Morgue Attendant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED.
• 1 year of relevant experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Certification or vocational training may be preferred.
• 2-4 years of relevant experience preferred.
• Participation in an on-call rotation and occasional holiday coverage may be required.

Responsibilities

• Manage routine receipt and release of decedents and routine phone coverage.
• Process funeral home notifications/designations, autopsy requests, organ procurement notifications, and coroner’s office referrals.
• Assist with the transfer of decedents from cart/bed to cart/bed.
• Complete documentation required for receipt/release protocols.
• Perform data entry into databases including Microsoft Excel and SharePoint systems.
• Guide transporters in proper receipt/release protocols.
• Operate badge-only access points during after-hours coverage.
• Communicate with clinical staff, non-OSU entities, residents, faculty, autopsy staff and more via email and fax regarding decedent updates, required documentation, hand-off notices, and other pertinent information.
• Serve as a liaison with internal and external physicians, staff, researchers, families, funeral homes and representatives from other healthcare facilities.
• Dispose of biohazardous and chemical waste safely and appropriately.
• Request pickup and delivery of environmental health and safety supplies.
• Discard surgical and autopsy specimens.
• Organize and catalog surgical specimens following transport from appropriate laboratories.
• Deliver specimens and cassettes to appropriate laboratories.
• Perform barcode scanning to track assets throughout workflows.
• Prepare and close conferences (cleans surfaces/tools/supplies, processes/replaces tissues).
• Review and obtain documentation associated with authorization from legal next-of-kin for autopsy.
• Discuss autopsy authorization processes and requirements with families and non-OSU facility representatives.
• Obtain medical records and documentation from internal and external sources.
• Operate clinical and pathology-specific laboratory information systems to prepare autopsy cases.
• Accession cases to chart autopsy data/documents and produce case labels.
• Prepare case folders including requesting/receiving, sorting, & entering autopsy data into laboratory information systems.
• Perform routine and unanticipated cleaning.
• Attend intra and interdivisional meetings.
• Complete additional duties as assigned.