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Duties

• Assist in the performance of autopsies, including confirming identity, opening and closing bodies; obtaining blood, fluid, organ, tissue, and other specimens; and excising and disposing of organs.
• Prepare equipment, instruments, and stations for autopsy examinations.
• Examine photographs and records external identification characteristics of deceased persons such as height, weight, hair, eye color, and scars; creates digital X-ray images of decedents; takes fingerprints.
• Collect, prepare, and process medical-legal evidence; observe and report conditions found that may be of value in an autopsy investigation; collect and prepare evidence, clothing, and specimens for lab examination; preserve and store tissue samples, clothing, and specimens as directed or according to established procedures.
• Complete daily logs and activity reports related to morgue/coroner services; prepare death certificates in death registration database.
• Compile data from multiple sources to complete and process forms, documents, and reports in accordance with established procedures; research problems and refer them to the appropriate person, agency, department, or unit.
• Assist the public both in person and by phone; answer phone calls from law enforcement, court personnel, and the public.

Requirements

A combination of the required experience, education, and training that would provide the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying; however, education may not solely substitute for the required experience.

• Equivalent to an associate degree with at least 24 semester units in nursing, mortuary science or laboratory pathology, human anatomy/physiology, or a closely related field; AND
• Two (2) years of experience in a hospital, mortuary, or morgue that would provide a working knowledge of hospital, laboratory, morgue or mortuary sanitation methods and procedures.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Possession of, or ability to obtain and maintain, a valid Driver’s License and a satisfactory driving record.

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