Medicolegal Investigator 2

Job Description

Welcome to the Department of Health!

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today!

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.

Please check out the

residency definition

to determine if you qualify.

What you will be doing:

As a Medicolegal Investigator, you will support the State Medical Examiner by determining jurisdiction and investigating unexplained, unattended, and unexpected deaths. Your role and responsibility will include conducting death scene investigations, reporting, and communicating with families and various stakeholders in determining the cause and manner of death. The State of Alaska’s Medical Examiner's Office collaborates with communities across Alaska to make meaningful contributions to public health by supporting families, victims, and the community in times of profound need.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The Division of Public Health’s mission is to protect and promote the health of Alaskans. The Division of Public Health exemplifies the values of accountability, respect, human potential, integrity, and scientific excellence. Medicolegal investigations benefit preventive medicine and public health through the study of the deceased.

The benefits of joining our team:

You will be a valuable member of a small and committed team that values respect and integrity while connecting and supporting your community. Benefits package with health insurance and retirement plans as well as 11 paid holidays per year and personal leave. Come, learn, and grow in the Last Frontier while making a difference.

The working environment you can expect:

Work is conducted at the State Medical Examiner Office located at 5455 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave in Anchorage. Work hours are defined by shift work, which includes nights, weekends, and holidays. Field work required.

Who we are looking for:

The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:

Forensics

: Knowledge of procedures of civil, criminal, or administrative hearings, evidence collection, including the delivery and receipt of evidence, classes of evidence, and rules of evidence and legal procedures.

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving

: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

Stress Tolerance

: Deals calmly and effectively with high stress situations (for example, tight deadlines, hostile individuals, emergency situations, dangerous situations).

Oral and Written Communication

: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Medicine and Dentistry

: Knowledge of the diagnosis and treatment of injuries, diseases, and deformities, including preventive health-care measures.

Special Notice

:

A valid Driver's License is required at the time of appointment.

A background check will be required for this position.

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for

Medicolegal Investigator 2

:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/

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Minimum Qualifications

One year of professional experience as a Medicolegal Investigator 1 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent with another employer.

OR

Three years of any combination of post-secondary education course work such as chemistry, human anatomy, medical terminology, physical, biological, or natural sciences, or criminal justice from an accredited college (3 semester or 4 quarter hours equal one month) and/or practical experience such as conducting on scene death investigations; law enforcement work; conducting non-police investigations; responding on scene as an emergency medical technician; working in a funeral home; working in a medical setting that included direct patient contact and evaluation; or in a medical examiner's or coroners' office with practical on-the-job experience that included identifying traumas and manners of death.

Substitutions:

Advanced Certification by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators will substitute for two years of the required education/experience.

Basic Certification by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators will substitute for one year of required education/experience.

Special Note:

The work environment or work may involve exposure to infectious diseases, hazardous conditions and substances, and noxious odors. The work requires the physical ability to lift and maneuver up to 300 pounds with mechanical assistive devices.

Successful applicants must pass a background investigation, which includes a criminal record check for conviction of felony or misdemeanor crimes, as a prerequisite to employment.

This class requires that incumbents occasionally operate motor vehicles and possess a valid Alaska driver's license.

Incumbents may be required to serve on a rotating, 24-hour on-call schedule.

Additional Required Information

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:

Three (3) professional references whom we may contact by phone are required. One (1) of these references must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.

A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualifications competencies.

If chosen for the position, the candidate will be required to provide the following items before employment:

1. A copy of your current driver's license.

Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission.

APSIN CHECK

This position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN). A security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is necessary to use APSIN. DPS will deny security clearance for any applicant who has been convicted

of a felony or misdemeanor

in this state or another jurisdiction or who may be a fugitive from justice. Additionally, security clearance will be withdrawn if DPS discovers that material information was falsified or omitted at the time of the initial security clearance application.

EDUCATION

To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application  If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed  Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application  (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts)  Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given