Non-Exempt Temporary or Casual

100% Donor Coordination:

• Obtain and analyze donors past medical history and current medical circumstances to decide if tissue is suitable for procurement for transplant or research on a case-by-case basis.
• Determine potential donors' eligibility based upon Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA), and Minnesota Lions Eye Bank (MLEB) standards.
• Accurately enter donor information into database; ensure donor chart documentation is complete. Check state or regional donor registries to determine if donors previously
  completed documentation self-designating themselves as donors.
• Approach grieving donor families (via telephone) within hours of death and present the option of eye donation or disclose first person consent. Be compassionate to family in a crisis situation.
• Acquire legal, informed authorization for eye donation and donor medical/social history from knowledgeable person(s) including family and/or healthcare agent.
• Provide guidance and resources to ensure that eye tissue is procured, transported, and received in a manner that maintains viability for transplantation.
• Control flow of case management; both before and after recovery to maximize quality and viability of tissue.
• Identify and establish priorities when controlling work-flow and tissue supply.
• Multi-task effectively to maximize donation opportunities, ensure tissue viability, and help partners in donation meet their timelines (autopsy, other donation agencies, etc).
• Consult supervisor, technical or medical director, physicians who treat donors, and funeral directors as needed.
• Resolve problems encountered during routine daily activities independently or with little supervision.

All required qualifications must be included in the application materials

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Four-year (bachelor's) college degree in biomedical science or healthcare and two years of experience working in organ, tissue, or eye donation, or in a healthcare related field and direct patient contact; or two-year degree and four years of experience working in organ, tissue, or eye donation or in a healthcare related field direct patient contact; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience to total six years
• Experience prioritizing multiple tasks with varying/simultaneous deadlines
• Documented experience in decision-making; problem-solving
• Experience performing work independently and as a team
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and attention to detail; analytical
• Experience using computers and software programs
• Ability to work rotations of days, evenings and night shifts (12:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working in a highly regulated medical field with a dynamic and challenging work environment
• Knowledgeable about general disease processes, including signs and symptoms of infections and infectious diseases
• Knowledge of eye anatomy
• Experience working with people in crisis
• Background working with medical records, and/or compliance/audit of charts, quality assurance and control
• Basic understanding of HIPAA Guidelines, biohazard safety, and pertinent laws in coverage areas (MN,ND, SD, WI)
• Ability to type 45-50 words per minute
• This position includes night shifts, holiday and weekends, with monthly daytime meetings required. Initial training (3-4 weeks) will be during daytime hours

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences

The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences (OVNS) has experts in all six subspecialty areas of ophthalmology. OVNS ophthalmologists are among the best in the world, treating the full spectrum of health issues relating to the eye, including the most complicated and challenging cases of glaucoma, cataracts, conditions of the retina and cornea, and ocular cancer. Approximately 71,000 patients are seen annually in OVNS treatment centers, and team members, from faculty to technicians to administrators, are dedicated to providing excellent patient care, discovering new treatments, and educating the next generation of eye care professionals.

For more information please visit our website at: http://www.ophthalmology.umn.edu/

Lions Gift of Sight

Lions Gift of Sight (formerly Minnesota Lions Eye Bank), a partnership between the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Neurosciences and Minnesota Lions club members, has provided donor eye tissue for sight-saving corneal transplants, research, and education for more than 50 years! One of the most successful eye banks in the world, the Lions Gift of Sight has helped restore sight to more than 29,000 people. In addition, more than 1,000 eyes or corneas are dedicated to research every year.

For more information please visit: https://www.lionsgiftofsight.org/

Pay Rate: $28.00 per hour; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications. Learn more about retirement plans.

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The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC)

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