Medical Examiner II; Senior Medical Examiner

City Medical Examiner II (Senior Medical Examiner)

Join the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene as a City Medical Examiner II (Senior Medical Examiner). The Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates cases of persons who die within New York City, including deaths of criminal violence, accident, suicide, sudden apparent health, unattended by a physician, within a correctional facility, or any suspicious or unusual manner. The role also handles applications for cremation permitting and provides expert forensic services to legal and governmental agencies.

• Commitment:
  Dedicated to the mission at all times
• Accountability:
  Responsible to each other and the community
• Resilience:
  Adapt in the face of adversity
• Excellence:
  Achieve and maintain the highest quality
• Service:
  Innovate to meet evolving needs

• Orders the body to the Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy or other purposes as circumstances require.
• Performs autopsies when indicated.
• Carries out necessary histological examinations of tissues and other microscopic examinations.
• Selects organs and tissues for toxicological examinations and materials for serologic examinations.
• Prepares reports on the results of investigations and examinations, and promptly files the reports in the Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
• Certifies the cause of sudden deaths, unexpected deaths, and deaths resulting from violence; certifies such causes on the basis of the complete findings of the post‑mortem and related examinations.
• Certifies the cause of death in complex and sensitive cases when greater discretion, judgment, and expertise are required.
• Reports the findings of deaths reported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner to proper official agencies as required by applicable law.
• Investigates applications for cremation.
• Testifies before grand juries and in court as an official of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
• Provides consultations in neuropathology or pediatric pathology for other pathologists serving in the Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
• Develops new policies, methods, and techniques in the investigation of deaths.
• Consults with law enforcement agencies, courts, and other City and governmental agencies on confidential policies and problems of mutual concern.
• Performs teaching and administrative duties as assigned.

• Selected candidates will be required to provide a DNA sample by swabbing.
• This position has been identified as essential. During emergency events, essential positions may require 24‑hour availability.
• Senior Medical Examiners are eligible for a teaching differential and recurring increment payments after their first year.

Authorization to work in the United States is required for this position. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner does not provide sponsorship for international employees for visa applications, extensions, or status changes, including STEM/OPT visas. Applicants must meet all qualifying requirements at the time of application.

Qualification requirements for Assignment Level I

• Valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York.
• Two years of an ACGME residency in anatomic pathology, or three years of an ACGME‑accredited residency in anatomic and clinical pathology, and evidence of having performed at least 30 autopsies; or
• ACGME‑accredited residency training program in a subspecialty field of anatomic or clinical pathology (e.g., neuropathology, pediatric pathology, molecular genetic pathology, etc.) or another medical/clinical specialty (e.g., radiology, pediatrics) applicable to forensic medicine.

Qualification Requirements for Assignment Level II

• Valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York.
• Be certified in forensic pathology by the American Board of Pathology and possess either:
• Evidence of having performed at least 200 autopsies; or
• One year of satisfactory performance at Assignment Level I.
• OR be board certified by the American Board of Pathology in a subspecialty of anatomic or clinical pathology (e.g., as above) or be American Board of Medical Specialties board certified in another medical/clinical specialty applicable to forensic…