Anatomist, Tissue Recovery Technician

Do you have a medical or health-care related degree or experience and anatomy knowledge that you want to apply?

Do you like being part of a team, working in a fast-paced environment where you are an essential component toward advancing medical science, research, education, and saving lives? Do you hate sitting at a desk all day and want a job where you can be active?

Anatomy Gifts Registry is a mission-driven nonprofit organization seeking dedicated individuals to join our team. A successful candidate is interested in human anatomy and physiology and disease states, and wants a job where they can perform recovery of tissues from adult deceased donors for approved researchers and educators.

As an anatomist/ tissue recovery technician, you would be primarily responsible for the evaluation and preparation of gross human anatomical tissue specimens for the purposes of medical research and education. These tissues are recovered from donors of the Anatomy Gifts Registry program, aged 18 and older who do not have a history of infectious or contagious disease. The employee for this role is a person with sufficient knowledge in anatomy and physiology, and medical terminology, and has the ability to perform after-hour on-call duties and human remains (HR) transportation. They will be performing dissections for medical research, inventory control, and distribution of specimens to researchers and clinicians worldwide. An ideal candidate will have significant interests in forensics, pathology, thanatology, anthropology, and/or medicine and allied health fields.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Specimen recovery for research & education
• Review and transcription of donor medical/social histories and medical records
• Preparation and shipment of specimens
• Transport of specimens and donors
• Laboratory maintenance, instrument cleaning, and supplies management
• Assist with Surgical Skills Training and Education events
• Additional Duties as assigned

Essential Qualities:

• High attention to detail
• Critical thinker with effective decision-making capabilities
• Practices safety at all times
• Comfortable with various levels of responsibility with a desire to pursue additional learning opportunities and develop/take on new projects
• Professional and compassionate demeanor
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a fluency in English with the ability to effectively communicate with a variety of audiences
• Must be highly accountable and able to work autonomously as well as part of a team

Educational Background and Experience Qualifications :

• Bachelors Degree or higher in an area relating to medical, biological, social, or mortuary sciences; or an Associates Degree and equivalent in work experience; or certification in related field with equivalent in work experience; or working towards a degree in process; or relevant work experience in the field
• Demonstrated accuracy, organizational skills, integrity, attention to detail, excellent reporting/recording skills, and proper follow through
• Proven track record of responsible work habits

Additional Expectations:

• The employee shall share in the rotation of on-call/P1 duties and shall have the ability to report to the office within one hour of being contacted to come in
• The employee shall interact at times with funeral directors, mortuary transporters, medical examiner/coroners, forensic investigators, and medical professionals and shall maintain professionalism
• This position requires the employee to be able to lift around 75lbs and work in various temperature conditions at times such as high heat and very cold. The position requires PPE be worn such as surgical masks, gloves, steel toe footwear, scrubs, etc. The employee shall be on their feet for a lot of the workday and be expected to lift, bend, and walk throughout the building
• Strict adherence to company guidelines pertaining to signed agreement on confidentiality of information, compliance with HIPAA, and adheres to organizational hierarchy
• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record and reliable personal transportation- A criminal background check and review of driving record is required for this position

Job Type: Full Time

Benefits Include:

Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Leave, Unpaid Time Off

Fully Employer Paid Medical Insurance for employee and their dependents without deductible

Dental & Vision

Matching IRA

STD/ LTD & EAP

Workplace Perks

Overtime, as applicable

Additional pay for per diem work, as applicable

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00 - $24.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Family leave
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• What interests you about this position?
• Do you have any experience with decedents/ cadavers?
• Do you have knowledge of basic anatomy and/or medical terminology?
• Are you able to report to our office in Hanover, MD Monday through Friday, 8am to 4:30 pm? Also at least 1 weekend shift from 8am to 12pm per month, and on-call availability 1 night per week?
• Do you understand this position is not microscopy, histology or cellular based but for gross human anatomical dissection?

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $23 - $24