Medicolegal Death Inspector

Medicolegal Death Inspector

Apply to this opportunity here: www.phila.gov/jobs

All applications will be accepted from 06/10/2024-06/28/2024.

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All applications must be submitted by 06/28/2024 at www.phila.gov/jobs. 

General Job Description:

This is full performance field and related office work investigating deaths which fall under the jurisdiction of the Medical Examiner. The employee is required to exercise a considerable amount of discretion and tact in dealing with other governmental agencies and with the public. The nature of the work is such that an employee in this class is required to work on a rotating shift basis. Employees are distinguished from the next lower level in the series in that employees in this class are assigned more complex and specialized investigations. The findings of the investigations serve as an important basis for the conclusions of pathologists of the Medical Examiner’s Office. Employees are frequently exposed to undesirable situations and occasional moderate to heavy physical effort in the investigation of cases. Employees work under the general supervision of a Medicolegal Investigator Supervisor and receive direction from staff pathologists.

EDUCATION:

Education equivalent to the completion of twelfth school grade

AND

EXPERIENCE:

 Five years of experience conducting field investigations, two years of which has been at the Forensic Investigator 1 or equivalent.

NOTE:  

Completion of an associate’s degree may substitute for two years of the required experience.

OR

EDUCATION:

Completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. with major coursework in Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Health Sciences, Forensic Medicine, Mortuary Science, Anthropology, or a closely related field.

OR

CERTIFICATION

Registry Certification or Board Certification by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators.

AND

EXPERIENCE (for both degree and certification):

One year of experience as a Forensic Investigator 1 or equivalent conducting field investigations of sudden or unusual deaths.

You must complete the entire application process, provide accurate and up-to-date contact information, and submit all certifications, required licenses, and relevant documentation with each application or email the documents as an attachment to the Human Resources Representative listed below prior to the date of the exam.

Please submit all certifications, required licenses, and relevant documentation with your application or email your documentation to: Xaamir Conaway – xaamir.conaway@phila.gov.