Donor Coordinator - Iowa Neuropathology Resource Laboratory
About The Position
The Department of Pathology is seeking a Donor Coordinator to be responsible for working with donors, funeral directors, and mortuary staff to ensure appropriate consent and triage of potential donors, coordinates the prompt and rapid transportation of deceased donors or received tissue specimens to the lab. Communicates with patients and donor families to answer questions about brain donation and works closely with collaborators at the Brain Donor Project to follow up on donor referrals and recruit new patients. Serves as the liaison between the laboratory and other institutions supporting the Iowa Neuropathology Resource Lab. This position is 100% time. 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
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, biology, biological sciences, neuroscience, social work, or another related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Six months to one-year patient care experience in any capacity is required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a health care or clinical environment.
- Experience working in a biorepository that collects human samples is desirable.
- Experience with customer service.
- Familiarity with database entry and management.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate Rapid Logistics and Donor Transport
- Engage and Support Donor Families and Patients
- Strengthen Partnerships with External Collaborators
- Serve as Institutional Liaison for the Iowa Neuropathology Resource Lab
- Facilitate Donor Evaluation, Consent, and Case Triage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
