Kirtis Golden
Brookhaven,PA
Summary
Compassionate and reliable Funeral Director's Assistant with experience at Mayes Funeral Home, skilled in grief counseling and funeral service coordination. Demonstrated excellence in arranging personalized memorial services while maintaining professionalism and sensitivity. Proven ability to collaborate effectively with families and healthcare professionals, ensuring seamless transitions during difficult times.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Funeral Director's Assistant
Mayes Funeral Home
- Displayed highest level of professionalism and sensitivity when dealing with grieving family members.
- Picked up deceased at private homes, hospitals and county morgues.
- Arranged transportation between sites for remains, mourners, pallbearers and members of clergy.
- Arranged funeral/memorial services for grieving families to meet budget and memorialized instructions.
- Closed and secured caskets and led funeral corteges to churches and burial sites.
- Liaised between hospitals, physicians, county coroner and members of clergy to coordinate final arrangements.
- Greeted funeral guests and coordinated seating.
- Supported funeral director with all facets of funeral service coordination.
- Carried flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment.
- Provided administrative support to funeral home staff.
- Transported deceased to funeral home.
Funeral Director's Assistant
Jimmy Morrison Funeral Home
07.2021 - Current
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Temple Hospital
07.2008 - Current
- Maintained a sterile environment within the operating room, reducing the risk of infection.
- Utilized sterile techniques and infection-control guidelines to maintain clean and safe environment.
- Coordinated with surgeons and staff to deliver safe patient care during operations.
- Implemented time-out protocols before starting surgeries, verifying correct patient identification and procedural details.
- Prepared equipment and supplies necessary for each surgical procedure, ensuring availability when needed by surgeons.
- Assisted physicians in operating room by providing necessary supplies and equipment.
- Adapted quickly to changing situations in the operating room, utilizing problem-solving skills under pressure.
- Collected, labeled and transported specimens and delivered to lab for testing.
- Promoted a culture of teamwork within the surgical suite by fostering open communication and collaboration among colleagues.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Provided direct support to surgical team during procedures.
- Sanitized, selected and organizing instruments, equipment and supplies according to surgeon preferences.
Education
High School Diploma -
Crooked Places Made Straight
Philadelphia, PA06.2001
Skills
- OSHA regulations
- Sales and marketing
- Valid state name driver's license
- Licensed cosmetologist
- Body preparation
- Compassionate communication
- Empathetic
- Grief counseling
- Funeral home services
- Funeral arrangements
- Guest assistance
- Remains preparation
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking
- Multitasking Abilities
- Reliability
- Funeral service coordination
- Excellent communication
- Organizational skills
Timeline
Funeral Director's Assistant
Jimmy Morrison Funeral Home
07.2021 - Current
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Temple Hospital
07.2008 - Current
Funeral Director's Assistant
Mayes Funeral Home
High School Diploma -
Crooked Places Made Straight
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