Tissue Recovery Surgical Specialist

PrimaryLocation: Virginia Beach, VA, United States

StudyLevel: High School Graduate

WorkplaceType: On-site

RequisitionType: Non Exempt (NEX)

Description

At LifeNet Health, as the Tissue Recovery Surgical Specialist, you will make an impact by leveraging your expertise, collaboration, and commitment to excellence to help advance our mission of Saving Lives, Restoring Health, and Giving Hope. Through your daily work, you will contribute to innovative solutions, operational excellence, and meaningful outcomes that support donors, patients, healthcare providers, and our communities. Whether driving strategic initiatives, improving processes, supporting customers, advancing research, developing talent, or ensuring quality and compliance, your contributions will help strengthen our ability to transform lives and shape the future of regenerative medicine.

The role performs comprehensive preoperative, operative, and postoperative tissue recovery duties by preparing supplies and equipment, assessing site suitability, completing donor identification and authorization checks, collecting and labeling samples, assisting with donor physical assessments, and ensuring proper post-operative care and transport preparation. It conducts the full surgical recovery of transplantable tissues, whole organs, and research samples using sterile techniques and may train or precept staff during dissection. After recovery, the role prepares tissues and samples for shipment or storage, manages inventory, maintains clean and organized recovery spaces, and assists with fleet vehicle oversight. Additionally, it supports quality and continuous improvement by contributing to KPI monitoring, audit readiness, Zone Assessment activities, and LEAN initiatives.

• 1 year tissue recovery, operating room, tech, scrub/surgical tech, EMT, or paramedic, mortician or embalmer, pathology assistant, hospital corpsman, veterinary surgical tech, eye/cornea recovery, tissue processing or 6 months experience at LifeNet Health
• Valid Driver's License

The salary range displayed represents the national base salary range for this position and is provided in good faith to support pay transparency. For positions located in designated higher-cost labor markets, a geographic pay adjustment may apply above the posted range for eligible positions according to LifeNet Health's current policy. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as work location, relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. Total compensation may also include bonuses, benefits, and other rewards that are not reflected in the posted salary range.

LifeNet Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status under applicable law.

About LifeNet Health

At LifeNet Health, YOU are the advantage.

Every day, you empower us to save lives, improve health outcomes, and bring hope.

LifeNet Health is a nonprofit global leader in regenerative medicine that honors the gift of donation by advancing organ transplantation, tissue engineering, and biologic solutions that help save lives, restore health, and give hope. As one of the world's most trusted providers of transplant solutions, LifeNet Health partners with healthcare providers and researchers around the globe to deliver innovative therapies that improve patient outcomes and transform lives.

At LifeNet Health, we cultivate growth, innovation and collaboration, where your contributions drive solutions that benefit humanity. Our passionate team advances regenerative medicine while fostering a sense of belonging, authenticity, and dedication. We offer best-in-class benefits that provide stability, personal growth, and peace of mind, empowering you to make a difference.

Together we share a purpose beyond profit, united by a collective commitment to healing.

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