Medicolegal Death Investigator (MDI) Intern

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About the Position

Are you passionate about serving your community, analyzing medical information, and learning about the medicolegal death investigation process? You'll have the opportunity to expand your medical and investigative knowledge at the 4th largest Medical Examiner jurisdiction in the Nation!

The Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner is seeking a motivated Medicolegal Death Investigator (MDI) Intern who is eager to learn and join our team! You'll assist Medicolegal Death Investigators in our Investigations section in working to locate pertinent details and medical records relating to the death.

About Us

Join a team dedicated to providing reliable and trustworthy death investigations in our community! The Office of the Medical Examiner is a county agency charged under Arizona law to perform medical investigations of certain types of deaths. The goal of these investigations is to determine the medical cause and manner of death to help improve public health and safety. We are looking for service-minded individuals to join our collaborative team to help the people of Maricopa County.

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• Work with a greater purpose
• Exceptional work-life balance, with hybrid and alternative work schedule options
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We Require

This position is open to students currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in life sciences, nursing, or criminology, or recent graduates from an accredited college or university in those fields.

We Also Value

• Completion of at least two years of college-level coursework in a life science, nursing, or criminology field
• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Experience working or volunteering in a Medical Examiner's or Coroner's Office
• Has, or has the ability to obtain, an ABMDI certification

Job Contributions

• Receives notification of deaths from agencies and outside parties and determines if the case is within the Office of the Medical Examiner's jurisdiction
• Conducts death investigations to obtain information and evidence to assist Medical Examiners with the determination of the cause and manner of death; directs the recovery, transportation, and processing of bodies and related evidence
• Investigates the physical and medical aspects of natural death by telephone when appropriate
• Conducts interviews eliciting pertinent past and present history from persons associated with the decedent
• Obtains and reviews medical histories and records from private physicians or health care agencies
• Obtain fingerprints and collect specimens from decedents after transportation to the OME
• Prepares written reports of the investigation and records comments in the DAVE (Database Application for Vital Events) System for death certificates under review
• Collaborates with law enforcement personnel, funeral homes, and other agencies to expedite the disposition of the case
• Coordinates with organ donor agencies to facilitate requests for organ and tissue donations
• Attends various training programs to maintain high standards and implement new methods of investigations.
• May be required to give sworn testimony in a deposition or before a court or other legal tribunal, travel to local hospitals for specimen retrieval requiring further testing, and/or complete gross examination of decedents to assess for trauma

Working Conditions

This position requires sufficient strength and physical and emotional stability to work under adverse conditions. The selected candidate must be able to work in malodorous conditions and closely with decedents in various stages of decomposition. The hours are full-time and include some holidays, nights, and weekends. Shift work may be required.

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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