autopsy assistant
STATEMENT OF WORK FOR AUTOPSY ASSISTANT
Individual will be on-call every other weekend and week days and holidays as needed for the determined fee.
If actually called to assist on an autopsy, the fee will be paid on a case basis. The fee for standby will not be applied in this event.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Consult with the Pathologist on call before starting the autopsy procedure.
2. Upon arrival, Autopsy Assistant must register with the VA Security office and request that they open the Morgue door and the Histology Laboratory where the keys for the tool cabinet are located.
3. Contact MAA to request the patient's chart and consent form if they have not already been delivered to the Morgue.
4. Check two patient identifiers (full name and complete SS# on the body tag to match those on the Consult form) before proceeding with the autopsy.
5. Autopsy Assistant follows Pathologist's instructions and assists as needed for as long as needed by the Pathologist. This includes but is not limited to: perfusing the lungs, eviscerations of the organs, closing the body according to processing standard, cleaning the body, placing it in an autopsy bag and getting it ready for Funeral Home pick up.
6. Cleaning the autopsy tools and the morgue, must be done thoroughly. Assistant can leave the morgue only with permission from the Pathologist.
7. Upon Autopsy completion, autopsy assistant is responsible for calling the MAA for Funeral Home pick up.
Michael Edwards
Contract Specialist
615-225-6395
Contracting Officer
