Anatomical Donor Program Coordinator - Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Position Information Job Title: Anatomical Donor Program Coordinator - Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
This position is eligible for the following benefits: medical, vision, dental, basic and supplemental life, winter break closure, paid holidays, educational benefits for you and eligible dependents, sick leave, vacation, and retirement.
Position Summary:
The Anatomical Donor Program Coordinator plays a pivotal role in managing the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (HCOM) Body Donor Program (BDP) and Gross Anatomy Lab (GAL) across the Athens, Dublin, and Cleveland campuses. This role assists in the development of program operating procedures and policies and serves as a liaison for body donors and their families, as well as for healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, and clinical partners from hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice facilities. This position is dedicated to ensuring a compassionate and professional experience during a sensitive time, prioritizing the confidentiality and dignity of all individuals involved.
Position Responsibilities:
Embalming:
* Clean, sanitize, and prepare bodies for embalming. Perform embalming procedures to preserve and prepare human bodies for HCOM’s educational purposes, including arterial and hypodermic embalming, as well as specialized brain injections for preservation. Ensure each donor is properly prepared and tagged for identification.
* Provide exceptional customer service by managing complex and sensitive correspondence with donors and their families, as well as facilitating the exchange of cadavers with partnering institutions.
* Serve as the liaison to donors and their families, providing support and information throughout the donation process.
* Conduct thorough evaluations of potential donors to assess eligibility for the Body Donor Program, ensuring donors meet program criteria.
* Record, package, and mail cremated remains to donor families, ensuring accuracy and adherence to all procedures while respecting the family’s wishes.
* Plan annual memorial service for body donors, coordinating logistics, organizing contributions from participants, and ensuring that the ceremony is both respectful and meaningful.
* Serve as liaison to partnering institutions, coordinating with physicians from hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, and donor families to complete and file death certificates with the state.
* Safely place and transport multiple body donors in cremation boxes to and from various educational institutions and facilities.
Donor Transportation:
* Respond to “death calls” and travel to pick up recently deceased bodies willed to the program. This includes being on call after hours to coordinate the collection of cadavers as needed.
Body Donor Program Security:
* Ensure strict adherence to all protocols designed to meet the Anatomy Lab’s high-security requirements.
* Responsible for ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations governing the handling of cadavers.
Gross Anatomy Lab Support:
* Prepare donors in the Anatomy lab by removing them from storage bags and positioning them on tables according to specified protocols.
* Monitor and maintain inventory of supplies essential for the Body Donor Program and Anatomy labs.
* Record and maintain accurate student attendance during lab sessions.
Minimum Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree.
* 1 year of related professional experience and a fundamental scientific background in embalming.
* Valid driver’s license to perform donor pickups and transport donors to different facilities.
* Must be willing to obtain State of Ohio Clerk for Death Certificate and complete Bloodborne Pathogen training.
Preferred Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in Mortuary Science or Biology preferred.
Pay Rate
The approved hiring range for this position is $44,592-$59,085. Offers outside of this range are subject to additional approvals.
Job Information
Employment Type: full-time regular
Job Category: Administrative at-will appointment
Planning Unit: Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Some after-hours, weekend, and holiday work may be required.
Applicants may contact this person if they have questions about this position: Jordyn Stimel, jordyn.stimel@ohio.edu
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