ALC Coordinator

Temporary Employment Program

Temporary Employment

77792BR

Job Summary

The Anatomy Learning Center:

The UCSF Anatomy Learning Center is open at all hours (except when closed for examinations) to enrolled healthcare professional students (medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy). This unique human cadaver teaching environment can be partitioned into two separate spaces to accommodate both embalmed and fresh tissue dissections, with a state-of-the-art custom engineered ventilation system that changes air up to 36 times per hour. 

Dental Anatomy Laboratory:

The predoctoral dental curriculum is a four-year program with approximately 60 students in each cohort. First-year dental students participate in a cadaveric dissection-based anatomy course within their first quarter. The Dental Anatomy Laboratory is a separate anatomy laboratory from the ALC on the Parnassus campus. This 1,964 square foot facility houses 23 down-draft tables with excellent ventilation, a storage room for prosections, and an adjoining office. The Lab Coordinator will be responsible for simultaneously maintaining the ALC and the Dental Anatomy Laboratory during this course (scheduled for the Fall Quarter, September through December each year). Responsibilities include: preparing the laboratory for student learning, receiving donor delivery and coordinating cremation, ordering laboratory supplies, managing waste fluid labels and pick up, consolidating biohazard waste and managing pick up, clean-up after each laboratory, ensuring proper tools are available for specific laboratories, managing laundry service, and create tool kits for the incoming cohort.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for anatomy laboratory maintenance, including set-up, cleaning, and stewardship of embalmed cadavers, skulls, brains, hemiheads, pelvises, joints, limbs, and human skeletons.
• Works closely with ALC Manager and UCSF Willed Body Program (WBP) to procure embalmed and fresh specimens, maintains specimen viability, ensures proper storage and labeling, and manages inventory.
• Coordinates receipt and cremation of specimens, assists with bisection in the dental anatomy laboratory, and participates in dissecting to generate prosections.
• Assists with implementation of professional health educational activities, consulting with teaching faculty on required resources for anatomy classes and setting up accordingly.
• Assists with practical anatomy exams and coordinates educational activities such as simulation and virtual reality sessions.
• Ensures proper disposal of biohazardous waste, sterilizes tools and teaching areas, and helps maintain anatomy laboratory BSL-2 level certifications.
• Supports logistics and coordination for medical resident training courses and health professions anatomy classes.

The hourly compensation range for this role is

. An offer will take into consideration the experience of the final candidate, position requirements, AND the current salary level of individuals working at UCSF in a similar role.

For roles covered by a bargaining unit agreement, there will be specific rules about where a new hire would be placed on the range.

To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

Department Description

UCSF's Temporary Employment Program (TEP) recruits and hires temporary employees for immediate clerical and technical support services to UCSF Departments and various off-campus locations. UCSF departments deploy temporary employees to work on special projects, fill in for regular employees who are on vacation or leave, or to temporarily fill a vacant position during recruitment. Frequently temporary employees become successful candidates for career and limited appointment positions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related area or equivalent experience/training.
• Excellent political acumen, judgment, and discretion, especially regarding confidentiality.
• Proven ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and as part of a team.
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written, and active listening) and service orientation.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to develop working relationships.
• Excellent organizational skills, analytical ability, and attention to detail.
• Exceptional record of attendance and reliability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of anatomy laboratory protocols and procedures.
• 1 or more years of relevant work experience in an anatomy or similar laboratory.

About UCSF

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world’s leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.

Pride Values

UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence – also known as our PRIDE values.

In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity – both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available at diversity.ucsf.edu

Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Job Code and Payroll Title

004484 HEALTH PROFNS EDUC SPEC 2 CX

Job Category

Clinical Labs, Research and Scientific, Support Services, Temporary Employment

Bargaining Unit

Teamsters Local 2010 - Clerical and Allied Services Unit (CX)

Employee Class

Temporary Employment

Appointment End Date

30-Aug-2024

Location

Parnassus Heights (SF)