Job Description

Posting number: 202600480

Department: Medical Examiner

Job classification: Autopsy Services Supervisor

Posting type: Open

Categories: Medical Examiner

Summary

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• An Employer that Values Each Employee and Prioritizes a Work Experience that Provides Ample Time for Stress Reduction and Work-Life Balance.
• Paid Vacation And Sick Leave
• 15 Vacation Days Accrued Annually Starting Day One
• After Three (3) Years of Service, 18 Vacation Days Accrued Annually
• After Five (5) Years of Service, 20 Vacation Days Accrued Annually
• 13 Sick Leave Days Accrued Annually Starting Day One
• Ten Paid Holidays + One Paid Floating Holiday to Use as You Wish
• Paid Sabbaticals Every Five (5) Years
• Two-Week Sabbatical After Five Years of Continuous Service
• Three-Week Sabbatical After Ten Years of Continuous Service
• Four-Week Sabbatical After Fifteen Years of Continuous Service
• Four-Week Sabbaticals Every Five Years After Fifteen Years of Continuous Service
• Retirement Plans with Generous Employer Contributions - Guaranteed Lifetime Benefit!
• Variety of Top Tier Affordable Medical Plans - Six Different Medical Plans to Choose From
• Some Medical Plans with Zero Employee Premium Cost
• Dental and Vision Plans
• Comprehensive Wellness Program
• Quarterly Wellness Challenges
• Vision Exams and Optometry Events Onsite
• Vaccination Clinics
• Onsite Mammogram and Prostate Screening Events
• Skin Cancer Screening Events Onsite
• Biometrics and Health Screening Events Onsite
• Financial Health and Retirement Planning Events Onsite & Online
• Fitness Resources and Onsite Sessions Like Yoga and Tai Chi
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Alternative Work Schedules
• Telehealth
• Qualified Employer - Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program - Department of Education
• Employee Assistance Program with Ongoing Training & Development Options
• Civil Service Leave
• Van Pool Options
• Short-Term Disability – Employer Paid
• Basic Life Insurance - Employer Paid
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Dependent Care and Medical Expenses
• Suite of Voluntary Benefits including additional Life, Accident, Critical Illness & Cancer Insurance

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** This is an internal promotion opportunity for current employees of the Medical Examiner department only. You must be a current employee to be considered for this position.

JOB SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Division Manager-Operations and Chief Medical Examiner, the Autopsy Services Supervisor will assist medical examiners during forensic postmortem examinations. Supervise, direct, monitor, and evaluate subordinate forensic autopsy staff; assign, schedule, review, and document work; and supervise the daily operations of the autopsy suite. Monitor safety procedures and technical protocols for morgue areas; maintain morgue equipment, cleanliness, and orderliness. Assist in developing and implementing policies and procedures, monitor staff for compliance, and review section documentation. Conduct interviews and make recommendations for new hires.

Examples of duties

• Supervise, direct, monitor, and evaluate subordinate forensic autopsy staff.
• Monitor, prioritize, and make decisions on daily workload and shift time schedules for the autopsy suite.
• Work with forensic pathologists in the scheduling of autopsies and autopsy suite personnel.
• Approve leave forms/requests and verify timesheets for subordinate forensic autopsy staff.
• Supervise all autopsy suite activities, including receipt and release of property and evidence.
• Maintain logs and files and oversee access to the autopsy suite area.
• Provide on-the-job training to assigned staff.
• Prepare and conduct staff performance evaluations and counseling, interviews, and make recommendations for hiring.
• Assist with the development, implementation, and revision of policies and procedures.
• Review and approve leave requests, identify training needs, and assist with budget preparation.
• Monitor section for compliance with policies, procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
• Oversee daily autopsy suite quality assurances.
• Monitor safety and biohazard control measures, procedures, and technical protocols relating to autopsy suite areas and ensure that body storage facilities and equipment are properly maintained.
• Supervise and oversee the daily cleanliness and decontamination of the autopsy suite and all associated equipment.
• Release human remains and associated property to appropriately identified individuals (next of kin), funeral homes, or other agencies.
• Create and maintain appropriate manual and computer-based records.
• Maintain appropriate security and confidentiality of all information created or encountered in the performance of assigned duties.
• Assure that autopsy suite staff perform proper operator-level maintenance and service of department-unique equipment.
• Assure staff compliance with workplace safety requirements.
• Supervise and participate in the inventory, ordering, stocking, and issuing supplies and equipment required by staff.

POSITION SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• Duties require an advanced degree of initiative and independent judgment. This classification is distinguished from the forensic autopsy technician in that incumbents are responsible for the effective daily operations of the morgue and directly supervise and support subordinate forensic autopsy staff.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a natural science, health sciences, criminal justice, mortuary science, or related field.
• Three (3) years of work experience in forensic science or investigations.
• Or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience may substitute for the minimum requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a natural or health science with human anatomy/physiology emphasis.
• Three (3) years of work experience in forensic autopsy.

Supplemental information

• Knowledge of human anatomy and medical terminology.
• Skill in performing precision surgical cutting techniques with surgical instruments and autopsy saw.
• Ability to work in an autopsy suite environment with daily contact with human remains in various stages of decomposition, disease and trauma.
• Ability to perform in a stressful environment while maintaining a professional manner.
• Skill in collecting, processing, and preserving death scene evidence.
• Skill in packaging and organizing property and evidence in an orderly fashion for storage and retrieval.
• Knowledge of State laws and statutes governing the rules of evidence.
• Knowledge of Federal and State laws and rules for the storage, transfer, and disposal of evidence and property and regulations governing the release of information from public agency records.
• Skill in interpreting and applying statutes, rules, ordinances, codes, and regulations.
• Ability to maintain the confidentiality and integrity of information.
• Ability to manage autopsy suite operations on a day-to-day basis.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of medical examiner records management.
• Ability to maintain accurate records, stand for extended periods of time, and perform heavy lifting.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The work involves exposure to infectious diseases, deceased bodies, human organs, bloodborne pathogens, biological fluids, and hazardous chemicals. The work is very heavy and requires exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The work also requires the ability to climb, crawl, crouch, finger, feel, grasp, handle, perform repetitive motion, kneel, lift, pull, push, speak, hear, stand, stoop, walk, operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment, and demonstrate visual and mental acuity.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is performed in an environment where errors can lead to significant physical or mental consequences.

The hiring salary for this position is dependent upon experience, qualifications and position funding; starting salaries above the midpoint require additional approval.

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS

We appreciate your interest in our employment opportunities. At Pinal County, we value

professionalism and respect for others. If these values are not demonstrated throughout the application and interview process, we reserve the right to remove your candidacy from consideration,

which may impact your future Pinal County applications.

Offers of employment are valid only if provided in writing and approved by Pinal County Human Resources.

All qualified candidates eligible to work in the United States are welcome to apply.

However, visa sponsorship is not available.

Pinal County does not participate in STEM Optional Practical Training (STEM OPT).

Pinal County requires pre-employment screening, which includes a Motor Vehicle Record check, a comprehensive background check (encompassing employment, education, and criminal history), and drug testing for safety-sensitive roles. Criminal convictions do not automatically disqualify candidates from employment. Employment offers are contingent on successful pre-employment screening. If driving is a requirement of the position, you must have a valid Arizona State Driver's License in accordance with Arizona State Law.

Work in this classification requires an individual to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary classification functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this classification may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in this classification description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties, just as though they were actually written out in this description.