Kbr
Science and Space
DonorSpecialist
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“Donor Specialist at Kbr. Skills: Brain donation education, Brain Donation Awareness Registry, Whole specimen recovery, processing, and preparation for shipping, Community partner engagement, Stakeholder coordination, Direct interactions with service members and veterans, Coordination with coroners, medical examiners, and transport providers. Provide education to service members, veterans, and their families on brain donation. Register individuals for participation in the Brain Donation Awareness”
What You'll Achieve.
Support research that is ongoing at the Uniformed Services University’s Brain Tissue Repository related to military brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Industry & Context.
Problem solving
On-call on a rotating and regular basis, Available to work nights, weekends, and holidays with previously scheduled on-call shifts, Work performed under general supervision where discretion is required, Work performed in homes of military members, veterans, and their family, in the rooms of patients in healthcare and in funeral homes, Work performed in mortuaries, funeral homes, medical examiner’s facilities, and healthcare facilities, May perform duties in a solo role with no direct onsite supervision
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree plus at least 2 years of experience in human subject research, tissue donation, professional clinical laboratory work, nursing, paramedic/military medic, or related similar experience, Associate's degree in a related field plus at least four years of job-related substantive experience in human subject research, tissue donation, professional clinical laboratory work, nursing, paramedic/military medic, or similar related experience, 10 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree, Protecting the rights and welfare of all human research participants involved in research in accordance with federal regulations and sponsoring agency policies and procedures, Adhering to and supporting all Federal regulations and DoD policies and procedures instituted to safeguard protected health information (PHI), Assuring that all key personnel involved in human research have completed the required education for the protection of human research participants
Nice to Have
Prior experience working in military environments and interacting with service member personnel and their families, Ability to speak, read, and write in Spanish, Experience in the field of tissue or organ donation
What You'll Do.
Provide education to service members
and their families on brain donation
Register individuals for participation in the Brain Donation Awareness Registry
Recover whole specimens
and prepare for shipping using appropriate methods
Lead and implement all aspects of community partner engagement
stakeholder coordination
and direct interactions with service members and veterans for assigned commands
Establish and support regional community partnership and outreach events initiatives to strengthen engagement efforts
Serve as the primary point of contact to be notified about potential donors and answering questions from families
or individuals who would like to know more about the donation program
register study participants
and coordinate with local coroners
tissue transport providers
to facilitate brain donation for research
Perform ancillary duties in tissue recovery
Protecting the rights and welfare of all human research participants
Assuring that all key personnel involved in human research have completed the required education for the protection of human research participants
Developing materials and tools necessary to appropriately train individuals involved in the conduct of the study
Attending investigator meetings as required or requested
Preparing other study materials as requested
Assuring that the study complies with all terms and conditions
Coordinating participant tests and procedures
Maintaining adequate inventory of study supplies
Maintaining effective and ongoing communication with sponsor
research participants and supervisor
Preparing and submitting any modifications to the scientific protocol
Day-to-day activities of the study including problem solving
communication and protocol management
Promptly reports any unanticipated problems
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborating with Peer/Family Educators on recruitment activities; Assisting local dieners, coroners, and pathologists with donated specimens; Maintaining effective and ongoing communication with sponsor, research participants and supervisor during the course of the study
Communication Scope
Maintaining effective and ongoing communication with sponsor, research participants and supervisor
Process & Methodology
Protocol management
Full Job Description
**Title:** Donor Specialist (Dallas/Fort Worth/McKinney) Belong. Connect. Grow. With KBR KBR is seeking a Donor Specialist to support our SPARC Program for KBR’s Science and Space division. The SPARC program (Service Personnel Advancing Research on CTE) seeks to: 1) Provide education to service members, veterans, and their families on brain donation; 2) Register individuals for participation in the Brain Donation Awareness Registry; and 3) Recover whole specimens, process, and prepare for shipping using appropriate methods. The goal of this program is to support research that is ongoing at the Uniformed Services University’s Brain Tissue Repository related to military brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. **This is an onsite position, rotating between various partner locations each day.** The Donor Specialist will be on-call on a rotating and regular basis and must be available to work nights, weekends, and holidays with previously scheduled on-call shifts. The preponderance of duties and work time of the Peer Family Educator will be focused on: * Approaching and educating medically competent military members and veterans about the potential to become a brain donor at time of their death, and about the opportunity for them to participate in the Brain Donation Awareness Registry. * **Lead and implement all aspects of community partner engagement, stakeholder coordination, and direct interactions with service members and veterans for assigned commands.** * **Establish and support regional community partnership and outreach events initiatives to strengthen engagement efforts**. * Approaching and educating families of potential donors about brain donation at the time of death of their military or veteran family member. * Serving as the primary point of contact to be notified about potential donors and answering questions from families, healthcare workers, funeral home workers, or individuals who would like to know more about the donation program. * Screenin
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