Medicolegal Death Investigator - Forensic Services - Administration - 1

Brazos County • Bryan, TX

2d • $60,000 - $85,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Respond to and investigate death scenes to determine if the death falls within the medicolegal jurisdiction of Brazos County for the Forensic Services Department; provide on scene and telephonic death investigation for the Forensic Services Department.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or G.E.D
• 1 – 3 years’ experience in death investigations required
• Requires certification through the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators required withing 2 years of hire

Responsibilities

• Respond to scenes physically and/or telephonically to 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 investigate activities about the death.
• Respond to Department phone line 24 hours a day while on-call.
• Communicate with families, funeral homes and law enforcement as needed for cases; may include notifying families of death.
• Prepares reports for all death scene investigations prior to examination of the body and documents and records property and evidentiary items at the scene.
• Obtain hospital, police, and Justice of the Peace records and other documents and specimens from hospitals pertaining to the death investigations such as subpoenas and writs of attachments.
• Testify in court regarding investigate report from the death scenes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED