Decedent Affairs Coordinator

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Introduction

Are you looking for a work environment where diversity and inclusion thrive? Submit your application for our Decedent Affairs Coordinator opening with Methodist Hospital today and find out what it truly means to be a part of the HCA Healthcare team.

Benefits

Methodist Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are seeking a(an) Decedent Affairs Coordinator for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Seeking a Decedent Affairs Coordinator who will be under the general supervision of the Histology Lab Manager, provides support to departments, inpatient floors, Emergency Department, morgue staff, coroners, funeral directors, and family members of deceased patients through telephone and email contact, meetings, problem solving and follow-up.

What you will do in this role: 

1. Manages all phone calls pertaining to decedent affairs

2. Arranges for pick up from the morgue by designated funeral home

3. Functions as the hospital liaison for funeral directors and medical examiner’s office

4. Maintenance of morgue death log and is responsible for the cleanliness and operational readiness of the morgue

5. Provides quality assurance for all death’s in our hospital by providing follow up calls to the designated funeral home and ensures they have proper documentation

6. Applies and completes pauper’s burial request for any abandon bodies

7. Works in conjunction with histology and case management for fetal demise cases

8. Resolves questions and discrepancies/escalations regarding expired patients and fetal demise cases

9. When applicable attends CNC meetings to reiterate the hospital’s mortuary processes

10. Inputs Vigilanz occurrence reports for any and all discrepancies with decedent documentation 

11. Provides support to nursing units as autopsy’s are needed

What qualifications you will need:

Minimum Education, Experience, Training, Required Knowledge, Skill, Abilities and Other Job-Related Characteristics:

Education: Associate of Applied Science in Mortuary Science OR Bachelor’s of Science in Biology, Health Science, or other related field

Experience: 1 year of mortuary science or 1 year of process improvement management preferred

Employee completes initial and ongoing training and competencies as defined by service line, facility and department/unit

Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant is a full service hospital with over 260 beds. We provide specialized services for liver cancer care, emergency care, weight loss surgery, urology surgery, vascular surgery, inpatient rehabilitation, colorectal surgery and behavioral health care. We are a designated Center of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Excellence. This is awarded by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Our Sexual Assault Response Team provides a compassionate environment for sexual assault survivors ages 13+. We have received consecutive Grade A scores from the Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade survey. We rank in the nation’s top quartile for patient experience.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times.  In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Across HCA Healthcare’s more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.
Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Decedent Affairs Coordinator opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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