Deputy Coroner I/II - Extra-Help Deputy Coroner I/II ID-11101

Examples of Duties

This recruitment is being established to obtain a current eligible list for both full time and Extra-Help vacancies.  Extra-Help are not entitled to county benefits and are limited to a maximum of 25 hours per week. Extra-Help pay is $26.16 - $28.86 per hour.

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
 

  • Arrange and/or remove bodies from death scene and delivers to morgue or other facilities.
     
  • Notify and coordinate information with representatives of other criminal justice agencies.
     
  • Locates and notifies next of kin. 
     
  • Interviews witnesses and relatives to obtain information about the decedent and circumstances of death.
     
  • Works with families of organ donors; prepares toxicology samples.
     
  • Requests various specialists such as forensic pathologist, toxicologists, bacteriologists and other skilled persons to aid in arriving at exact cause of death within defined procedural limits.
     
  • Completes final cause of death and signs death certificate.
     
  • Cleans autopsy room and sterilizes instruments and handles other facets of janitorial duties.
     
  • May have to testify in court or under deposition regarding the findings of an investigation.

 

Minimum Qualifications

Experience:

Level I
One (1) year experience in a health care position or in emergency services preferably dealing with the deceased and their bereaved relatives.

OR

Completion of sixty (60) college units with an emphasis in administration of justice, health or physical sciences or nursing.

Level II
One (1) year of increasingly responsible experience in a Coroner's Office, in a position equivalent to a Deputy Coroner I.

License:
Possess a valid California driver's license at time of appointment and maintain.

Essential Functions

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
 


Knowledge of:
  • Health and Safety and Government Code laws and the California Code as related to the duties of a Coroner.

  • Hygienic methods and practices, including aseptic and antiseptic procedures.
     
  • Surgical instruments and equipment used in the performing an autopsy.
     
  • Techniques involved in handling and preparing bodies for post-mortem examination or burial.
     
  • Interviewing techniques.
     
  • Investigative principles and techniques.
     
  • Medical terminology.

Ability to:
  • Maintain confidential information according to legal standards and/or County regulations.

  • Work effectively under unpleasant conditions to deal with distraught persons.
     
  • Analyze facts and situations and take action.
     
  • Prepare reports as to cause of death.
     
  • Use post-mortem techniques and procedures.

 

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