Medical Examiner job description

Job brief

We are seeking a highly skilled licensed physician to join our team as a Medical Examiner to conduct medicolegal death investigations and gather and analyze data, and complete cause-of-death reporting.

Responsibilities

• Conduct investigations into non-natural deaths and certain natural deaths that are sudden or unexpected, or those that occur in certain institutional settings.
• Interact with the families of those who have passed away, and provide them with appropriate information about the conduct and outcome of each investigation.
• Collaborate with a variety of investigative stakeholders, including forensic and other pathologists, forensic scientists, law enforcement personnel, and other investigative agencies.
• Complete investigation reports being shared with families, law enforcement personnel, the criminal justice system, and other relevant parties.
• Participate in initial and ongoing education in a death investigation.

Requirements

• Board-certified medical physician in good standing 
• Licensed or eligible for independent practice
• Extensive experience in the medicine (primary care or a medical or surgical specialty)
• A demonstrated understanding of pathophysiology and toxicology
• An analytical mind and an aptitude for problem-solving and logical thinking
• Practice within Best Practice Guidelines and other directives
• Demonstrated sense of empathy and understanding of grief