Senior Mortician (Deadline: 30th November 2026)
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About Us:
PCEA Kikuyu Hospital, a leading mission-based healthcare institution, is seeking a highly competent and motivated individual to fill the position of Senior Mortician to be in charge of the funeral home. The hospital is dedicated to providing quality, affordable healthcare and training services driven by Christian values and has four units, namely, General, Eye, Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation, and Dental. In addition, the hospital has a School of Nursing and a satellite clinic that is located at Matasia in Ngong. We are committed to operational excellence and patient-centered care in fulfilling our mission.
Position Title: Senior Mortician
Location: PCEA Kikuyu Hospital
Reports to: General Unit Manager
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Purpose
The senior mortician is responsible for overseeing all funeral home and mortuary operations, ensuring that human remains are handled with dignity, safely, and in compliance with the law. The jobholder leads the mortuary team, upholds professional and ethical standards, and provides compassionate support to bereaved families.
Key Responsibilities
1. Leadership and operations
- 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.
2. Quality, compliance, and documentation
- 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.
3. People, families, and services
- 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 and Experience
- 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.
Skills and Attributes
- 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.
Why Join Us:
- Opportunity to contribute to a meaningful cause in healthcare
- Work in a supportive, mission-driven environment
How to Apply:
For more details and how to apply, please visit the hospital website.
Website: www.pceakikuyuhospital.org
The application deadline will be on 30th November 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
PCEA Kikuyu Hospital is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, clients, partners, and the community.
