Bereavement Coordinator - Part-Time

Socket.dev; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Perinatal Bereavement Coordinator, a registered nurse who will coordinate perinatal bereavement services across Women's and Infants' Services, providing compassionate support to families and serving as a clinical resource.

The role ensures compliance with state and hospital requirements, develops education for staff, liaises with funeral homes and specialists, and helps expand bereavement programs regionally.

Qualifications

• Must hold current Tennessee RN licensure.
• BLS certification required prior to unit assignment and ongoing.
• NRP certification within 6 months of hire.
• ACLS training required prior to completion of orientation and maintained thereafter.
• De-escalation training/certification (e.g., MOAB) within 6 months and renewed yearly.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee comprehensive perinatal bereavement services across Women's and Infants' Services.
• Provide direct and indirect care to families experiencing pregnancy loss and neonatal loss.
• Serve as a clinical leader and resource for nursing staff, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Ensure compliance with state, legal, regulatory, and hospital reporting requirements for fetal and neonatal loss.
• Maintain pregnancy loss records and report fetal deaths to Tennessee Vital Records Department.
• Coordinate education, support services, and community outreach; expand bereavement programs regionally.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Staff education

Bereavement support

Education

RN licensure in Tennessee

Graduate of approved nursing program with associate's degree

Job description

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 Requirements(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.

The Nurse Licensure Compact will not change how to obtain or renew a Tennessee license. However, the Tennessee nursing license will be a single state license for Tennessee Residents or non-compact state residents. Tennessee licensure or multistate licensure from a compact state must be obtained within three months of hire for non-Tennessee residents.

Preferred

• Certification in Bereavement related field

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.