Autopsy & Decendent Affairs Coordinator

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Description

As an Autopsy & Decedent Affairs Coordinator on the Decedent Affairs team, you will play a key role in supporting our Autopsy and Decedent Affairs services and ensuring accurate documentation and coordination. In this role, you will :

• Serve as the primary administrative liaison with the Coroner’s Office, public administrator, law enforcement agencies, attorneys, and mortuaries.
• Record and maintain hospital death information, including processing death certificates and completing autopsy case documentation through final disposition.
• Assist physicians in completing all required decedent-related forms, reports, and documentation accurately and in a timely manner.
• Provide respectful care for the deceased and ensure all remains leave the Medical Center in appropriate and satisfactory condition.
• Arrange transportation of outside autopsy cases to UCLA, working closely with internal departments and external partners as needed.
• Select, catalog, store, and maintain anatomical specimens for teaching and research purposes.
• Verify that autopsy permissions and consent forms are complete and compliant with legal and institutional requirements.
• Coordinate autopsy scheduling, notifying all relevant medical teams, hospital services, and interested clinical staff.

Note : This is a part-time position (20 hours per week).

Salary Range : $27.71 - $36.60 / hour

Qualifications

A PASSION FOR IMPROVING LIVES

Advance your career and experience true inspiration as you collaborate with an exceptional team of top clinicians. As an allied health professional at UCLA Health, you’ll enjoy ongoing opportunities for learning and development so you can continually enhance your skills while positively impacting our world-class patient care. Within our inclusive and supportive culture, you’ll take on unique, high-acuity cases for one of the most vibrant and diverse communities in the world. It’s the chance to bring your best to a variety of highly challenging situations.

If you’re ready to live out your passion and advance your clinical career, we invite you to explore opportunities throughout our system of award-winning hospitals and more than 280 community-based clinics throughout Southern California. We have openings in these areas :

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