PayGrade: 42
Salary commensuratewith education and work experience
JOBSUMMARY/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The Administrator of the AnatomicalBequest Program (ABP) plans, directs, and coordinates all arrangementsassociated with whole-body donation when a death has occurred. Specific tasksinclude functioning as a Funeral Director, contacting closerelatives/associates of the deceased; removing, preparing, transporting,storing, using, and disposing of donors according to the University's standardsand applicable laws.
DUTIESAND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Advises funeral service professionals (Embalmers) on aspects of entire body donation.
- Confers with donors: Sets up medical screenings and establishes authority of next of kin or power of attorney for legal authorization.
- Oversees aspects of labs for courses, crematory, and preparation facility.
- Prepares donors for storage; orders and pays for operating costs of preparation and transportation of donors.
- Offers counsel and comfort to bereaved families or friends. Displays respect for donors and donor families. Protects the rights and privacy of the deceased and next of kin.
- Consults with families or friends of the deceased to assist with post-mortem details, such as obituaries or plans for services.
- Keeps a donor file list; attains signed/approved forms of release, cremation, and disposition of the deceased and assists others with the preparation of legal forms (i.e. death certificate for donor).
- Manages personnel accountable for financial records, ordering merchandise, preparing accounts, and entering and tracking the transportation of the deceased.
- Trains and supervises Dieners (morgue workers who handle, move, and clean the corpse).
- Establishes relationships with hospices, funeral homes, and other institutions of donor awareness.
- Develops and maintains relationships with organizations to increase donor awareness.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
