Mortician - Locum - 30 Posts at Nairobi City County Public Service Board

Job Requirement

• Diploma in any of the following fields: Morgue Science, Mortuary Science, Morgue Training and Mortuary Science or its equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Membership to Morticians and Allied Professionals Association of Kenya or a relevant professional body;
• Certificate in computer applications; and
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution.

Job Description

• Collecting and receiving bodies from hospital wards and law enforcement agencies;
• Registering and filing of death notifications;
• Recording and documenting details of bodies;
• Admitting bodies to the mortuary;
• Preparing bodies for burial including embalming;
• Carrying out stocktaking of bodies in the mortuary;
• Updating the database of bodies in the mortuary;
• Cleaning and dressing bodies;
• Undertaking beautification of bodies including shaving, cosmetic/make-ups, and plaiting among others;
• Cleaning of mortuary and equipment and instruments used in the mortuary;
• Assisting relatives in the identification of unknown bodies;
• Reconstructing bodies;
• Ensuring security of human remains taking care not to lose any evidence from the bodies, pending post-mortem examination;
• Assisting in the establishment of true identify of bodies through taking of fingerprints and forwarding them to relevant authorities;
• Removing foreign implants in the body;
• Facilitating the viewing of bodies by relatives on request; and
• Releasing of human remains after post-mortem to authorized next of kin.