Forensic Investigator - Full-time

h2About the Department/h2pdiv style="text-align: center;"img src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/3273/jobpostings/image/ifs logo.png" data-uw-rm-alt="QU" data-uw-rm-alt-original="ifs logo.png" data-id="null" data-name="ifs logo.png" alt="ifs logo.png" data-url="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/3273/jobpostings/image/ifs logo.png" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/divbrbrp style="margin:0in;" id="isPasted"strongMission/strong/pp style="margin:0in;"The Mission of the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences is to provide medical examiner and crime laboratory services of the highest quality in an unbiased manner with uncompromised integrity./pp style="margin:0in;"br/pp style="margin:0in;"strongVision/strong/pullip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"To provide consistent, quality death investigation and laboratory analysis for the benefit of the entire community./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"To create a technological strongpoint for legal agencies to facilitate justice in criminal and civil proceedings./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"To establish an academic environment for training in the field of Forensic Science./p/li/ulp style="margin:0in;"br/pp style="margin:0in;"strongBrief Forensic Investigator Overview:/strong/pp style="margin:0in;"The Forensic Investigator responds to death scenes to document, recover and identify human remains, and collect and preserve physical and biological evidence. Answers and records death calls and prepares written and verbal reports in accordance with Sec. 49.25, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Consults other HCIFS Divisions (i.e. anthropology, trace) as requested or required by the circumstances of a case./pp style="margin:0in;"br/pp style="margin:0in;"strongDuties amp; Responsibilities:/strong/pullip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Responds to death scenes to document, recover and identify human remains, and collect and preserve physical and biological evidence./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"While on scene, responsible for directing decedent transport staff in helping with manipulation of the decedent, property collection, and evidence collection at scenes./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Locates and notifies family of death, responds to inquiries from families and law enforcement agencies, and provides for complete transition of information from shift to shift and team to team./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Prepares and submits to all designated parties’ reports covering operations and jurisdictions./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Supervises the admission and release of bodies to ensure procedural compliance, protects the integrity of specimens and evidence, and ensures proper identification and storage./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"This includes supervision of decedent transport staff both at scenes and in the office./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Coordination with Forensic Transporters and Forensic Transporter II's for scene response and decedent recovery from hospitals/scenes./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Testifies in court proceedings regarding investigation, observations, and documentation procedures at the scene./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Notifies the Supervisor, Director of Forensic Investigations, and/or Assistant Deputy Chief Medical Examiner of special problems or interests./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Performs other duties as assigned by the Supervisor, Director of Forensic Investigations and/or Assistant Deputy Chief Medical Examiner./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Other duties as assigned./p/li/ulbrbrp style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;" id="isPasted"strongspan style="color:inherit;"Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer/span/strongspan style="color:inherit;"br uhttps://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx/ubrnbsp;If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email /spana href="mailto:ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net" target="blank"span style="color:inherit;"ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net/span/aspan style="color:inherit;"./spanspan style="color:inherit;"br strongThis position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate./strong/span/p/ph2Position Duties/h2pdiv style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;" id="isPasted"p style="margin: 0in; text-align: center;" id="isPasted"strongA COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS MAY BE REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF INTERVIEW; AN OFFICIAL CERTIFIED ORIGINAL WILL BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO ANY JOB OFFER. THIS POSITION IS CONDITIONAL UPON PASSING A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK AND A DRUG SCREENING./strong/pp style="margin:0in;"br/pp style="margin:0in;"strongEducation:/strong/pullip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Bachelor of Arts/Science degree from an accredited college or university in Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, Anthropology, Biological Sciences, or an equivalent field./p/li/ulp style="margin:0in;"strongLicensure:/strong/pullip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Valid driver's license is required (Texas within two weeks of employment)/p/li/ulp style="margin:0in;"strongKnowledge, Skills amp; Abilities:/strong/pullip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Knowledge of crime scene investigation, photography, fingerprints and basic human anatomy./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Good written and oral communication skills./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Effective organizational and time management skills are all essential to satisfactory job performance./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Basic computer skills including computer systems using Microsoft Office and standard applications./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, prioritizing and handling multiple tasks simultaneously./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Natural ambulation and manual dexterity are required due to the essential physical demands of manipulating bodies as part of the investigation and in loading/unloading bodies, including the ability to climb stairs, industrial and commercial structures; ability to board ships; and the ability to spend whatever time necessary on one's feet to investigate and/or recover human remains/p/li/ulp style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;padding:0in;"br/pp style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;padding:0in;"br/pp style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;padding:0in;"stronguNOTE/u/strongstrong:/strong Qualifying education, experience, knowledge and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation butstrongnbsp;ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume"/strongstrongnbsp;will not be accepted for qualifications./strong/p/div/ph2Minimum Qualifications/h2pp style="margin:0in;" id="isPasted"strongEducation:/strong/pullip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Graduate degrees in a related field/p/li/ulp style="margin:0in;"strongExperience:/strong/pullip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Experience (previous employment or internships) in a medical examiner's office/p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Experience with exposure to human remains at some point during schooling or prior work experience/p/li/ulp style="margin:0in;"strongLicensure:/strong/pullip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Current registry (diplomate) level certification by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI)/p/li/ul/ph2Other Qualifications/h2pdiv style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;" id="isPasted"p style="margin:0in;" id="isPasted"strongLocation:/strong/pullip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences - 1861 Old Spanish Trail Houston, TX 77054/p/li/ulp style="margin:0in;"strongWork Environment:/strong/pullip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"Work involves possible exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises./p/lilip style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;"May come in contact with blood and/or blood-borne pathogens and will require training in Universal Precautions./p/li/ulp style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;padding:0in;"br/pp style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;padding:0in;"br/pp style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;padding:0in;"strongspan style="color:inherit;"Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards./span/strongspan style="color:inherit;"brnbsp;br strongDue to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department./strong/span/p/div/p