Senior Mortician

About

PCEA Kikuyu Hospital is seeking a Senior Mortician to be in charge of the funeral home. The role oversees funeral home and mortuary operations, leads the mortuary team, ensures legal and professional compliance, and supports bereaved families. Applicants need a Diploma in Mortuary Science, recognized relevant certification, and at least three years' relevant experience including staff supervision. Duty station: PCEA Kikuyu Hospital Terms of service: Full-time

How to apply

For more details and how to apply, please visit the hospital website: www.pceakikuyuhospital.org

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Responsibilities

• Oversee the receipt, identification, labelling, admission, storage, transport, and release of bodies in line with SOPs and legal requirements.
• Assign daily duties to mortuary staff, mentor them, and appraise their performance.
• Lead monthly departmental meetings to review operations and resolve challenges.
• Take part in annual budget planning and manage procurement and stock of supplies, coffins, and hearse materials.
• Supervise embalming, dressing, and cosmetic preparation of the deceased for viewing, funerals, and post-mortems.
• Facilitate the mortuary to always be clean, organized, safe, and fully functional for staff and visitors.
• Keep accurate records of mortuary services, client communications, payments, and post-mortem activities.
• Submit daily, monthly, and annual reports to hospital management and regulatory authorities.
• Ensure compliance with legal and medico-legal requirements, including police investigations and post-mortems.
• Take part in internal and external audits and use the results to improve services.
• Review, update, and implement funeral home SOPs as health, safety, and legal rules change.
• Train and mentor the mortuary staff and interns.
• Give confidential, compassionate guidance to families, especially in sensitive and legal cases.
• Promote funeral home services, including hearse services and coffin sales, ethically to grow revenue.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Mortuary Science from a recognized institution.
• Recognized certification in embalming, mortuary management, or post-mortem care from an accredited institution.
• At least three (3) years of relevant experience, including supervising mortuary staff.
• Competence in embalming, dressing, reconstruction, and cosmetic preparation of the deceased.
• Ability to lead and guide a team to follow standards.
• Empathy and composure when supporting grieving families and handling traumatic or medico-legal cases.
• Strict confidentiality and high ethical standards.
• Sound judgement and problem-solving.
• Strong record-keeping, reporting, and documentation skills.
• Clear, respectful communication with families, staff, police, and other external partners.