Removal Technician

**We are looking for a hard-working individual to join our Care Center as a Removal Technician (Part -Time, GRAVEYARD SHIFT, SATURDAY, 6:00 P.M. - SUNDAY, 6:00 A.M.; SUNDAY 6:00 P.M. - MONDAY 6:00 A.M.; total of 24 hours per week.) PLEASE READ THE RECRUITMENT THOROUGHLY BEFORE APPLYING.**

At La Paloma Funeral Services, we endeavor to provide the highest quality funeral services to the public. La Paloma Funeral Services is the recent recipient of the Las Vegas Review Journal’s Best of Las Vegas Award 3-years running. This is made possible because of the quality of our employees, and to continue, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. If you would like to help us continue to be the best in the industry, this is your place.

**General Responsibilities**

**Removal Technician**

* Retrieve decedent bodies from place of repose and transport to the funeral home;
* Ability to log essential information as necessary to identify decedent;
* Task and detail oriented;
* Particular attention to respect and decorum while performing position, especially with decedents and their families;
* Understand and have a working knowledge of Nevada laws and codes pertaining to the dignity and respect of decedents and care, transportation and storage of bodies (learned on the job).
* Communicate clearly with clients, co-workers and management;
* Lift decedent bodies without significant difficulty onto gurney/funeral truck and into mortuary transport vehicle;
* Conduct yourself with a professional demeanor and appearance to third parties and clients, free from distractions. Must be drug-free, clean-cut, presentable and professional at all times;
* Physical ability to carry out tasks associated with acting as a removal technician, which include: Ability to operate a motor vehicle safely and proficiently; Lift decedent bodies of various weights and sizes on a continual basis from place of repose to gurney and/or mortuary vehicle and onto shelves; Job may require long periods of standing and lifting;
* **Reliable and Responsible**. Employer and families expect safe, timely and expeditious performance of job duties.

**Education/Experience**

Must be able to speak, read and write English sufficient to understand and communicate with families, hospital/hospice personnel, co-workers, and others in the industry.

**Skills/Competencies**

* Must be able to interact well with others.
* Must be organized and skilled with scheduling.
* Must be able to competently operate a motor vehicle in the state of Nevada safely and without impairment.
* Must be able to routinely lift and transfer decedent bodies with dignity and respect without significant difficulty.

**Special Considerations** *(e.g. Travel/Work Hours/etc.)*

* The job is physically demanding, requiring lengthy periods of standing, walking, and lifting.
* Nevada Driver’s License clear of repeated moving violations or major infractions, including but not limited to, DUI/DWI, reckless driving, manslaughter, etc.
* Ability to drive without impairment because of medication, drugs, or other mind-altering substances.
* **NOTE**: **Drug testing and 10-year driver history from the DMV is required for this position, as the candidate will be added to Company insurance in order to operate a company vehicle, transport decedents, and interact with the public during a significantly sensitive time in their lives. A positive test for marijuana will disqualify a candidate for this position as it constitutes an undue burden on the employer and otherwise infringes upon the legitimate business purposes of the Company.**

Pay: $19.50 per hour

Work Location: In person