Overview
Position Title:MEDICAL EXAMINER
Company:City Of Clark County
LocationClark County
Job Description:
The Medical Examiner position is responsible for the investigation of sudden, unexpected or violent death within the County within all applicable state laws and County regulations. Clark County is a dynamic and innovative organization dedicated to providing top-quality service with integrity, respect and accountability. With jurisdiction over the world-famous Las Vegas Strip and covering an area the size of New Jersey, Clark County is the nation’s 13th-largest county and provides extensive regional services to more than 2.3 million citizens and more than 45.6 million visitors a year (2019).
Responsibilities:
- Performs examination of human bodies in order to determine the cause and manner of death through varied sources of information as well as the performance of autopsy.
- Performs and supervises laboratory work.
- Assists law enforcement agencies in search operations, excavations and recovery of bodies.
- Examines scenes of death/crime. Provides expert testimony in legal proceedings related to deaths.
- Provides instruction to nurses, paramedics, law enforcement personnel and others by lecture and demonstration.
- Assists in the selection, training, and professional development of staff
- . Represents the County in various activities and meets with the public in both public and private agencies, governmental entities and the general public.
Requirements:
- Minimum of one (1) year of full-time professional physician’s experience in a coroner or medical examiner’s office.
- Mobility to work in a typical office setting, use standard office equipment, and to drive a motor vehicle in order to crime scenes and disasters and to attend meetings.
- Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone.
- Accommodation may be made for some of these physical demands for otherwise qualified individuals who require and request such accommodation.