Donor Coordinator - Iowa Neuropathology Resource Laboratory - Ankeny, IA

The Department of Pathology is seeking a Donor Coordinator. Will be responsible for working with medical examiners, tissue recovery specialists, pathologist's assistants, and other Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner (IOSME) employees to facilitate procurement of postmortem human brain samples. Assist with brain removals as directed by IOSME staff. Handles the time sensitive transportation of brains from the IOSME to the University of Iowa. Communicates with patients and donor families to answer questions about brain donation as needed and works closely with collaborators at the Iowa Donor Network. This position is 100% time.

Duties to include:

• Facilitate donor evaluation, consent, and case triage
• Support procurement of tissue.
• Coordinate rapid logistics and donor transport
• Serve as Institutional Liaison for the Iowa Neuropathology Resource Lab.

For a full job description, please send an e-mail to the contact listed below.

The Department of Pathology is part of UI Health Care, a comprehensive health sciences center that serves Iowa and the region, as well as patients referred from the United States and overseas. The Clinical Laboratories are well recognized for providing outstanding and comprehensive care to the patients we serve. The breadth and depth of services provided are amongst the best in the country. The educational programs that the department participates in includes medical students, clinical laboratory scientists as well as biomedical scientists. To learn more: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/pathology/about-us

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in biology, biological sciences, neuroscience, or another related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in a health care or clinical environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Experience with customer service.
• Valid driver's license and ability to meet university of Iowa Fleet Safety Program standards.

Highly Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience with tissue procurement or autopsies, especially in the medical examiner setting.
• Prefer experience handling bereavement scenarios or other intensive medical environments.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience working in a biorepository that collects human samples is desirable.
• Familiarity with database entry and management.
• Experience coordinating logistics.

Position and Application details:

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a "Relevant File" to the submission:

• Resume
• Cover Letter

If attachments/documents are not required, please indicate what is needed from the applicant for a completed submission.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

For additional questions, please contact Brenda Carey by email at Brenda-carey@uiowa.edu. .

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Hours:

Monday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Or by appointment

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Additional Information

• Classification Title: Support Services Specialist
• Appointment Type: Professional and Scientific
• Schedule: Full-time
• Work Modality Options: Hybrid within Iowa

Compensation

• Pay Level: 3A
• Starting Salary Minimum: 42,392.00
• Starting Salary Maximum: to Commensurate

Contact Information

• Organization: Healthcare
• Contact Name: Brenda Carey
• Contact Email: brenda-carey@uiowa.edu