Anatomy Curator Coordinator

Description

Employees at this level maintain the gross anatomy laboratories as an effective teaching facility. They procure and prepare cadavers for instruction, cremate human material and maintain the crematorium. Employees construct, restore and maintain anatomical materials, models and displays for classroom instruction.

Examples of Duties

• Restores and maintains anatomical models for display use in the gross anatomy facilities;

• produces various plastinated specimens;

• makes solutions for perfusion of specimens;

• maintains bone boxes and skull boxes and checks in and out all bone boxes and skull boxes to medical, dental and physical therapy students;

• inspects teaching laboratories for adequate functioning of electrical lights, air conditioning and heat facilities, and reports inadequacies to appropriate staff;

• maintains gross anatomy museum and prepares rooms for meetings and seminars;

• coordinates use of gross anatomy facility for other users;

• coaches, mentors, trains and advises staff; this may include:

• may assign, direct, schedule, and evaluate the work of staff
• trains staff in established procedures or new procedures being implemented
• may participate in personnel actions such as hiring, transfers, promotions, etc;

• performs administrative duties including developing and updating department policy, procedures and protocols;

• maintains and updates protocol manuals;

• coordinates with instructors concerning course content in order to prepare, set-up and tear down labs;

• assist in setting up and execution of laboratory exams;

• assist faculty as required during lab periods (non-instructional duties);

• performs duties at the lower level in the series, as required;

• performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

1. High school graduation or equivalent
2. Graduation from an accredited school of mortuary science
3. Two (2) years (24 months) of experience in the field of mortuary science

*Note: Each Employer will make the final determination regarding accreditation of mortuary science programs.

Supplemental Information

Illinois Residency Requirement: Pursuant to the State Universities Civil Service System, out-of-state candidates must establish Illinois residency within 180 calendar days of the start date for this position.

Tips for Completing a Civil Service Application:
1. To be eligible for the role, ensure that your application includes a complete and detailed employment history that highlights your relevant full-time and part-time work experience, including start and end dates of employment.
2. Relevant part-time work experience will count towards the qualifications for this position and will be converted to full-time equivalence to calculate the total length of experience.
3. Upload all official transcripts to meet the educational requirements. If the job description specifies a minimum number of college hours, transcripts are mandatory for the successful processing of your application.
4. Veterans who qualify for preference must provide proof of eligibility within ten (10) working days of submitting an application, unless the same proof has already been submitted in a previous application. The required proof of eligibility includes, at a minimum, a copy of the veteran's DD214/DD215 form (Department of Defense), NGB22 form (National Guard), or Discharge Orders or DD256 Discharge Certificate (Reserves).
5. After the position has closed, your application and supporting materials will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications, including any specialty factors associated with this position. Those who qualify will move forward for Civil Service Examination/Testing.
6. Please monitor your e-mail for further information regarding your application. Emails will be generated from info@schooljobs.com.
7. For more information on Civil Service classifications, please visit the SUCSS web site at sucss.illinois.gov

About Civil Service Examination/Testing: The Civil Service examination for this classification is based on your application materials and responses to the supplemental questions. No participation other than submission of application materials is required from applicants that qualify to take the exam. If you meet the minimum required qualifications for this position, your application will move forward for examination/testing in which you will receive a score calculated based on your education and experience, and your name will be placed on the active employment register by exam score. This score will be emailed to the email address noted on your application. After the application deadline, the names within the top three scores will be referred to the department for interview.

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