Autopsy & Decedent Affairs Coordinator

Work Location:
Santa Monica, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 1:00pm (20 hours/week)

Posted Date

12/01/2025

Salary Range
: $27.71 - 36.6 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

27041

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

• High school diploma or equivalent (e.g. HiSET or GED)
• Ability to work in sensitive situations with discretion, professionalism, and respect for confidentiality.