Donor Coordinator - Iowa Neuropathology Resource Laboratory

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.

• 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

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.

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• 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.

• 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.

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

• Cover Letter

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.

This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.

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• Starting Salary Minimum: $40,475
• Starting Salary Maximum:
  Commensurate

• Contact Email: brenda-carey

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.

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