Eye Recovery Technician

Job Type: Per diem, on-call

Schedule:

• Week day and weekend shifts required, 2 4 shifts a week
• 24 Hour Shift

What you'll do:

• Perform efficient and quality surgical recovery of human eye tissue for transplant and/or research.
• Collect complete and accurate medical charts, behavioral data, laboratory data, blood specimens, and other pertinent data from the recovery site and other appropriate agencies.
• Travel throughout respective recovery area to collect eye tissue.
• Act professionally and respectfully as a representative of Lions World Vision Institute in hospital, funeral home, and transplant/donation settings.
• Perform timely transportation of eye tissue to and from FedEx and/or airport.
• Ensure all applicable FDA, EBAA, Lions World Vision Institute and state regulatory policies are followed.
• Performs other projects and duties as assigned.

Reasons you’ll love working here:

• Reliable Schedule: We will give you a schedule you can count on and offer flexible scheduling. This role also has the ability to adjust your schedule in the future, as needed.
• Competitive compensation: Eye Recovery Technician (ERT) staff are paid an hourly rate for time worked and a per diem rate for each recovery procedure completed. Shift Reservation Pay (SRP) will be added in the event of a completed shift reservation without a donation opportunity.
• Generous Benefits: Our benefits program include a 401 (K) savings plan, LinkedIn Learning accounts are provided to all our employees, our employee assistance program, and employee discounts with a variety of vendors.
• Making an impact: Guided by our belief that no one should have to wait for sightrestoring treatment or surgery, we collaborate with strategic partners in more than 30 countries to expand patient access to the cornea health services they need, when and where they need them across all stages of life.

Compensation:

• Piece rates for each Donor Recovery, Research Donor, and Consented But Not Recovered instances.
• Eye Recovery Technicians earn between $25 $40 per hour. This range is dependent on availability and number of cases worked.
• Shift Reservation Bonus for each scheduled shift in which the ERT was not called in for work.

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 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:

• Qualified applicants must be 21 years of age or older, have a valid driver's license, and meet our company driving standards.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with all Eye Bank, hospital, and peer agency staff.
• General computer proficiency at a functional level. Ability to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook or their equivalents) at a functional level.
• Ability to understand and adhere to Lions World Vision Institute's safety, regulatory and confidentiality guidelines.

Work Environment

The physical demands representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job include but are not limited to regularly required to sit, stand, talk, see and hear, needing to possess conversational hearing, with or without aid, as well as adequate vision; required to possess dexterity to operate standard office equipment, occasionally required to lift 100 pounds or more. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

As an equal opportunity employer, every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. Lions World Vision Institute 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. Lions World Vision Institute 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 (800) 214-6356 for assistance. Lions World Vision Institute will use E-Verify once you have accepted the job offer and completed the Form I-9.

Current LWVI Employees should also contact the Human Resources department to notify them of your submission.

About Lions World Vision Institute Inc

Lions World Vision Institute is a nonprofit organization committed to honoring vision as a basic human right. Our work extends around the globe and includes donor family and recipient support, advanced tissue preparation for transplant cases, innovative research and technology development, eye bank and surgeon training programs, pediatric vision services, and community-based education in local and international communities for those who are visually impaired. With our worldwide ecosystem of eye banks, surgeons, and research leaders, we work tirelessly to honor a donor’s gift by protecting and supporting sight restoration for hundreds of thousands of people—transforming lives around the world…. So the world can see.