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**Facility:** Sharp Memorial Hospital

**City** San Diego

Department

Job Status

Regular

Shift

Day

FTE

0.6

Shift Start Time

Shift End Time

Other; H.S. Diploma or Equivalent

Hours** **:

Shift Start Time:

Variable

Shift End Time:

Variable

AWS Hours Requirement:

8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

No Weekends

On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$27.280 - $34.100 - $40.920

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position.  The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

This position is responsible for a variety of administrative and clerical functions that ensure the day-to-day operations of Decedent Affairs for the System. Responsible for determining appropriate procedures and methods to be used within established policies and legal regulations. Responsible for death registration, education, and provides supportive services to staff, patients, and families surrounding those events.

Required Qualifications

+ H.S. Diploma or Equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

+ Other : Some college.

Other Qualification Requirements

+ Will need to attend the County/state death registration class.

Essential Functions

+ Customer serviceCommunicates with patients, family members, staff, visitors, and the community clearly, appropriately, and keeps them informed.Provide support to families/friends at time of death.

+ Death paperworkVerify death paperwork is completed per procedure.Verify correct information is on paperwork.Assist staff as necessary to complete paperwork timely.

+ Death registration and certificatesRegister all deaths with the County/State.Processes death certificates according to Medical Center, County Vital Record, and State guidelines. for all Sharp Acute Care hospital sites.Monitor and coordinate with mortuary in regards to discharged remains and family inquires.Contact decedent's family/agents for documentation purposes as needed.Contacts public Administrator and/or Medical Examiner as needed to assist staff when issues arise.Attend Decedent Affairs meetings and in-services at the County Vital Records dept as necessary.

+ Department policies and proceduresKeeps updated with regulation changes and updates policy with the same.Review, revise, and update all decedent affairs Policy and procedure a minimal of every 2 years.

+ MorgueEnsure through the staff that the patient has appropriate Identification band on.Identifies that all deceased patient are accounted for daily with assistance from the Administrative Liaison.

+ Organ, tissue and eye donationReview statistics from the organizations and takes action to improve areas falling below regulatory requirements.Ensures notification to OPO is imminent to meet time frame of one hour.Assist agencies with time, space, and follow thru for all donations.

+ Reports and statisticsMaintain Decedent Affairs logs.Provide reports as requested.Create Statistics as requested.Monitors statistics from OPO to work toward and maintaining regulatory recommended rates.

+ Training and educationProvide annual education classes for each entity.Assist with unit or 1:1 in-services as needed or thru AL.Ensures that staff have knowledge of regulatory changes, recent statistics and provides improvement training for those who fall below regulation- working with AL.Attend seminars/classes/in-services to keep updated.Work with managers/leads by reporting areas doing well and areas needing improvement. Keeps managers informed on issues.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

+ Must be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs.

+ Knowledge of death registration/certification preferred.

+ Excellent interpersonal skills.

+ Ability to meet with grieving families.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class