspects of processing tissue (debridement, dissection, cutting, cleaning and disinfection, sizing, assessing) according to current procedures and protocols. Assists supervisory team in production enhancement and improvement initiatives.
• Packaging: Perform all aspects of packaging and preservation of tissue products (confirmation of sizing, quality, packaging materials, cryopreservation, etc.) according to current procedures and protocols.
• Documentation & Data Entry: Document all processes and functions performed in accordance with all procedures and protocols.
• Decontamination: Perform post-processing decontamination of equipment and the processing room according to current procedures and protocols.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

Minimum Requirements:

• High School or GED required
• Must be 18 years of age or older to apply
• Two years of work experience is required

Preferred Experience/Skills/Certifications:

• Certified Tissue Banking Specialist (CTBS) Certification preferred
• One (1) year Tissue Processing, Tissue Recovery, Manufacturing, Operations, or as a Surgical Technician
• Two (2) years’ experience working in a non-clerical, fast-paced, hands-on setting

 Key Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Able to perform tasks thoroughly and with care; checks work to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Able to convey information verbally and in writing