Hospital Mortician - Pathology

University of Iowa • Iowa City, IA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Pathology is seeking a Hospital Mortician to assist with matters pertaining to decedent affairs. This includes duties such as communicating with families following the death of the patient, assisting families with plans for the transition of the deceased out of the hospital, and coordinating arrangements for autopsy. This position is 100%25 time, Monday – Friday, with rotating weekends. Shifts will rotate between 0730-1600, 0830-1700, and 1130-2000.
The Department of Pathology is part of UI Health Care, a comprehensive health sciences center that serves Iowa and the region, as well as patients referred from the United States and overseas. The Clinical Laboratories are well recognized for providing outstanding and comprehensive care to the patients we serve. The breadth and depth of services provided are amongst the best in the country. The educational programs that the department participates in includes medical students, clinical laboratory scientists as well as biomedical scientists. To learn more: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/pathology/about-us

Requirements

• Completion of pre-mortuary science coursework or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• State certification as licensed embalmer and funeral director is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience in communicating with the public on death, dying and grieving is highly desired.
• Competent use of PC is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate decedent affair functions such assisting with locating and notifying the nearest legal relative of the deceased and completing all appropriate paperwork.
• Under the supervision of the pathologist, assists in the preparation and performance of human postmortem examinations.
• Assures proper storage, retrieval and disposition of autopsy specimens as well as maintaining the teaching tissue bank for educational purposes.
• Conducts routine maintenance and minor repair of laboratory and office instruments and orders reagents and expendable supplies as needed.
• Observes all operating guidelines, standards, policies and procedures as outlined by the: university, hospital, department, laboratory inspection and accreditation agencies, federal and state government.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed