Job Description

Posting number: 038267

Department: Department of Medical Examiner

Job classification: MEDICOLEGAL INVESTIGATOR IV

Posting type: Open

Categories: Investigative, Medical Examiner

The Department of the Medical Examiner is seeking experienced death or forensic investigators to fill a couple of Medicolegal Investigator IVpositions in Honolulu. These positions serve as a working supervisor for a team of investigative staff and related activities for an assigned shift on selected weekdays and/or weekend days, assuming responsibility for the full range of medicolegal investigative work in connection with any death that falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Medical Examiner.

What You Will Do:

• Lead and supervise medicolegal investigators by assigning work, reviewing reports, providing training, and ensuring quality investigations.
• Conduct comprehensive investigations of sudden, unexpected, suspicious, violent, and unattended deaths to assist in determining the cause and manner of death.
• Coordinate with law enforcement, forensic pathologists, hospitals, mortuaries, and other local, state, federal, and military agencies throughout the investigation process.
• Manage the identification, notification of next of kin, release and disposition of decedents, and the security and documentation of evidence and personal property.
• Prepare detailed investigative reports, maintain accurate case records, testify in court when required, and assist with policy development, operational planning, and other supervisory responsibilities.
• Perform other related duties as required.

***Actual salary will be commensurate with applicable experience, pending approval. Relocation incentive may be available.***

Enjoy excellent employment benefits including generous time off (up to 21 vacation days, 21 sick leave days, and holidays), comprehensive health coverage, retirement plan, career development, and much more! View details about all our available benefits by clicking on the “Benefits” tab at the top of this posting or visiting https://www.honolulu.gov/dhr/benefits/

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Qualifications

At time of application, you must be a citizen, national or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non-citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:
Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in forensic science, biological science, nursing, allied health, criminal justice, or a directly related field.

Substitution Work experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis. Such experience must have provided the knowledge, skills, and analytical ability normally gained from attainment of a bachelor's degree in forensic science, biological science, nursing, allied health, criminal justice, or a directly related field.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:
Three years of progressively responsible professional experience in conducting medicolegal investigations, one of which shall have been representative of the next lower level.*

*Experience representative of the next lower level (Medicolegal Investigator III) involves i ndependently conducting the full range of medicolegal investigations of deaths which are accidental, violent, unattended or unexplained to determine facts, develop evidence, and secure information to ascertain the medical cause and manner of death.

Such experience must have demonstrated knowledge of and experience in applying:

• Medicolegal death investigation principles and practices;
• Laws, rules, and regulations governing death investigations;
• Procedures for the identification, handling, and disposition of decedents; and
• Proper collection, documentation, and safeguarding of evidence and personal property.

LICENSE REQUIREMENT:
1. Possession of an appropriate valid driver's license (Type 3/automobile), prior to appointment.
2. Certification by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI) as a Registered Diplomate, at the time of application.

(Note: The above required license and certification must be maintained on a current basis thereafter.)

Supplemental information

If you qualify for the position, your name will be eligible for consideration for the current vacancies and future job openings with this job title. Screening will be based on the education, experience, and other job-related information provided in your application. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being rejected or your receiving a lower rating. All information provided on an application is subject to verification. As applicable, false or misleading statements or omissions of material facts are grounds for disqualification and/or termination of employment with the City and County of Honolulu.