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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