Bereavement Coordinator - Full-Time

Bereavement Coordinator

Job Summary:

The Perinatal Bereavement Coordinator is a registered professional nurse responsible for coordinating and overseeing perinatal bereavement services. This role provides compassionate support to patients and families experiencing pregnancy, fetal, neonatal, or infant loss; serves as a clinical resource for staff and providers; ensures compliance with state and hospital reporting requirements; and coordinates education, support services, community outreach, and interdisciplinary collaboration to promote high-quality, family-centered bereavement care throughout Women's and Infants' Services.

Education:

Required:

Graduate of approved school of nursing, associate's degree in nursing. Preferred:
Certification in bereavement related field.

Experience:

Required:

Minimum of five years nursing experience in a tertiary center in the Women's Health or Neonatal/Pediatric field. One year must be in Labor & Delivery or NICU. Preferred:
Management experience in the Women's Health field.

Position Requirement(s):
License/Certification/Registration

Required:

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Tennessee, BLS completed prior to going to unit/department and to maintain ongoing thereafter, NRP certification within 6 months of hire, ACLS required prior to completion of departmental orientation and maintain ongoing thereafter, De-escalation training/certification (example: MOAB) within 6 months and maintain ongoing yearly thereafter.

Department

Position Summary:

The Perinatal Bereavement Coordinator is a registered professional nurse responsible for the development, coordination, oversight, and delivery of comprehensive perinatal bereavement services across Women's and Infants' Services. This role provides direct and indirect care to patients and families experiencing pregnancy, fetal, neonatal, or infant loss while serving as a clinical leader and resource for nursing staff, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams. The coordinator ensures compliance with all state, legal, regulatory, and hospital requirements related to fetal and neonatal loss reporting and documentation.

Responsibilities include maintaining pregnancy loss records, reporting fetal deaths to the Tennessee Vital Records Department, managing required compliance documentation, and serving as a liaison with funeral homes, pathology, genetics, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, and obstetric providers. This position provides clinical support and education to nursing staff across Labor & Delivery, OB Emergency Department, Mother-Baby, and designated Emergency Department units at both downtown and East campuses.

The coordinator develops and delivers ongoing staff education, provides bedside bereavement support, coordinates comfort care services and genetic referrals, manages bereavement photography and family memory-sharing services, and ensures families receive appropriate discharge education and community support resources. This position supports the Never Forgotten Program, providing grief support and bereavement follow-up care to families experiencing pregnancy loss, neonatal death, or infant death.

Responsibilities include facilitating support groups such as Moments to Share, coordinating remembrance and community awareness events, managing bereavement resources and donor-supported programs, and expanding access to perinatal and neonatal loss services throughout the region. Additionally, this role serves as an educator, consultant, and community advocate by promoting bereavement awareness, providing staff and community education, participating in local and regional committees, and supporting initiatives that improve outcomes and compassionate care for women, infants, and families experiencing loss.