Temporary Position - Morgue Tech - Medical Examiner's Office - INTERNAL POSTING FOR MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE EMPLOYEES ONLY TO APPLY

Fort Bend County • Rosenberg, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a temporary position within the Medical Examiner's Office, specifically for current Fort Bend County Employees. The role involves receiving, photographing, tagging, and storing decedents and their belongings. Responsibilities include preparing decedents for autopsy, assisting with autopsies, closing incisions, processing x-rays, fingerprinting, labeling and transporting specimens, data entry, maintaining inventory of evidence and personal effects, securing medications, maintaining skeletal specimens, contacting funeral homes, cleaning autopsy equipment and areas, and handling funds from pauper burials. The position may require testifying in court and participating in emergency management activities. Shift work providing evening hour coverage is required.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED
• 3 years general office and administrative experience; additional education in a related field may be submitted for experience
• Knowledge of human anatomy
• Knowledge of and skill in the utilization of radiological techniques
• Knowledge of health and safety standards and practices
• Knowledge of word processing, database and spreadsheet software
• Knowledge of basic office procedures
• Skill in filing and organizing of material
• Skill in operating personal computer and basic office equipment
• Ability to understand and follow instruction and strict operating procedures
• Ability to maintain records; ability to compile data and organize reports
• Ability to communicate with diverse groups of individuals utilizing tact and diplomacy
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, County employees, outside agencies and the general public
• Shift work to provide evening hour coverage is required

Responsibilities

• Receives, photographs, tags and appropriately stores decedents along with associated evidence, valuables and personal effects
• Undresses, washes, weighs, measures and photographs decedents in preparation for autopsy examination
• Assists in opening abdominal, thoracic and cranial cavities during autopsy and removes, weighs and measures organ and fluid specimens
• Closes postmortem incisions utilizing surgical needles and sutures and ensures proper storage of decedents until release
• Performs and processes x-rays of bodies and specimens
• Fingerprints decedents prior to release, using specialized fingerprinting techniques as required and confirms adequate identification photographs were taken
• Obtains, labels and transports specimens to Toxicology section
• Enters data regarding decedents evidence and personal effects into the computer system
• Maintains inventory of evidence and/or property in a secure environment ensuring the protection and preservation of the chain of custody
• Inventories medications of decedents and secures them appropriately
• Maintains recovered osteological and skeletal specimens under appropriate conditions and security
• Contacts funeral homes regarding release and pick up of decedents
• Cleans and maintains autopsy trays, surgical instruments and equipment, body coolers, and the morgue work areas
• Receipts funds from decedents buried under the County’s pauper burial program, when required
• May testify in a court of law regarding procedures of handling, inventory and maintenance of decedents, evidence and/or property held in custody
• Performs related duties as required
• Participates in activities and duties related to emergency management during a local state of disaster as directed by appropriate county managers

Benefits

• All full-time and part-time employees are members of the Texas County District Retirement System (TCDRS)
• Full-time employees also enjoy a wide-range of great benefits

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED