Anatomical Embalmer for the Medical School

Our McGovern Medical School is looking for an Anatomical Embalmer. This employee provides assistance with the operation and maintenance of the Human Structure Facility, including, but not limited to, taking calls, scientific embalming of remains, preparing remains for in-house labs and shipment to other facilities, and cremation & return or scattering of cremains. You will also be responsible for maintaining sufficient supplies & equipment; coordinating with contracted vendors on any specific transfers or other special requests; maintaining databases; performing support functions for administration, supervisors, faculty, and students; performing basic maintenance; and coordinating with departments.


You will need to be fully licensed, not provisional, for both funeral director and embalming. We require at least a year of experience in this area. You will be joining an existing team of three, and working onsite in the basement of our Medical School at 6431 Fannin. You will be dealing with medical students, labs, and departmental staff, and performing embalming tasks as requested. At times, you may be required to deliver specimens to specific clinics or sites. This is a job with the State of Texas and at an institute of higher learning, so you will work a traditional daily schedule during the week. It is full-time, salaried, and eligible for all of our benefits. You will be on call every fourth week, take calls, and dispatch our contracted funeral home on removals.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas's resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.

Once you join us, you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time - all of which equate to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees' well-being is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Embalms, maintains, and assigns cadavers for biomedical research, gross anatomy teaching, and medical training.
• Receives, embalms, and maintains cadavers for teaching and research purposes.
• Performs cleaning, sterilization, and custodial duties in the embalming room and gross anatomy work area.
• Maintains an adequate level of embalming supplies, monitors loans of anatomical materials to students and faculty.
• Ensures a constant supply of cadavers to satisfy the training and research needs of various departments.
• Responsible for initial contact with the family and ultimate acceptance of the deceased when on call.
• Responsible for cremating the remains and returning them to the decedent's family or scattering them at sea.
• Maintains data entry, i.e., cadaver receipt forms, new cadavers, location of specimens, cremations, etc., on a daily basis.
• Responsible for cadaver transfers, deliveries, and pick-up specimens.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

• Licensed embalmer required. A high level of interpersonal, problem-solving, oral, and written communication skills is essential for effective collaboration with faculty, students, and various project teams.
• Ability to multitask and to utilize critical thinking.
• Excellent phone etiquette and customer service skills are essential.
• Knowledge of medical and surgical terminology.
• Meticulous attention to detail.

Minimum Education:

Graduation from an accredited school of mortuary sciences is required.

Minimum Experience:

1 year of experience in embalming practices and procedures required.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds frequently and/or up to 20 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.