Hancock County Coroner

Job Overview

  • This is a part-time, on-call position which requires a flexible schedule

  • Fixed term of four (4) years, for eight (8) out of twelve (12) years

  • Next election 2024

Job Requirements

  • Must be a US Citizen 18 years of age or older at the time of assuming office

  • Must be and remain a current resident of Hancock County

  • Must complete mandatory training courses for coroners and maintain continuing education requirements

Responsibilities

  • Determines the cause, manner, and time of death in cases involving violence, casualty, unexplained or suspicious circumstances or when a person has been found deceased

  • Alerts and obtains investigative assistance working closely with local law enforcement

  • Preserves and does not contaminate evidence at crime scenes for police, FBI, or crime lab technicians

  • While the vast majority of cases are natural deaths, the coroner also investigates homicides, suicides, crashes, natural causes, inmate deaths, deaths caused by diseases that may be public health threats, deaths of people whose bodies are to be cremated, buried at sea, transported out of sates or otherwise unavailable for pathological study, and deaths of transplant surgery donors

  • Files Death Certificates with the County Health Department for deaths they investigated within the county

  • Employs qualified pathologists to conduct autopsies when necessary

  • May file additional reports of the cause of death with the Clerk’s office

Desired Qualifications (not required)

  • Nice to have, Board-Certified Pathologist

  • 5+ years medical or mortuary experience

Compensation

  • Shared only with serious candidates

  • Elected officials do not qualify for unemployment benefits

For more information: http://www.indcoroners.org/

Competitive Analysis

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