Post-Mortem Care Coordinator - Decedent Affairs

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Rotating - 08 Hour (United States of America)

Department: Decedent Affairs
Commitment: Full-time (1.0 FTE)
Schedule: 8-hr. Rotating Shift

Allied Health
Stanford Medicine Palo Alto
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
Stanford Medicine Tri-Valley (remote support from the Palo Alto campus)

WHY Join Allied Health with Stanford Healthcare? Our Allied Health practitioners serve in areas including Pharmacy, Respiratory, Nutrition, Hospital Tech, Radiology and much more.

* Changing the Future of the Decedent Affairs Team: The Decedent Affairs Team serves patient populations including Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, Stanford Medicine, and Stanford Medicine Tri-Valley. Allied Health team members serve on the front lines with opportunities for:

Meaningful Impact During Critical Moments
o Employees on this team provide compassionate support to families during one of the most vulnerable times in their lives. Coordinators play a vital role in guiding loved ones through the post-mortem care process with dignity, empathy, and clarity, making a lasting difference in how families experience loss.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration
o Staff work closely with a wide range of departments including nursing, social work, chaplaincy, and pathology. This creates a dynamic environment where team members are constantly learning and contributing to a holistic approach to end-of-life care.

Specialized Knowledge and Leadership Opportunities
o The team offers unique exposure to hospital policies, legal documentation, and cultural sensitivity practices surrounding death and bereavement. Employees are the go-to experts in these areas and may lead initiatives to improve workflows or enhance family-centered care.

* Be Part of a Tight-Knit Team: Our team is tight-knit, collaborative, and supportive as they provide top-tier care for patients. The Decedent Affairs Team in particular allows staff to build deep connections across departments, develop expertise in sensitive end-of-life protocols, and contribute meaningfully to the healing process for grieving families - helping them feel supported in and outside of their role.

* Opportunities to Grow: Allied Health professionals in our Decedent Affairs Team have access to:
o Training and Extra Opportunities: Coordinators participate in in-service training sessions for hospital staff, focusing on legal documentation, cultural sensitivity, and donor network coordination. There are also opportunities to engage in continuous improvement initiatives within the Decedent Care Team, enhancing workflows and family support systems
o Career Growth Paths: Employees in this role can grow into positions utilizing the foundational skills of communication, compliance, and compassionate care developed in Decedent Affairs

Shift / Schedule: Full-time; 8-hour shift; expectations include weekend, swing-shift, overnight-shift, and rotating scheduling.

This is an onsite Stanford Health Care job.

A Brief Overview
The Decedent Affairs Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the care of deceased patients after a demise within Stanford Health Care and Stanford Children's Health. This position facilitates all aspects of a deceased patient including assisting hospital staff through legal reporting requirements, providing support to families, data entry into the Electronic Death Registration System, coordinating with physicians for death certificate attestation, tissue/organ donation, required or requested autopsy arrangements, and ensuring that the decedent is released in a timely manner to the correct entities. This position provides professional support between Stanford Health Care, Stanford Children's Health, and community mortuaries and legal bodies. This position will interface with the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office and Health Department, Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder's Office, Public Administrator's offices, mortuaries, and other community agencies. The Decedent Affairs Coordinator will interact with physicians, nursing staff, Pathology Department, police, medical examiner, risk management, security, etc. to ensure timely and appropriate disposition in accordance with the mission and values of the hospitals.


Locations
Stanford Health Care (Palo Alto, CA; onsite)

What you will do

• Manages the activities of patient deaths from time of death to release of remains from SHC and LPCH. This includes management of complex and sensitive cases of demise as well as co