DEPUTY MEDICAL EXAMINER

Summit County (OH) • Akron, OH

282d • $92 - $129

About The Position

Summit County is an excellent place to live, work and play. We have a thriving County Metro park system and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park that provide opportunities for hiking and other outdoor activities. We are home to the Akron Rubber Ducks, a minor league baseball team who play in Canal Park in downtown Akron. There are numerous restaurants and entertainment venues within the City and surrounding community and we are within a 1-2 hour drive from major metropolitan areas (Cleveland, Columbus, Pittsburgh) who offer additional larger entertainment venues. The newly hired forensic pathologist would be joining 3 other board certified forensic pathologists at a NAME Accredited Office. The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office serves a population of approximately 540,000 citizens and performs approximately 580 examinations and 170 records reviews each year. We currently provide autopsy coverage for a neighboring County Coroner's Office. The caseload would be divided between the 4 pathologists with call weeks every 4th week with rotating holiday schedules. No examinations are performed on Sundays, Christmas day, New Year's day or Thanksgiving day. Our office has strong professional relationships with the medical community, criminal justice system and referring coroners. We employ a full time staff of ABMDI certified death investigators.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice as a physician in the State of Ohio.
• Certification in anatomic pathology from the American Board of Pathology.
• Board eligible or certified in forensic pathology.
• Possession of a valid State of Ohio driver's License.
• Ability to access potential and/or hazardous environment, and transport self to the work site under various climatic conditions.

Responsibilities

• Performs postmortem examinations and is assisted by morgue technicians.
• Removes tissue sections for histologic examination and reviews histologic slides.
• Assumes the responsibilities of the Chief Deputy Medical Examiner during an absence.
• Supervises investigative and laboratory personnel (e.g., plans, schedules, assigns work, trains, evaluates, etc.).
• Directs assigned state, federal and other medical and/or investigative personnel.
• Assists in the development of directives, policies, and procedures regarding autopsies.
• Communicates findings and interpretations to law enforcement agencies, lawyers, physicians, other professionals and members of decedents' families.
• Testifies in court as an expert witness.
• Conducts scene investigations to obtain additional data.
• Plans for, researches subject, and participates in the training of medical examiner personnel, the general public, law enforcement agencies.
• Analyzes tests and investigative data.
• Prepares reports and other documentation as required.
• Makes determination of death and submits for review, verification and approval.

Benefits

• County Benefits Available

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree