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Program Manager, Anatomical Gift Program (AGP)

Tufts University
Boston, USA
Full-time
Senior · 5+ years experience
Hybrid
USD 81200-120900 yearly / year
Discovered 1 months ago

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  • Management of the Anatomy Laboratories (AL): Partners with faculty and curriculum leadership to develop, coordinate, and oversee the Academic Learning (AL) daily scheduling framework, ensuring alignment with educational priorities, operational needs, and program objective. Manages lab ensuring it is an environmentally safe and healthy work space for students, faculty, fellows, and physicians. Oversees custodial service in the lab and is responsible for the proper storage and disposal of specimens and hazardous wastes. Ensure proper set up of the anatomy lab for dissection (ensuring each table has the appropriate number and variety of functioning dissection tools, dissection manuals, waste receptacles, wetting solution, etc.). Provides set-ups for advanced courses (e.g. Orthopedics, ENT, dental continuing education classes, fourth year medical surgical elective courses, etc.). Ensuring that skeletons, models, teaching specimens, and medical visualization equipment are accurately inventoried and properly maintained. Ensure the cleanliness of the lab and that stock of items needed to support instruction and cadaver dissections are adequate (paper towels, wetting solution, soap, etc.) Embalms and prepares all specimens for course use and research purposes Interact with students and faculty to promote optimal learning environment Actively works with EH&S, and Facilities to maintain compliance with state and federal regulatory law, i.e. chemical, biological hazardous waste, concerning the safety of student, faculty, & staff Attends/Oversees outside use of labs as needed nights and weekends Oversee the budget for the AGP and the AL, and any related purchasing, etc.
  • Embalms and prepares all specimens for course use and research purposes
  • Interact with students and faculty to promote optimal learning environment
  • Actively works with EH&S, and Facilities to maintain compliance with state and federal regulatory law, i.e. chemical, biological hazardous waste, concerning the safety of student, faculty, & staff
  • Attends/Oversees outside use of labs as needed nights and weekends
  • Oversee the budget for the AGP and the AL, and any related purchasing, etc.
  • Manage the Donor Program. Communicate with Funeral Directors, cemeteries, crematories, medical examiners, doctors, hospitals, lawyers, social workers, hospice care providers and other healthcare professionals. Overseeing work of the Anatomical Gift Program administrator to make sure that information pertinent to the body donation program is current, complete and properly protected. Taking calls after hours from the Tufts police, including weekends, evenings, holidays, regarding the death of a Donor, or someone wishing to make a donation at the time of death (Next of Kin Donation). Making necessary decisions regarding the acceptance of a donation (e.g., infectious disease status) and then making arrangements to have the body delivered to the school. Oversee the the final disposition of all the donors used for the school year and burial/cremation and notification of the families regarding the availability of the cremains.
  • Academic Duties: Preparation of a deceased human body (embalming) and ensuring that all specimens are properly preserved and maintained during their use in the laboratory. Properly handling and disposing of chemicals.. Each case requires unique skills and methods of treatment to achieve optimum preservation. Participates in the preparation of material for teaching purposes, including pro-sections. Oversees the implementation of technologies to enrich the teaching of Anatomy to the professional students. Stays current on methodologies, procedures, technologies, and best practices related to anatomy education and Anatomical Gift Programs. Addresses the needs of University pipelines programs and their impact on LCME accreditation while maintaining strict policies of the Anatomy Laboratories.
  • The Program Manager will be one of the representatives of Tufts at the quarterly meetings of the Pine Hill Cemetery Corporation, of which Tufts is a member along with the other three Massachusetts medical schools. As part of that role, the Program Manager will participate in yearly inspection of the cemetery grounds and participate in decisions regarding maintenance and improvements to the cemetery.
  • Business Development: Investigates other programs locally and nationally to improve on existing practices, and incorporate new ones. As well as, assist in the planning of future new facilities. Oversees competitive bidding processes for services. Negotiates and manages contracts in accordance with University policies and procedures Promoting the Anatomical Gift Program in an effort to bolster the availability of specimen, to better accommodate the needs of the University, as well as potential cost recovery through programs outside current core courses. Actively pursues industry groups, hospitals, other schools etc, for potential use of the gross anatomy labs and the specimen within it. Creates and implements a long term business plan for AGP/AL intended to increase cost recovery, and ultimately self-sustainability. Collaborates with various departments and programs both University and Industry wide. Cultivates both physical and financial donor pipelines through public speaking, community outreach, mass mailing, website and internet presence.
  • The Program Manager will participate in the annual AGP Memorial Service
  • Associate's degree from an Accredited Mortuary School or equivalent work experience and a Funeral Director and Embalmer License are required.
  • Experience working with a range of groups, both academic and non-academic, to develop and run successful instructional programs utilizing gross anatomy lab resources
  • 5 years of experience in an academic gross anatomy lab and anatomical donor program.
  • Extensive knowledge of Massachusetts and Federal laws governing Willed Body Programs, crematories, funeral directors and embalmers, death registrations, government and probate court codes, and laboratory health and safety regulations.
  • 3-5 years of experience in the oversight of an academic gross anatomy lab and anatomical donor program.
  • Experience with human anatomy coursework and a demonstrated ability to work with faculty members to deliver high quality cadaveric anatomy instruction to medical students at an LCME-or COCA-accredited medical school.

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