The duties require providing administrative and pathology assistance to the Chief Medical Examiner either in the central office or as director of a district office. Responsibility is assumed for training newly appointed medical examiners in local areas, reviewing their reports for accuracy and completeness, initiating revision of the manual of procedures and devising new methods of statistical reporting. An incumbent participates in research and procedural analyses of medical examiner systems and programs and acts as advisor to the Chief Medical Examiner in the implementation of such programs. The work requires performing autopsies, medico-legal interpretations of findings and testifying in court cases on autopsy results. An assignment may include teaching of medico-legal courses in a State medical school and participation in consultations with other professional or law enforcement personnel.
Supervision is exercised over a clerical staff accumulating and preparing statistical data.
Technical advice is provided to local medical examiners and other staff personnel. Administrative supervision is received from the Chief Medical Examiner. Page 2 3. Trains local medical examiners in technical aspects of death investigation and advises local medical examiners concerning procedures. Reviews local medical examiner's reports for accuracy and completeness.