Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Established in 1952, the Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu is part of the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS). It is a 61-bed acute care facility managed by qualified professionals who include experienced, full-time resident doctors and consultants. The hospital's objectives are to provide high quality, cost-effective health care to the population of Western Ke...

Responsibilities or duties

Reporting to the Laboratory Manager, the successful candidate will ensure provision of quality professional mortuary services.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Diploma in Mortuary Science from a recognized institution.

Registration with The Morticians and Allied Professionals Association of Kenya (MAPAKe).

High emotional resilience and empathy.

Knowledge of Biosafety and infection control and relevant legal requirements.

Strong attention to detail and accuracy in documentation.

Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Experience needed

Minimum of one (1) year experience in a busy medical morgue.

• Receipt, identification, registration, and storage of deceased persons from hospital wards and external sources.
• Conduct and support mortuary procedures, including embalming, last respects, and post-mortem examinations.
• Release bodies to authorized persons for final rites while maintaining accurate mortuary records.
• Manage surgical specimens and anatomical materials in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Maintain mortuary hygiene, infection prevention standards, and a clean and safe mortuary environment.
• Monitor mortuary environmental conditions and equipment to ensure the safe preservation and storage of bodies.

• High emotional resilience and empathy.
• Knowledge of Biosafety and infection control and relevant legal requirements.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in documentation.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

• Diploma in Mortuary Science from a recognized institution.
• Registration with The Morticians and Allied Professionals Association of Kenya (MAPAKe).