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Paragonix Technologies, Inc. · 3 months ago

Surgical Assist/Preservationist

Salt Lake City UT

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

Paragonix Technologies specializes in organ transportation devices that protect organs during transit. The Surgical Assist/Preservationist role involves providing surgical assistance and organ preservation during the procurement process, ensuring compliance with various guidelines and protocols while collaborating with medical staff and training new team members.

BiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingMedical Device

Responsibilities

Responsible for packing supplies for procuring OR and meeting team at pre-determined location

Be available for recoveries on scheduled call days

Responsible for adhering to all state, federal and local laws, policies, and regulations

Responsible for recovery of donor grafts in keeping with the policies, rules, and regulations of all Transplant Advocates and Paragonix clients and their medical and surgical staff

Participate in hospital and medical staff committees dealing with donor issues as requested by affiliated transplant centers

Responsible for working on collaboration with Quality and Operations staff to develop best practice protocols

Responsible for working in collaboration with the rest of the team to train and evaluate new members

Expert knowledge on usability of all Paragonix devices

Ability to support teams in how to use Paragonix devices when not involved in a service case

First in class customer service and communication with multi-discipline teams

Utilization and training of the Paragonix App or other communication methods

Qualification

Organ preservation techniquesSurgical assistanceTransplant experienceCertified surgical technologistABTC certificationCSFARN FA certificationCustomer serviceTraining skillsTeam collaborationCommunication skills

Required

Bachelors Degree in Health Science or equivalent experience in transplant related field

Experience in pre-operative and post-operative care of transplant donor and recipient patients for at least 20 heart transplants and 20 lung transplants in a UNOS approved transplant program or cumulative experience of at least 20 thoracic transplants over the last 2 years