Deputy Chief Medical Examiner

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for independent investigation of reportable deaths; for performing postmortem examinations; case evaluations/disposition decisions; participates in death investigations and scene response; provides clinical consultation and leadership to physicians, investigators, and support personnel; serves as a regional Deputy Chief Medical Examiner under intergovernmental cooperation agreements with Brown County; collaborate with the Chief Medical Examiner and Director of Operations to ensure operational standards and legal obligations are met;
  
  and occasionally performs other duties as required in exceptional circumstances. The Deputy Chief Medical Examiner serves as Acting Chief Medical Examiner when the Chief is unavailable.
• The Deputy Chief Medical Examiner may exercise delegated authority from the Chief Medical Examiner in matters of clinical practice, case management, personnel supervision, policy development, quality assurance, accreditation, and daily operations.
• Directs and performs between 200 and 225 timely NAME autopsy equivalents per year in accordance with NAME autopsy performance standards.
• Performs postmortem examinations and ancillary examinations; reviews radiologic, toxicologic, histologic, investigative, and other relevant evidence; and formulates medically and scientifically supported opinions regarding cause and manner of death.
• Reviews and evaluates reported deaths and determines appropriate case disposition, including whether cases fall within Medical Examiner jurisdiction.
• Prepares complete, accurate, and timely autopsy and examination reports and other required medical and forensic documentation.
• Provide court testimony in criminal and civil cases as required.
• Participates in and assists the Chief Medical Examiner with quality assurance and quality improvement activities related to forensic pathology, death investigation, case management, documentation, and office operations.
• Assists in maintaining compliance with NAME accreditation standards and other applicable professional, statutory, regulatory, and institutional requirements.
• Participates in preparation for NAME inspections, accreditation reviews, and corrective-action activities.
• Assists in developing, implementing, and monitoring standard operating procedures and quality systems designed to promote consistent, accurate, timely, and defensible medicolegal death investigation services.
• Identifies opportunities to improve clinical quality, operational efficiency, employee safety, communication, and service delivery.
• Responds to out-of-hospital homicide, suspicious, unusual, or otherwise significant death scenes on a rotating basis and provides medical and forensic consultation to investigators and law enforcement personnel.
• Performs scientific comparison of materials for identification of decedents when appropriate.
• Completes or reviews death certificates, cremation permits, and other required certifications and authorizations in accordance with applicable law and office policy on a rotating basis.
• Reviews investigative reports for all reported cases on a rotating basis.
• Provides death investigation and staff supervision services on a 24 hour per day, 7 days per week rotating on-call basis.
• Assists the Chief Medical Examiner in the overall administration, management, and clinical oversight of the Medical Examiner's Office.
• Assists the Chief Medical Examiner and Director of Operations in establishing, implementing, reviewing, and updating office policies, procedures, protocols, and operational standards.
• Provides clinical leadership, consultation, and mentorship to forensic pathologists, medical staff, investigators, and other Medical Examiner's Office personnel.
• Provides or participates in supervision of assigned professional and support staff, including work planning, scheduling, training, performance feedback, and evaluation as delegated by the Chief Medical Examiner.
• Participates in physician recruitment, onboarding, credentialing, professional development, and retention activities.
• Assists in identifying and resolving clinical, operational, staffing, and workflow issues affecting the Medical Examiner's Office.
• Participates in management and strategic planning for the regional Medical Examiner system serving Brown County and participating partner counties.
• Represents the Medical Examiner's Office, as delegated by the Chief Medical Examiner, in meetings with county officials, law enforcement agencies, district attorneys, health care…