Job Description

PART-TIME COORDINATOR / HUMAN ANATOMY LAB / COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Position Number: S-3709

Position Summary:

The Human Anatomy Laboratory Coordinator in the School of Health Sciences is responsible for the day-to-day operations, body procurement, security, and safety of the human anatomy laboratory for the College of Health Professions in support of the Anatomy Director. This position is tasked with ensuring an effective and safe laboratory environment.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in anatomy, biology, anthropology, physiology, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience that equates to four years.
Three years of experience related to cadaver laboratory management or a combination of one year of direct cadaver experience and a Master’s degree in a related field.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to multi-task and set priorities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills with an emphasis on customer service.
Demonstrated high professional and ethical standards.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s Degree.
Experience supervising students.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Works with the human anatomy course instructor(s) on the ordering, delivery, and return of cadaver specimens used in all human anatomy courses.
Provides direct care of the cadaver specimens such as proper preservation, maintenance, ensuring proper moisture, and care management.
Ensures health and safety protocols are routinely followed and updated in consultation with the Office of Laboratory Field and Safety ( OLFS ).
Coordinates with OLFS staff to ensure regular air quality inspections/testing takes place in the human anatomy lab.
Works with human anatomy course instructor(s) and OLFS to implement protocols of off-gassing, and ventilation to maintain air quality.
Guides graduate students and student teaching assistants on daily cleaning requirements as well as proper maintenance of cadavers and acquisition of human anatomy models.
Coordinates with custodial staff for general human anatomy lab cleaning (e.g., floors/ air vents, etc.).
Coordinates and directs dissections of human specimens by graduate assistants and student teaching assistants.
Works with Facilities Management (FM) to coordinate increasing human anatomy lab air flow when cadaver specimens are present.
Carries out other duties and responsibilities as directed by the human anatomy course instructor(s) or faculty-appointed department director.

Lab Safety, Maintenance, & Training:
Posts and enforces human anatomy lab safety rules.
Works with human anatomy course instructor(s) and the faculty-appointed department director to develop general lab policies and help disseminate information to faculty, staff, students, and others as appropriate.
Maintains an up-to-date, comprehensive inventory (i.e., equipment, models, technology/dissection tools) for the human anatomy lab.
Ensures that lab supplies (i.e. gloves, fluids, paper towels, etc.) are ordered and stocked regularly.
Coordinates the proper removal of hazardous wastes when necessary.
Ensures that regularly used laboratory equipment and human anatomical models are in good working order.
Coordinates the annual department equipment inventory report as well as the chemical inventory of the human anatomy lab.
Works with the human anatomy course instructor(s) to ensure laboratory safety training requirements and refresher courses are complete in accordance with the OLFS guidelines, such as blood-borne pathogens, PPE use, hazardous waste, etc.

Lab Security & Access:
Coordinates with building security personnel to ensure the human anatomy lab is open when classes are scheduled and supervised during open lab hours, and locked when they are not.
Controls internal lab door key codes for the human anatomy lab.
Coordinates with the human anatomy course instructor(s) on when to use the lab for student groups outside scheduled classes.
Schedules and plans coverage of open lab hours in consultation with the human anatomy course instructor(s).
Serves as the emergency contact for the human anatomy lab.
Supervision Exercised:

None.

Employee Group: Professional & Administrative -Salary
Staff Pay Level:
Pay Range: $979.17 - $1,145.83 per pay (based on 24 pays)
Division: Academic Affairs
Department: School of Health Sciences
Position Status: Regular
Position End Date:
Employment Status: Part-Time
FTE: 0.50
Position Type: 12 month
Weekly Work Schedule: 20 hours per week, varied (schedule will vary by semester)
Location: 1200 S Franklin St, Mt Pleasant, Michigan, 48859
Posting Ends:
Open Until Filled: Yes

About the Department:

The School of Health Sciences is comprised of three divisions, Health Administration; Exercise and Health Sciences; and Public Health. Each division has majors, minors, and grad programs, most of which are accredited by external professional organizations ( CEPH , CoAES, CAMHE ). Such a diverse and inclusive School also provides opportunities for students in online courses and programs, internships, research opportunities, laboratories, and international learning experiences. The School also has numerous scholarships awarded annually to students in the programs. Being a member of HSC will offer opportunities for further training, learning, and advancement while experiencing a strong supportive environment.

About CMU:

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
CMU Leadership Standards:

Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
Message to Applicants:

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU’s mission, vision, and leadership standards.

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