APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS POSTING WITHOUT NOTICE.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
1.) You must FIRST take the Montgomery County Clerical Test and pass with the required scores BEFORE you can submit an application for this position.
**How to request Clerical Testing: Send request by email to: [email protected] Subject Line: Clerical Testing, Include in body of email: Last name, First name**
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- TEST TYPE & SCORE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS POSITION: Typing: Net 45wpm
Department: Medical Examiner's Office
Job Grade: 12
Job Title: Medicolegal Death Investigator I
Hourly Pay Rate: $28.01 - $36.22
Location: 5101 North Parkway, Conroe, TX 77303
Service: Yes
Shift Hours: TBD (Evening shift)
Education, Experience and Skill Requirements
- High school diploma required
- College degree required; bachelor’s preferred and/or Associate’s plus 1-5 yrs death investigation experience
- Certification through the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators required within 2 years of hire
Ability to work in person - not remote.
Primary Job Duties
- Respond to scenes, photograph, and document postmortem findings on/around the body at the scene; take death reports from law enforcement and hospitals
- Obtain information (in person +/- telephonically) from family members or other pertinent individuals to assist with death investigation
- Respond to Department phone line 24/7 while on-call (on-call schedule to be discussed during interview process)
- Obtain hospital, police, and Justice of the Peace records and other documents and/or specimens from hospitals pertaining to death investigation
- Prepares reports and inputs data for all death scene investigations prior to examination of body/document and record property and evidentiary items at scene
- Testify in court regarding investigative findings from the death scenes
- Assist with answering phone calls, obtaining follow-up documentation, and other office duties as needed
**After receiving a conditional offer of employment, applicant must pass a drug screen (1/2 cost = $20.00, responsibility of applicant) and may need a physical agility test (1/2 cost = $22.50, responsibility of applicant) before becoming an employee of Montgomery County.
Montgomery County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
