Mortuary Attendant at Northern Cape Department Of Health

REQUIREMENTS :

• Abet (Grade 1-9). No working experience required. Knowledge requirements – Batho Pele Principles, Public Service act, Customer care, Code of Conduct, medico legal policies, Patient’s rights.

DUTIES :

• Receiving of corpses within the institution – record received corpses, registering of corpses, transportation of corpses to and from hospitals, ensure that the name tags correspond with the records and register. Storage of corpses – check the temperature of the fridge daily, place the corpse in the cold fridge shelves, ensure that the box number corresponds with the shelves in which the corpse has been stored, completion of the TPH Registers, provide support with the conducting of/and audit of the corpse’s length of stay in the mortuary, report challenges to supervisor timely.
• Assist in the identification and preparation of corpses – identify and prepare the corpse for viewing, prepare the corpse for post-mortem and identification, prepare the body for pauper’s burial, sign off the corpse from the TPH and removal form. Report mortuary equipment that require maintenance – ensure cleanliness of the mortuary fridge and shelves, ensure effective utilization of the chemical in line with the infection control measures. Removal of the corpse – assist government officials and undertakers during the removal of the corpse, release of corpse to family or funeral directors.