Medical Examiner

Posting Date

06 / 06 / 25

Application Deadline

06 / 12 / 25

Pay Range

Min - Mid - Max

240,000.00 - $270,000.00 - $300,000.00

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Medical Examiner

About the Position

This job posting is reserved for administrative use only and is not an active open job posting. Please do not apply to this posting unless directed by the Maricopa County Human Resources Department. Unsolicited applications submitted for this posting will not be processed.

If you have questions regarding this posting, please contact Recruitment & Talent Acquisition Services at 602-506-3755.

About the Position

Medical Examiners in Maricopa County are charged by state statute with directing medicolegal death investigations involving cases in the public interest, including those affecting the criminal justice and public health systems. Successful applicants will be expected to direct medicolegal death investigations, perform postmortem examinations in compliance with the National Association of Medical Examiners (N.A.M.E.) Forensic Autopsy Standards, document findings in narrative reports, take overnight calls from investigations staff, and offer objective consultation and / or court testimony to outside agencies including officials representing criminal courts, law enforcement agencies, public health, and safety agencies.

About the Office of the Medical Examiner

Join a team dedicated to providing reliable and trustworthy death investigations in our community! The Office of the Medical Examiner is a county agency charged under Arizona law to perform medical investigations of certain types of deaths. The goal of these investigations is to determine the medical cause and manner of death to help improve public health and safety. We are looking for service-minded individuals to join our collaborative team to help the people of Maricopa County.

ESSENTIAL JOB TASKS

This is not an all-inclusive list of all job duties that may be required; employees may be required to perform other related duties as assigned.

• Performs postmortem examinations to determine the cause and manner of death and produces written reports of findings supported by the medicolegal death investigation.
• Reviews items related to jurisdictional cases, such as medical records, medicolegal death investigator reports, law enforcement agency reports, ancillary testing reports, and postmortem examination results.
• Provides overnight on-call coverage that includes electronic and telephonic communications and in extremely rare instances scene responses. Reviews and approves jurisdictional and body disposition decisions, cremation requests, and requests for organ / tissue procurement.
• Provides expert testimony in legal interactions, including depositions and court trials and provides consultative conferences with attorneys.
• Participates in conferences with family members, law enforcement, attorneys, and other individuals to provide information on investigations and autopsies.
• Provides education and training to internal personnel such as forensic technicians, medicolegal death investigators, photographers, and other support staff assisting in the death investigation.
• Presents education to medical students, residents, and Forensic Pathology Fellows.
• Attends seminars and lectures for continuing education in forensic medicine.
• Participates in trainings and responds to mass fatality incidents.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

We recognize your time is valuable, so please apply if you meet the following required qualifications :

Education

Other Requirements

Working Conditions : Ability to work with decedents in a decomposed state and in malodorous conditions.

REPORTING STRUCTURE

Supervision Received : Deputy Chief Medical Examiner

Supervision Exercised : Case-specific direction provided to support staff

SELECTION PROCEDURE

The Maricopa County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates considered to be the most highly qualified. Those selected will be assessed based on the evaluation of listed education and experience. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a list provided by Human Resources.

All offers of employment made to new hires and rehires at Maricopa County are contingent upon successful completion of a post-offer, pre-employment thorough background investigation. A background investigation is conducted on a current employee who changes to a Safety Sensitive Position or one having the potential for serious adverse impact on the integrity or efficiency of the County. These requirements do not pertain to employees of elected officials who undergo background investigation processes administered through their respective offices.

Typically, successful candidates are hired at a salary rate up to the midpoint of the range, based on relevant experience, internal equity, and budgetary allowances.

Maricopa County is an EEO / ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

Selection Procedure - Maricopa County

The Maricopa County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates considered to be the most highly qualified. Those selected will be assessed based on the evaluation of listed education and experience. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a list provided by Human Resources.

All offers of employment made to new hires and rehires at Maricopa County are contingent upon successful completion of a post-offer, pre-employment thorough background investigation. A background investigation is conducted on a current employee who changes to a Safety Sensitive Position or one having the potential for serious adverse impact on the integrity or efficiency of the County. These requirements do not pertain to employees of elected officials who undergo background investigation processes administered through their respective offices.

Maricopa County is an EEO / ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

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Attention Current Maricopa County Employees : As of 1 / 1 / 2022, the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County formalized itself as a separate entity and employer from Maricopa County. To learn more about how that may affect you please click here.

Judicial Branch Human Resources reserves the right to move forward candidates based on the information provided directly on the application. The hiring authority will select the successful candidate based on departmental needs.

Typically, successful candidates are hired at a salary rate up to the midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience, internal equity, and budgetary allowances.

All Judicial Branch offers of employment and continued employment are contingent upon passing a thorough background and / or fingerprint check. Applicants must completely and fully answer any questions regarding felony and misdemeanor convictions including any convictions that have been expunged or set aside. Failure to include criminal history information is grounds for termination of an offer and employment. A conviction may not automatically disqualify an applicant.

Judicial Branch facilities are located throughout Maricopa County. This position may be reassigned to other locations. Assignments will be made based upon the needs of the department.

The Judicial Branch in Maricopa County is an EEO / ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

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