Forensic Pathologist

Our anticipated starting salary for this position is set at approximately $280,000.

*** $7500.00 signing incentive for new employees hired into this position!
*** All sign-on bonuses will be paid in 3 payments over the first year of employment with the County: 1/3 on first paycheck, 1/3 at the completion of 6 months and 1/3 at the completion of 12 months. If the employee does not finish the year OR they move to a different position, they will forfeit the remaining payments. This incentive is for new County employees hired into this position;

current Arapahoe County employees are not eligible.

*** Relocation Incentive Offered***

NOTE:
This posting has been re-opened, and if you have already applied, you are still being considered and will not be able to apply to this posting again.

The Arapahoe County government serves its communities in ways both obvious and obscure. As the beating heart of local and regional government, we’re here for our neighbors on their best days—and their worst. We share our residents’ goals of preserving our quality of life and strive to be the place we’re proud to call home.

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The Forensic Pathologist assists in the operations and activities of the County Coroner’s office including the investigation, examination, and certification of deaths within the county that fall under the jurisdiction of the Coroner.

• Reviews deaths reported to the County Coroner’s Office as required by Colorado Statute and determines which cases will require an autopsy or visual examination
• Performs medicolegal autopsies in accordance with accepted standards in the recognized medical specialty of forensic pathology
• Orders and interprets necessary diagnostic tests to aid in the diagnosis of disease and non-natural pathology, understands the effects of postmortem interval on laboratory test results, and determines the cause and manner of death
• Gives testimony as to the cause of death and renders expert opinions in a variety of legal forums, both criminal and civil
• Collects and preserves evidence using accepted chain of custody procedures
• Documents findings at autopsy including pertinent findings and traumatic injuries in the form of written reports and supporting photographs
• Consults with medical experts as necessary to aid in the determination of the cause of death
• Meets and/or confers with attorneys, law enforcement, and health professionals to discuss the autopsy findings and investigation
• Meets and/or speaks with families to discuss the results of the autopsy and the particulars of the death investigation and communicates with the media and other interested parties about the autopsy report
• Shares on-call responsibilities with other staff physicians, responds to homicide or other suspicious death scenes as requested by law enforcement or the Coroner’s investigator, and consults in the release of organs and tissue for recovery by procurement agencies
• Assists in the education and training of medical students, residents, student interns, and others in the function of the Coroner and in forensic pathology
• Assists the Senior Medical Investigator in assessing the quality of services provided, helps ensure that staff and visitors conform with office and department safety policies at scenes and in the autopsy room, and assists in the development of office safety policies and in the development of office emergency preparedness plans
• Assists in collaborations with local, regional, and state law enforcement, and investigative, legal and medical agencies including public health

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