MEDICOLEGAL INVESTIGATOR IV

About the Role

The Department of the Medical Examiner is seeking experienced death or forensic investigators to fill Medicolegal Investigator IV positions in Honolulu. These positions serve as a working supervisor for a team of investigative staff and related activities for an assigned shift on selected weekdays and/or weekend days, assuming responsibility for the full range of medicolegal investigative work in connection with any death that falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Medical Examiner.

What You Will Do

• Lead and supervise medicolegal investigators by assigning work, reviewing reports, providing training, and ensuring quality investigations.
• Conduct comprehensive investigations of sudden, unexpected, suspicious, violent, and unattended deaths to assist in determining the cause and manner of death.
• Coordinate with law enforcement, forensic pathologists, hospitals, mortuaries, and other local, state, federal, and military agencies throughout the investigation process.
• Manage the identification, notification of next of kin, release and disposition of decedents, and the security and documentation of evidence and personal property.
• Prepare detailed investigative reports, maintain accurate case records, testify in court when required, and assist with policy development, operational planning, and other supervisory responsibilities.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Special Working Conditions

• Provides 24-hour coverage and may be required to work rotating shifts, nights, weekends, holidays, and respond to emergency call-outs.
• Works in environments that may involve exposure to contagious diseases, bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, and hazardous chemicals while using appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Regularly encounters deceased individuals in various stages of decomposition and may be exposed to unpleasant odors, insects, and other conditions associated with medicolegal investigations.
• Responds to death scenes in a variety of locations, including homes, hospitals, highways, industrial sites, fire scenes, and remote or difficult-to-access terrain, where hazardous conditions may exist.
• Performs physically demanding work, including prolonged standing, walking over uneven terrain, climbing, bending, and lifting or moving items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Benefits

• Generous time off: up to 21 vacation days, 21 sick leave days, and holidays
• Comprehensive health coverage
• Retirement plan
• Career development opportunities

Minimum Qualification Requirements

At time of application, you must be a citizen, national or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non-citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.

Education Requirement: Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in forensic science, biological science, nursing, allied health, criminal justice, or a directly related field. Education obtained outside of the United States must be comparable to a degree earned at a regionally-accredited college/university in the United States. In order to receive credit for the education, a foreign credential evaluation (FCE) must be provided. We also reserve the right to request further information about your academic program, evidence of comparability, or an original transcript.

Education information must be listed clearly on your application. If available, please attach a legible electronic copy of your diploma, official transcripts, and/or applicable foreign credential evaluation to your application. As part of the hiring process, you may be asked to furnish documentation to verify your education to move forward for further consideration.

Substitution: Work experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis. Such experience must have provided the knowledge, skills, and analytical ability normally gained from attainment of a bachelor's degree in forensic science, biological science, nursing, allied health, criminal justice, or a directly related field.

Experience Requirement: Three years of progressively responsible professional experience in conducting medicolegal investigations, one of which shall have been representative of the next lower level. Experience representative of the next lower level (Medicolegal Investigator III) involves independently conducting the full range of medicolegal investigations of deaths which are accidental, violent, unattended or unexplained to determine facts, develop evidence, and secure information to ascertain the medical cause and manner of death. Such experience must have demonstrated knowledge of and experience in applying:

• Medicolegal death investigation principles and practices
• Laws, rules, and regulations governing death investigations
• Procedures for the identification, handling, and disposition of decedents
• Proper collection, documentation, and safeguarding of evidence and personal property

License Requirement: Possession of an appropriate valid driver's license (Type 3/automobile), prior to appointment.

Certification Requirement: Certification by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI) as a Registered Diplomate, at the time of application. Please attach an electronic copy of your ABMDI Registered Diplomate certification to your application. Or mail a photocopy to: Department of Human Resources, 650 South King Street, 10th Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813. Copies will not be returned. The above required license and certification must be maintained on a current basis thereafter.

Examination Process

If you qualify for the position, your name will be eligible for consideration for the current vacancies and future job openings with this job title. Screening will be based on the education, experience, and other job-related information provided in your application. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being rejected or your receiving a lower rating. All information provided on an application is subject to verification. As applicable, false or misleading statements or omissions of material facts are grounds for disqualification and/or termination of employment with the City and County of Honolulu.

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