Louisville Memorial Gardens Funeral Home West

Louisville Memorial Gardens Funeral Home West

Job Location
Louisville, KY
Job Details


Funeral Director

This position is the primary contact for client families is accountable for performing a variety of tasks during the preparation, planning, and execution of the funeral and memorialization process to ensure services run smoothly and that the expectations of our client families and their guests are exceeded.

Essential Functions

· Consults with client families or legal representative of the deceased to create services designed to meet their memorialization expectations.
· Ensures that client families are presented with all merchandising and service options available.
· Obtains information needed to complete required documents such as obituaries, death certificates, burial permits, and insurance.
· Coordinates all service arrangements and details with clergy, other presiding persons, fraternal or military organizations, and others who may participate in conducting the funeral service.
· Prepares and embalms the deceased for interment, cremation, or other disposition in conformity with legal requirements and with the utmost respect and dignity.
· Ensures proper paperwork, including permits, logs, identification tags, and certificates are completed accurately and timely and in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
· Properly and safely utilizes embalming instruments and machinery in accordance with company guidelines.
· Utilizes personal protective equipment and adheres to relevant operational and safety procedures.
· Dresses, apples cosmetics, and performs casketing duties.
· Plans, schedules, and conducts visitations and services.
· Places casket or remains in visitation area, setting up the area to comply with client family wishes, including adjusting light fixtures, and arrangement of flowers or plants.
· Arranges and coordinates shipment or transportation of remains to and from other cities and locations.
· Stocks and cleans preparation room and refrigeration unit.
· Works on-call / first-call, as needed.
 

Employer


Louisville Memorial Gardens Funeral Home West
4400 Dixie Highway
Louisville, KY  40216
(502) 447-4220

Belinda Harper
(502) 447-4220

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