Medicolegal Death Investigator - Office of the Medical Examiner - Administration - 3

General Summary:
Respond to and investigate death scenes to determine if the death falls within medicolegal jurisdiction of Brazos County for the Forensic Services Department; provide on scene and telephonic death investigation for the Forensic Services Department.
Essential Duties:
Respond to scenes physically and/or telephonically investigate reports of death; Talk to and interview pertinent individuals; Photograph and record postmortem findings on or around the body at the scene; Conduct extensive follow-up and investigate activities about the death; Respond to Department phone line when on duty; Communicate with families, funeral homes and law enforcement as needed for cases; May include notifying families of death; Prepare reports for all death scene investigations prior to examination of the body; Documents property and evidentiary items at the scene; Obtain hospital, police, Justice of the Peace records, and other documents and specimens from hospitals pertaining to the death investigations; Testify in court regarding investigation report from the death scenes. May occasionally cross-train to assist the pathologist in performing autopsies and photographing autopsy findings.
Other Duties as assigned.
Supervision
Received: Administrative Manager
Given: None
Education
Required: High School Diploma or G.E.D.
Preferred:
Experience
Required: 1 – 3 years’ experience in death investigations required
Preferred:
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Required: Requires certification through the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators within 2 years of hire
Preferred:
Physical Demands
Typical:
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Typical: Working knowledge of digital cameras, computers, tablet/laptop and scanner/printer
Work Environment
Typical: Usually in a comfortable environment but with regular exposure to factors causing moderate physical discomfort from such things as dust, fumes or odors. Requires sitting standing, walking, stooping, climbing, kneeling, reaching, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling. There is also frequent exposure to blood/body fluids or potentially infectious material or other hazardous material.