Medical Examiner Assistant

Duties

Typical tasks include the following:

• Completes complex and varied tasks required to assist a medical examiner in an autopsy exam.
• Assists medical examiners with all aspects of the postmortem examination including evisceration, dissection and restoration of the body.
• Weighs remains, lifts remains onto autopsy table, and assists Medical Examiners in all autopsy procedures.
• Takes fingerprints of remains before, during, or after autopsy.
• Ensures records and FASU logs are reconciled and correct.
• Prepares Incident Reports, Schedules and Statistics as needed.
• Coordinates with faculty to support the training of fellows, residents, medical students, and other personnel.
• Works with medical examiners and pathology coordinators to arrange and assist with specialized examinations (i.e.. Neuropath & cardio pathology).
• Performs advanced fingerprint and identification techniques.
• Oversees the work of FASU staff and staff assigned to autopsy.
• Holds staff meetings to resolve FASU issues as needed.
• Evaluates staff performance as needed.
• Supervises City Mortuary Technicians, Forensic Mortuary Technician I, Forensic Mortuary Technician II, and autopsy operations as needed.
• Works with supervisors and management to develop and implement autopsy operations and FASU SOPs.
• Participates in the training and assignment of FASU staff.
• Verifies recorded information in CMS (i.e. personal property).
• Handles any administrative issues that arise involving the agency and communicates with leadership as necessary for direction.
• Prepares reports and keeps records.
• Liaises with Health and Safety Officer.
• Perform autopsy equipment maintenance and accountability.
• Ensure the autopsy suites are properly stocked.
• Ensure that the autopsy suites are operationally prepared at all times.
• Performs inventory count and reports items that are low in stock to the ARL or FASU Supervisor, as assigned.
• Performs all City Morgue Technician duties, Forensic Mortuary Technician I duties and Forensic Mortuary Technician II duties as needed.
• Required to operate a motor vehicle.
• Performs other duties as required.

 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

• Postmortem care specialist
• Demonstrated skills in Microsoft Outlook and Word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Ability to provide support to staff when issues arise relating to CMS.
• Must be highly organized and possess excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must have supervisory experience covering multiple disciplines.

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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