MEDICAL EXAMINER

About The Position

The Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner is seeking to fill the Medical Examiner/Forensic Pathologist position. This office serves Clark County, Nevada, which includes Las Vegas and surrounding urban and rural areas, with a combined population of over 2.4 million people. The office also provides autopsy services to neighbor counties and is dual accredited by the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) and the International Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners (IACME).

Responsibilities

• Perform autopsies, head posts, and external examinations
• Actively be engaged in educating fellows, medical students, and other medical trainees
• Provide medical records reviews for cases completed as Medical Examiner Sign-outs
• Conduct pathological, histological, and toxicological analyses
• Confer and coordinate with death investigators and law enforcement
• Determine the cause of death and the manner of death
• Write thorough reports effectively conveying findings and opinions
• Discuss cases with family members, law enforcement, and attorneys
• Provide court testimony

Requirements

• Completion of a program in Medicine or Osteopathy and must be board-eligible or board-certified in AP or AP/CP (completion of or enrollment in an accredited anatomic pathology or clinical pathology residency) and one (1) year of full-time professional physician experience in a coroner or medical examiner’s office OR completion of or enrollment in an accredited fellowship program in Forensic Pathology
• Licensure as a physician to practice medicine in the State of Nevada and certification, or eligibility to be certified, by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic pathology or anatomic/clinical pathology and forensic pathology
• Possession of valid Nevada Class C driver's license at time of appointment
• Background Investigation

Qualifications

• Completion of an anatomic pathology residency AND completed or currently enrolled in a forensic pathology fellowship in an accredited program
• Licensed as a physician to practice medicine in the State of Nevada and certified, or eligible to be certified, by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic pathology or anatomic/clinical pathology and forensic pathology
• Board certifications must be maintained throughout the course of employment

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in medical terminology and legal language
• Knowledge of forensic pathology and medicolegal death investigation

Benefits

The County also offers an excellent benefits package including Nevada State Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). For additional compensation details, please review our salary calculator.

Pay

The salary range for a Medical Examiner is from $235,310 to $347,526 annually (there is no state income tax in Nevada). Placement within the salary range is determined by candidates' qualifications and experience as deemed appropriate by County Management.

Schedule

Work with exposure to infectious and contagious diseases. Work in violent, traumatic or highly charged emotional environments. Work in off-hours situations on an emergency call-out basis.