Recovery Supervisor (St. Louis)

Recovery Supervisor (St. Louis)

Based in St. Louis, MO | Supports both St. Louis & Springfield, IL locations

Monday-Friday Schedule + Occasional Weekends (Shared-On Call Responsibilities)

Full time + Great Benefits

Lead a Team That Changes Lives

Are you a Surgical Technologist, Medical Investigator, Critical Care Professional, Organ Procurement Technician, or Healthcare Supervisor ready to take the next step in your career?

As a Tissue Recovery Regional Supervisor, you'll lead a team of Recovery Technicians responsible for ocular tissue recovery operations across the St. Louis and Springfield regions. This role combines hands-on recovery work, team leadership, quality oversight, and operational management while supporting a mission that helps restore sight through donation.

What You'll Do

• Lead & Develop the Team Coach, mentor, and support Recovery Technicians while fostering a positive, mission-driven culture.
• Oversee Daily Operations Manage staffing, scheduling, coverage, and operational support across multiple locations.
• Perform Recovery Procedures Conduct ocular tissue recoveries, donor evaluations, documentation, and related clinical activities.
• Ensure Quality & Compliance Maintain compliance with EBAA, FDA, HIPAA, and organizational policies and procedures.
• Support Hiring & Training Participate in recruitment, onboarding, training, competency development, and performance management.
• Drive Continuous Improvement Partner with leadership to improve processes, enhance team performance, and maintain operational excellence

The Work Environment

This position operates across a variety of healthcare and tissue procurement settings including:

• Hospital morgues and healthcare facilities
• Medical examiner offices and autopsy facilities
• Funeral homes and mortuaries
• Office environments throughout the service region

This role supports teams in both St. Louis and Springfield, IL and requires regular travel between locations. Supervisors also participate in a shared on-call schedule, typically covering 1-2 shifts per week.

We're Looking for Someone Who Has

• Experience in surgical services, healthcare, tissue donation, forensic science, mortuary services, veterinary medicine, or related fields.
• Experience working in on-call, critical care, emergency response, transplant, recovery, or other time-sensitive environments.
• Strong communication, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• The ability to adapt, prioritize, and lead in fast-paced situations.
• Leadership, training, coaching, or supervisory experience is a plus.
• A commitment to excellence and passion for our mission.

Ideal Backgrounds

• Surgical Technician Lead
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)
• Tissue Donation Coordinator
• Organ Recovery Coordinator
• Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Professional
• Autopsy Technician
• Morgue Supervisor
• Surgical Services Supervisor
• ICU, Trauma, or Critical Care Clinical Professionals
• Healthcare Operations Supervisor
• Medical Investigator or Anatomical Services Professional
• Veterinary Technician

Join a Mission Bigger Than Yourself

If you're ready to move into a role where you can lead people, influence outcomes, and help restore vision every day, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and bring your leadership to a mission that truly changes lives by saving sight.

Saving Sight is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We take pride in the diversity of our staff and seek diversity in our applicants. Saving Sight does not unlawfully discriminate based on any status or condition protected by applicable federal or state law. Saving Sight reserves the right to seek, hire and promote individuals who support the goals and mission of the organization.

At this time, we are only able to consider candidates who do not require current or future sponsorship for employment authorization.

In the last 5 years, the candidate must have 0 major moving violations and less than 3 minor moving violations.