State Forensic Examiner
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About The Position
The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services is seeking a forensic pathologist to fill the position of State Forensic Examiner in Bismarck, North Dakota. The State Forensic Examiner provides leadership and forensic pathology services to county coroners and to local, state and federal law enforcement officials in death investigation in North Dakota. Forensic pathology services in the state are shared, through a contractual arrangement, with the Department of Pathology at the University Of North Dakota (UND), whose facility is located in Grand Forks and who handle the 21 counties in the eastern portion of the state. The Bismarck Office handles approximately 200-250 autopsy cases per year from the western 32 counties. North Dakota has a low crime rate which in turn offers more opportunity to support the public health aspect of death investigations. Court appearances in both state and federal court are about 5 - 10 per year. About half of these are out-of-town appearances. The state forensic examiner staff includes a forensic office administrator, an autopsy technician, full-time autopsy assistant and three to four part-time autopsy assistants. As an employee of the State of North Dakota you will have a robust benefit package which includes a fully paid family health insurance plan, retirement, life insurance, paid training and licensing, infant-to-work program, wellness opportunities, career development, a generous amount of vacation and paid holidays, flexible scheduling. Generally, this position does not work weekends or holidays. Other benefits such as dental and vision insurance are optional through payroll deduction.
