Bernard Sparks II
Grandview,TX
Summary
To obtain a position that will provide a platform for experience, passion and skill to assist in the company's success.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Traveling Surgical Recovery Coordinator
Clinical Consulting Associates
Richmond , VA
11.2021 - Current
- Implement and evaluate comprehensive plans of care for complex patients to achieve successful organ and tissue donation.
- Prepare operating room and orient OR staff to the surgical phase of recovery.
- Preserve organs in compliance within policy.
- Package, label, and transport organs according to OPTN policy.
- Document surgical phase of recovery in the electronic donor record in compliance with OPTN policy and procedures.
- Assist surgeons by selecting equipment, passing instruments and other sterile supplies, holding and administering incision, stop bleeding, as well as assist in the procuring of the abdominal and cardiac organs.
Donation Specialist/Tissue Recovery Technician
Life Gift Organ Donation Center
Fort Worth, TX
04.2017 - 08.2021
- Able to effectively coordinate the organ recovery process in the operating room. Providing perfusion, preservation, packaging and distribution of recovered organs and/or tissues for transplantation or research
- Proficient in kidney pump perfusion
- Ability to conduct a multiple organ recovery OR as the single specialist present. A proud member of the preceptor team, recovery council, and Research Organ Recovery team
- Provided onsite training
Tissue Recovery Coordinator
Donor Network of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
02.2011 - 04.2017
- Lead Tissue Recovery Coordinator coordinates the recovery of bone and other tissues under high sterile conditions to be processed and distributed for transplant or research. Provide proper documentation during the procurement process and provide necessary in time data to maintain organization records. Maintain awareness of current policies as well as current best practices in organ and tissue donation.
- Assist securing oral and written consent for donation. Secure permission of the Medical Examiner, Coroner, and/or Pathologist, when applicable. Personally communicate proper information between hospital staff, arrange transport with various transportation companies and funeral homes, ship tissue to multiple tissue processors across the United States.
Debt Purchasing Supervisor
Cavalry Portfolio Service
Tempe, AZ
03.2002 - 01.2011
- Mentor new employees, develop and implement training modules as well as review performance.
- Equipped employees with knowledge in order to comply with state and federal law.
- Generated reviews and files, daily, bi-weekly and monthly.
Education
Business Management
Glendale Community College
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access & Power Point) -
Skills
Communicate with hospital staff to assure an efficient OR
Able to set up and scrub cases
First Assist
Confident in all duties of a perfusionist Including prepare and place kidneys on pump without incident, when required
ITransplant, UNOS, Unet, LifeLogistics
Certification
Arizona State University Certificate in Supervisory & Management
Skills
A background in management and leadership. A lifetime team player. An overwhelming passion for donation. Various donor education courses completed over the course of the last 12 years.
Timeline
Traveling Surgical Recovery Coordinator
Clinical Consulting Associates
11.2021 - Current
Donation Specialist/Tissue Recovery Technician
Life Gift Organ Donation Center
04.2017 - 08.2021
Tissue Recovery Coordinator
Donor Network of Arizona
02.2011 - 04.2017
Debt Purchasing Supervisor
Cavalry Portfolio Service
03.2002 - 01.2011
Business Management
Glendale Community College
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access & Power Point) -
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