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Forensic Mortuary Technician I

New York City, NY, usFull-time2026-10-17 → 2026-11-12
No visa sponsorship

Core

Assisting supervisors in mortuary operations, handling decedents, performing morgue procedures, and operating case management systems for the Office of Chief Medical Examiner.

Role type

Entry-level forensic mortuary technician

Builds

Mortuary operations and case documentation for the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner

Domain

Forensic medicine / Public health

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Decedent handling, morgue procedures, incident reporting, system operation, vehicle operation, fingerprinting, DNA sampling

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

OCME Case Management System (CMS), CMS Mobile App

Responsibilities

Assisting supervisors in day-to-day unit operations, performing mortuary procedures and decedent handling, preparing incident reports and statistics, operating case management systems, cleaning and sanitizing mortuary areas, weighing and lifting remains, loading burial boxes, driving to death scenes, taking fingerprints of remains, performing borough case reconciliations

Seniority

Entry-level, hands-on IC