Manager of Organ Recovery

Job Title:

Manager of Organ Recovery 

Work System:

Recover the Gift 

Department/Group:

Organ Recovery

Reports To:

Director of Recover the Gift

Location: 

North Liberty/Altoona 

Position Type:

Full-Time

Exemption Status:

Exempt

OSHA Category:

1

IDN Culture Statement:

Our organization is dedicated to transforming lives and inspiring all to donate life. We are a family of professionals working together to increase awareness around the need for organ and tissue donors alongside nurturing and guiding our families throughout the gift of life. We facilitate the recovery of organs, tissues, and corneas in Iowa. We honor donors and support donor families at the time of donation and on a continuing basis. 

Position Summary: 

This position is responsible for the supervision and development of designated organ recovery staff and compliance with industry standards and federal regulations.  Daily activities include identifying and leading coaching conversations, support team growth, and oversight of work system operational processes.  

Essential Functions and Performance Responsibilities:

• Supervise the selection, training, development, and performance of organ recovery coordinator team members to retain a motivated professional workforce for IDN.
• Ensure accurate and timely electronic record documentation across the organ recovery team.  
• Communicate needs, expectations and outcomes to maintain optimal operational performance utilizing IDN leadership principles. 
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, industry standards, federal and state employment and other regulations and IDN policies. 
• Ensure compliance with all hospital operating room policies. 
• Accomplishes work system objectives through monitoring and analyzing data to maximize efficiencies and identify trends and areas for improvement in Recover the Gift.   
• Assist Director with effective and efficient use of financial resources.  
• Support the organizational strategic planning with development of processes to meet organizational goals. 
• Manage specific work process operational needs and self-schedule 20% in designated staff role.  In addition, participate in leader on-call coverage.

Position Qualifications and Education Requirements: 

• Degree in healthcare related field is required. 
• Minimum two years of experience in Donation field is preferred.  
• Minimum three years in leadership role is preferred.     

Skills and Abilities:

Physical Requirements:

• Duties of the position require travel or onsite response to execute essential job functions required in the facilitation of the donation process. 
• Lift equipment and supplies weighing up to 50 lbs.  
• Assist with physical lifting of donors. 
• Maintain availability for communication 24/7/365. 
• Mental and visual fatigue associated with detailed work. 
• Stand for long periods of time. 
• Use of sharp surgical instruments which may cause damage or injury if used incorrectly. 
• Exposure to biohazardous materials such as blood, other body fluids, communicable diseases and formaldehyde. Universal precautions and use of personal protective equipment is required. 
• Maintain a current valid driver’s license and be insurable through IDN’s insurance,  
• Drive vehicle under various weather and physical conditions that may lead to visual and mental fatigue. 
• Stooping, kneeling, reaching, and handling (seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hands). 
• Express ideas verbally and convey detailed or important spoken information.  
• Receive detailed information through oral and auditory communication. 
• Must receive required vaccines based on outlined schedules to protect our employees, healthcare personnel, donors, recipients, and families we may come into contact. (e.g., Influenza obtained annually by December 1st.)

Organizational Responsibilities: