Medical Examiner Assistant

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Job Description The Office of Chief Medical Examiner investigates cases of persons who die within New York City from criminal violence, by accident, by suicide, suddenly when in apparent health, when unattended by a physician, in a correctional facility or in any suspicious or unusual manner or where an application is made pursuant to law for a permit to cremate a body of a person. We exist to provide answers in support of families, victims and community during times of profound need. JOB DESCRIPTION: The core values of the OCME are to put the mission of the agency first, to be truly dedicated and to have integrity in every aspect of our professional life Under the direction of the Deputy Director of Mortuary Services, oversees the activities of the mortuaries under the auspices of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME); performs related work. Typical tasks include the following: - Completes complex and varied tasks required to assist a medical exmainer in an autopsy exam. - Assists medical examiners with all aspects of the postmortem examination including evisceration, dissection and restoration of the body - Coordinates with faculty to support the training of fellows, reside...