Anatomy Lab Lead Technician - TEMPORARY

About the role

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was founded in 1964 and is a not-for-profit, independent university known for academic excellence and innovation. NSU offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans, and much more. NSU is committed to the health and welfare of its students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors and is a tobacco-free university.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for coordinating the operations of the gross anatomy and histology labs.
• Maintains lab specimens and cadavers, performing daily inspections to control mold, excessive drying, and other detrimental environmental conditions.
• Maintains lab and common areas, equipment, and instruments in a clean, organized, and safe condition, including daily and end-of-semester cleaning.
• Performs general maintenance of gross dissection laboratory cadavers, skeletons, specimens, and equipment.
• Observes safety precautions and wears appropriate personal protective equipment as required.
• Fulfills all mandatory training requirements.
• Assists with dissection of human cadavers for the gross anatomy courses offered to NSU MD, Optometry, Dental, and Allied Health students.

Requirements

• Must be self-motivated, proactive, punctual, and reliable.
• May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties; ability to perform acute repetitive motions during shift.
• May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies; manual dexterity with dissection instruments and power tools; must be able to use sharp scalpels, dissection instruments, and operate hand/electric saws.
• Willingness to safely operate and utilize dissection instruments, sharp objects such as scalpels and power tools.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of human anatomy and dissection procedures to assist with the dissection and instruction of gross anatomy.
• Working knowledge of gross anatomy and histology laboratory processes, equipment, and facilities.
• Knowledge of laboratory practices and procedures, willing to review anatomy materials, be able to follow written/oral instructions, and have appreciable hand-eye coordination.
• Safely operate and utilize dissection instruments, including sharp objects such as scalpels and power tools.
• Ability to work effectively with faculty and students in planning and coordinating labs.
• Good personal communication skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team without direct supervision.
• Takes initiative, is organized, manages multiple priorities to meet deadline requirements.
• Maintains a positive, professional relationship with course directors, anatomy teaching faculty, and lab staff.
• Works cooperatively with colleagues and supervisory staff at all levels.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Strong interpersonal and excellent verbal and written communication skills, with attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a laboratory environment, anatomical dissection-centered.