Mortuary Leadperson

Forest Lawn is in search of a compassionate, dedicated leader to support the Mortuary department at Hollywood Hills. This position provides assistance to the Mortuary Supervisor with administrative duties, training, and coordinating all activities within the Mortuary Department. In addition to the care and preparation of human remains for visitation, services, cremation and/or interment in conformity with legal requirements and Forest Lawn standards.  

What You'll Be Doing

• Prepares, disinfects, and temporarily preserves human remains for visitation, services, cremation and/or interment.  

• Reviews workflow to ensure that all decedents are prepared in advance of specified visitation service times.

• Prepares daily schedule in the supervisor’s absence.

• Evaluates housekeeping in the facility and meets with housekeeping staff to review facility care.

• Assumes responsibility for professionally and respectfully instructing and assisting employees as needed.

• Oversees the entire mortuary department in the absence of the supervisor and provides updates to the Park Vice President.

• Fosters good working relationships and teamwork with all support groups and supervisors.

• As assigned, expedites all first calls and follows-up on any issue as necessary.

• Assures the preparation room and work areas are in a sanitary condition at all times to ensure compliance with health regulations.  Ensure all is ready in cases of a state inspection.

• Assists with the Work Study and Apprentice Embalmer training programs.  Observes and evaluates the development of employees to ensure proper guidance. 

• Instructs and oversee work of Apprentice Embalmer on cases and paperwork. 

• Assists supervisor with mortuary safety meetings.

• Assists supervisor with inventory control of caskets and other assigned items.

• Performs case analysis for all incoming human remains, enters, and updates Forest Lawn’s systems to ensure accurate information is available for inquiry.

• Assures the care and preparation of human remains meets California Law and is consistent with Forest Lawn’s standards.

• Operates various machinery in conjunction with assigned responsibilities.

• Assists with the disinterment of human remains.