Field Investigator (Paid on-call) - Rice County, MN

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

  for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into short

  or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences. We need to parse the job posting. Key content: - Job Duties Job Posting End Date: October 5, 2026 at 11:59pm CST - Hiring range: $3.00 per hour on-call, $100.00 per scene/investigation, $20.00 per hour for planned trainings, meetings or other additional authorized time. Mileage per IRS guidelines - Come join our team at Anoka County where you can serve your community while enjoying the benefits of work-life balance! - In order to be considered for this position, information to support your answers must be included in your application. A resume attachment is optional and cannot be used in place of this application. Applications must be received by the closing deadline of 11:59pm on October 5th, 2026 in order to be considered. - Position Description: As a Field Investigator, you assist forensic pathologists by performing death scene investigations utilizing IAW Minnesota Stat. 390, U.S. Department of Justice Guidelines, and Medical Examiner policies/procedures. The Field Investigator presumptively identifies decedents, compassionately notifies the next of kin, and collects and documents death scene evidence so that the forensic pathologist can accurately determine the manner and cause of death. The Field Investigator performs work under general supervision. The Field Investigator possesses a solid working knowledge of subject matter, handles moderately complex issues and problems associated with the human resources function and refers more complex issues to higher-level staff. This is a part-time, temporary, on-call position and is located within Rice County, Minnesota. - Pay & Benefits: Salary $3.00 per hour on-call $100 per scene visit/investigation $20.00 per hour for planned trainings, meetings, or other additional authorized time Mileage reimbursement per IRS guidelines Pension plan. Advancement/professional development opportunities. - Work Location: This is on-call position is located in Rice County, MN Candidates must currently reside within one hour of one of the counties listed or be willing to relocate within three weeks of hire. - Job Duties And Responsibilities: (list of duties) - Qualifications And Requirements: Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed: Bachelor's degree and at least two years of job-related experience. In lieu of the required education, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis. Valid driver's license and vehicle available for business use. - Preferred Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Needed: Degree in Physical or Social Sciences or Criminal Justice or related field. Demonstrated ability to maintain high degree of confidentiality. Demonstrated skill and ability to investigate, collect, interpret and report information regarding: death scenes (interviews, photographic documentation, specimen procurement devices); medical history (diagnoses, diagnostics, intervention, therapeutic accidents, prognoses, medical reference materials). Demonstrated skill and ability to effectively communicate and respond to; grieving/highly distraught individuals, medical community, law enforcement, public safety agencies, funeral homes, community. Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple activities while maintaining a high degree of precision. Knowledge of pharmacological and medical terminology and disease processes helpful. - Physical Demands and Work Conditions: (list) - Selection Process: (some text) - Pre-employment Requirements: (text) - About Anoka County: (text) - Commitment to Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employment: (boilerplate, should be removed) - If you require accommodations... (contact info) - maybe keep? It's not boilerplate? It's contact info for accommodations; but it's part of EEO? Might be considered boilerplate? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The contact info for accommodations might be considered part of EEO? It's about accommodations; but it's not strictly EEO statement; but it's a contact for HR. Might be okay to keep? However it's likely considered boilerplate. Safer to remove. - Minimum Education Required Not Specified - Minimum Experience Required Not Specified - Shift Other - Number of Openings 1 - Compensation $20.00 - $20.00 / Hourly - Postal Code 55155 - Job Type Full Time - Place of Work On-site - Requisition ID 77150 - Job Benefits (maybe duplicate) We need to preserve substantive info: job duties, responsibilities, qualifications, requirements, pay, benefits, work location, etc. We must not create sections with placeholder/filler like "Not Specified". So we should omit sections where content is not specified. We need to decide which sections to include: About the role (maybe position description), Responsibilities (job duties), Requirements (minimum qualifications), Qualifications (maybe preferred?), Skills (maybe combine), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have Pay info: $3.00 per hour on-call, $100 per scene, $20 per hour for trainings, mileage per IRS guidelines. Also Pension plan, Advancement/professional development opportunities. We have Schedule: It's part-time, temporary, on-call position. Also maybe shift other? Not specified. Could create Schedule section with that info. We have Benefits: Pension plan, Advancement/professional development opportunities. Also maybe mileage reimbursement (but that's pay). Also maybe work-life balance mention. We have Work Location: Rice County, MN, must reside within one hour of one of the counties listed or be willing to relocate within three weeks of hire. We have About the role: Position Description paragraph. We have Responsibilities: list of duties. We have Requirements: Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed (Bachelor's degree + 2 years experience, valid driver's license, vehicle). Also Preferred Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Needed (degree in Physical or Social Sciences or Criminal Justice, etc). Could combine into Requirements and Preferred Qualifications. We have Skills: maybe separate but we can combine. We need to avoid duplication. We must not include Job ID etc as headings; we can put them in a short

  maybe. We must not include application instructions (like "Apply here:", "Applications must be received by...") - remove. We must not include EEO boilerplate. We must not include duplicated lines. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's craft sections:

  About the role

  As a Field Investigator, you assist forensic pathologists by performing death scene investigations utilizing IAW Minnesota Stat. 390, U.S. Department of Justice Guidelines, and Medical Examiner policies/procedures. The Field Investigator presumptively identifies decedents, compassionately notifies the next of kin, and collects and documents death scene evidence so that the forensic pathologist can accurately determine the manner and cause of death. The Field Investigator performs work under general supervision. The Field Investigator possesses a solid working knowledge of subject matter, handles moderately complex issues and problems associated with the human resources function and refers more complex issues to higher-level staff. This is a part-time, temporary, on-call position located within Rice County, Minnesota.

  Responsibilities

  • Respond to death scenes in a timely manner, often on an on-call basis for a specific area especially for unexpected deaths.
  • Perform detailed inspection and appropriate photographs of the body and surrounding area.
  • Make presumptive identification and take steps to facilitate positive identification.
  • Obtain demographics, and medical and social history by performing interviews of neighbors/friends, family, nursing staff, or primary physician including interview family and providing support in times of grief.
  • Make preliminary determination of cause and manner of death at scene, determine if forensic autopsy is warranted, and assumption or declination of jurisdiction and confer with pathologist as needed.
  • Assess body position, weapon position, wound types, physical postmortem changes and other pertinent factors; evaluate for consistency with scene and decedent's reported history.
  • Ensure decedent's private property is secure prior to vacating death scene.
  • Photograph and accurately document scene and circumstances.
  • Provide concise and thorough written reports documenting investigation and findings, including photos and sketches as needed.
  • Collect, inventory and package property/evidence to be removed from the scene, maintaining strict chain of custody.
  • Coordinate and interact with all appropriate law enforcement and other investigative agencies on scene in a professional and courteous manner.
  • Maintain a high level of confidentiality.
  • Provide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to a subordinate group as assigned.

  Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and at least two years of job-related experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
  • Valid driver's license and vehicle available for business use.

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Degree in Physical or Social Sciences, Criminal Justice, or related field.
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
  • Demonstrated skill and ability to investigate, collect, interpret and report information regarding death scenes (interviews, photographic documentation, specimen procurement devices) and medical history (diagnoses, diagnostics, intervention, therapeutic accidents, prognoses, medical reference materials).
  • Demonstrated skill and ability to effectively communicate and respond to grieving/highly distraught individuals, medical community, law enforcement, public safety agencies, funeral homes, and community.
  • Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple activities while maintaining a high degree of precision.
  • Knowledge of pharmacological and medical terminology and disease processes helpful.
  We could also include Physical Demands and Work Conditions as a section maybe "Working Conditions". But instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine into Requirements or maybe a separate section "Working Conditions". But we have many sections already. Might be okay to add a section for Physical Demands. But we need to avoid too many thin sections. However the physical demands is substantive. Could add a section "Working Conditions". Let's see. We have Physical Demands and Work Conditions paragraph with many details. Could be a section. We also have Pay & Benefits: we can have Pay section and Benefits section. Pay: $3.00 per hour on-call, $100 per scene/investigation, $20.00 per hour for planned trainings, meetings, or other additional authorized time. Mileage reimbursement per IRS guidelines. Benefits: Pension plan. Advancement/professional development opportunities. Schedule: Part-time, temporary, on-call position. Work Location: Rice County, MN; must reside within one hour of one of the counties listed or be willing to relocate within three weeks