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Chief Forensic Investigator

1 month ago

Wilmington, United States DelDOT Full time

Summary Statement

In addition to conducting medicolegal death investigations, the incumbent manages all activities associated with planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluation work of Forensic Investigators statewide. Supervisory responsibilities include assigning, reviewing, coaching, training, and discipline. The incumbent also plans and directs programs for development and improvements in death investigation services to include policies, procedures, and office operations. Travel to both the Wilmington and Georgetown offices is required.

Essential Functions

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here. 

Investigates circumstances of death at the scene by questioning police, witnesses, medical personnel, and others present; preserving evidence; photographing the scene and the body.
Determines compliance with medicolegal death investigation laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
Conducts investigations to gather additional information, such as interviewing relatives of the deceased to ascertain medical history, recent health and other pertinent factors concerning the circumstances surrounding the death; contacts decedent’s physician, hospital personnel, dentists, law enforcement, attorneys, and others who may have pertinent information.
Prepares body for transport while preserving body evidence, transports the body to the office, tags and photographs the body in the autopsy room.
Coordinates with a tissue procurement agency, the forensic pathologist, and relatives of the deceased to facilitate anatomical gifts. 
Prepares various investigative reports of findings to include statistical data, body condition, body receipts, personal effects receipts, and other forms associated with the disposition of the body.
Participates in mass fatality preparedness and drills. 
Uses a Laboratory Information Management Database System to provide data for drug overdose deaths to the Department of Public Health, Federal DPA, and other agencies.
Assists in the conduct of autopsies by labeling specimen containers, opening and suturing the body, and cleaning the area and instruments; and taking x-rays of bodies. 

Job Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Chief Forensic Investigator
Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

Possession of an American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigation (ABMDI) certificate. Three years' experience in planning, developing, coordinating and implementing medicolegal death investigations. Three years' experience in determining compliance with laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies or procedures. Three years' experience in using forensic photographic techniques and photographic equipment such as cameras, flash, tripod and related equipment. Three years' experience in narrative report writing. One year experience in staff supervision which includes planning, assigning, reviewing, and evaluating the work of others. Possession of a valid Driver's License (not suspended, revoked or cancelled, or disqualified from driving).