Job Description
Conducts full forensic autopsies or external body examinations on decedents brought to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner pursuant to MGL Chapter 38 in order to investigate the cause and manner of death in unexpected, violent, or suspicious deaths. Principal Accountabilities: - Performs forensic autopsies or external body examinations on bodies brought to the OCME in order to determine the cause and manner of death. - Reviews reports of death received from hospitals, police agencies, and private physicians in order to determine jurisdiction of cases. - Performs cremation viewing of bodies for certifications, pursuant to Chapter 38, Section 14, as amended, as needed. - Conducts on-site (scene) death investigations to gather appropriate data and information surrounding a case, as needed. - Conducts microscopic examinations as deemed necessary of specimens, tissues, organs, fluids, blood, etc., to determine irregular conditions which might have contributed to death. - Prepares autop...