Forensic Mortuary Technician I

Duties

The Forensic Mortuary Technician I tasks include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assisting the Mortuary Operations Supervisors in day-to-day unit operations and following their directions.
• Performing all Mortuary Procedures and decedent handling (Autopsy, METT, Check In, Storage, Release of Remains, Intake and Release photos, and Fingerprinting).
• Preparing incident reports, schedules, and statistics as needed.
• Operate OCME Case Management System (CMS), CMS Mobile App, eVital, and other systems as needed, for all documents (Death Certificates, Burial Permits) relating to the intake and release of remains.
• Ensuring that the Mortuary areas are properly cleaned, stocked, and sanitized daily.
• Reporting all complaints, accidents, and any incidents to the proper personnel.
• Performing all City Morgue Technician duties as needed.
• Weigh remains, lift remains onto autopsy table and assist Medical Examiners in all autopsy procedures.
• Boxes and loads City Burial as needed.
• Operating a motor vehicle, driving to and from death scenes to perform case recovery.
• Adhere to all unit policies and procedures.
• Taking fingerprints of remains before, during, and/or after autopsy.
• Performing borough case reconciliations.
• Attends unit and agency meetings as requested.
• Other duties as assigned.

 Earn a Degree in Crime Scene Investigation, Forensic Science, or Computer Forensics

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications
A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in mortuary and/or autopsy work.

For Assignment to Level II

• In addition to meeting the "Qualification Requirements" described above, to be assigned. to Assignment Level II candidates must have one additional year of the experience described above, for a total of two years of experience.

For Assignment to Assignment Level III

• In addition to meeting the "Qualification Requirements" described above, to be assigned to Assignment Level III candidates must have three additional years of experience as described above, for a total of four years of experience; two years of the experience must have been in a supervisory capacity.

Preferred Skills

• A motor vehicle driver’s license in the state of New York is required.

Residency Requirement

• New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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