Deputy State Medical Examiner – Central Point

About the role

The Oregon State Police, Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office in Central Point, Oregon is hiring for one (1) Full-Time, Permanent Deputy State Medical Examiner positions.

Responsibilities

• Perform autopsies and provide expert medical consultation in appropriate cases.
• Share autopsy responsibilities with the State Medical Examiner and other Deputy State Medical Examiners, rotating weekend, night, holiday, and vacation coverage.
• Write autopsy reports, and other reports as appropriate, relating to death investigations.
• Provide training, as requested, to law enforcement agencies, county medical examiners, district attorneys, and medicolegal death investigators.

Requirements

• Graduation from an approved school of medicine with an MD or DO degree.
• Board certification or qualification for certification in anatomic or clinical/anatomic pathology from the American Board of Pathology (ABP) at time of hire.
• Board certification in forensic pathology within two years of hiring.
• Licensed to practice medicine in Oregon or the ability to obtain one at time of hire.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work cooperatively, cheerfully, and respectfully with other members of the medical examiner team.
• Must have good communication skills and be able to work effectively with other agencies.
• Must assist in teaching pathology residents and medical students.
• Experience crafting and executing policy recommendations and/or participation in quality assurance activities.
• Must be able to provide credible sworn testimony in a criminal or civil proceeding arising from the performance of duties.

Skills

• Must be able to work cooperatively, cheerfully, and respectfully with other members of the medical examiner team.
• Must have good communication skills and be able to work effectively with other agencies.
• Must assist in teaching pathology residents and medical students.
• Experience crafting and executing policy recommendations and/or participation in quality assurance activities.
• Must, at all times, exhibit the utmost respect for the decedents entrusted to our care.

Benefits

• Paid vacation, sick leave, 11 holidays and up to 24 hours of personal business leave a year.
• Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance as well as additional optional benefits.
• Retirement programs through the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and optional deferred compensation programs through the Oregon Savings Growth Plan.
• Absenteeism and leave policies.

Pay

A salary differential of 7.5% of base pay will be added upon board certification.

Schedule

Full-Time, Permanent position.